Umar Ibn Abi Rabi'ah

Umar ibn Abi Rabia al - Makhzumi (Arabic: عمر بن أبي ربيعة المخزومي, DMG ʿ Umar ibn Abī Rabi ʿ a al - Maḫzūmī ), mostly only ' Umar ibn Abi Rabia " (* 643 in Mecca, † 711 ) was an Arab poet of the Arabian Peninsula, as well as the Muslim prophet Muhammad belonged to the tribe of Quraish wealthy.

Ibn Abi Rabia is known for his love poetry; he is therefore one of the founders of the lyric poem form of the ghazal, which was later taken up (especially in the 19th century) by German poets. His life was Turaya, a young woman from the aristocracy of the Hejaz dedicated. He was considered a " passionate for all things beautiful, which he saw in the streets or during the pilgrimage ."