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The commandments of kings and the sons of kings from the descendants of Qahtan bin Hood

وصايا الملوك وأبناء الملوك من ولد قحطان بن هود

Author: دعبل بن علي الخزاعي الشاعر المشهور (المتوفى: 246هـ) (d. 246)

About this work

هذا الكتاب يتناول وصايا الملوك وأبناء الملوك من سلالة قحطان بن هود، حيث يروي المؤلف دعبل الخزاعي وصايا الملوك والرؤساء من ذرية قحطان عبر التاريخ. يبدأ الكتاب برواية نسب قحطان وقصة هود عليه السلام، ثم ينتقل إلى ذكر الوصايا المنسوبة إلى الملوك والرؤساء من أبناء قحطان، متناولًا بذلك مواضيع الأدب والبلاغة والتاريخ العربي القديم.

Translation

This book deals with the wills of kings and the sons of kings from the lineage of Qahtan bin Hood, as the author Dabal Al-Khuzai narrates the wills of kings and presidents from the descendants of Qahtan throughout history. The book begins by narrating Qahtan’s lineage and the story of Hud, peace be upon him, then moves on to mentioning the wills attributed to the kings and presidents of Qahtan’s sons, thus addressing topics of ancient Arab literature, rhetoric, and history.

Topics covered

  • Commandments of kings
  • The commandment of the Prophet Hud, peace be upon him
  • The will of Qahtan bin Hood
  • The will of Ya'rab bin Qahtan
  • A will that denounces Ibn Ya'arub
  • The will of Himyar bin Saba
  • The will of Zuhair bin Ayman
  • The will of Oraib bin Zuhair
  • The will of Tabi bin Amr
  • The will of Yazid bin Hashim
  • The will of Kahlan bin Saba
  • The will of Zaid bin Kahlan
  • The will of Mazen bin Al-Azd
  • The will of Thalabah bin Mazen
  • Heaven's water commandment
  • The will of Amr bin Amer
  • The will of Afsa bin Haritha
  • The will of Amr bin Luhay Al-Khuza’i
  • The will of Jafna bin Thalabah
  • The will of Al-Harith bin Tha’labah bin Jafna
  • The will of Amr bin Al-Harith
  • Kinda will
  • The will of Wathilah bin Kinda
  • The honorable will of Muawiyah
  • Amr Al-Mafdour's will

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