Muhammad Sa'id al-Habboubi

Sayyid Muhammad Sa'id Al-Habboubi (Arabic: السيد محمد سعيد الحبوبي) (1849- 1915) was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family.

Mohammed Saeed Al-Habbobi
محمد سعيد الحبوبي
A portrait of Al-Habboubi
Personal
Born1849
Died1915
Resting placeNajaf
ReligionIslam
DenominationShia Islam
Notable work(s)Collection of poems
Occupationpoet, Faqih, merchant

Life and career

He studied Faqih and Arabic language in Hawza of the Najaf. Later, he worked in trade, due to his business he had to move often between Najaf and Najad. He described his travels and expatriation in his poems. Habboubi quit poetry when he reached forty, and spent rest of his life teaching Fiqh in Hawza of the Najaf.[1]

At breakout of the World War I, Al-Habboubi led volunteer groups in the Ottoman Empire against British invading forces, but he died suddenly during the Siege of Kut in 1915.

He was buried in Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf city.[2]

A sculpture was erected to Habboubi in the central square of Nasiriyah city.[3]

Books

  • collection of poems (4 editions).[4]

See also

References

  1. "محمد سعيد الحبوبي". www.poetsgate.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "المجاهد السيد محمد سعيد الحبوبي.. شاعر الفقهاء وفقيه الشعراء". iraq.shafaqna.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. "ثقافة وفن النحات عبد الرضا كشيش صانع تمثال الحبوبي". www.alitthad.com/. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  4. "محمد سعيد الحبوبي". www.poetsgate.com/. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
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