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Sa'ib Khathir

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Sa'ib Khathir
Died683
NationalityPersian
OccupationMusician
Years activeEarly days of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
Known forIntroducing music to Medina

Sa'ib Khathir (died 683) was an influential Persian musician in the early days of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750).[1][2][3][4] A freedman (mawla), Sa'ib was responsible for introducing music to Medina.[1][2] He was killed during the Battle of al-Harra.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Wright 1995, p. 852.
  2. ^ a b Faizer 2006, p. 859.
  3. ^ Zelli 2017, p. 52.
  4. ^ Meyers Sawa 2013.

Sources[edit]

  • Faizer, Rizwi (2006). Meri, Josef W. (ed.). Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, A-K, Index). Routledge. ISBN 978-1135455965.
  • Meyers Sawa, Suzanne M. (2013). "ʿAzza al-Maylāʾ". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
  • Wright, O. (1995). "Ṣāʾib K̲h̲āt̲h̲ir". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E.; Heinrichs, W. P. & Lecomte, G. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume VIII: Ned–Sam. Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-09834-3.
  • Zelli, Bijan (2017). "Zaryab: The Cultural Meeting of East and West". In Grajter, Małgorzata (ed.). The Orient in Music - Music of the Orient. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1527510265.