Abu Tammam Habib ibn Aus

Abu Tammam Habib ibn Aus (täm-mäm' häbēb' i'bun ous) [key], c.805–c.845, Arab poet, compiler of the Hamasa. His poems of valor, often describing historical events, are important as source material.

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