Jadaka al-Ghaithu

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Jadaka al-Ghaithu (Arabic: جَادَكَ الغَيْثُ "Good Rain Would Befit You") is an Arabic muwashshah by Ibn al-Khatib.[1]

It was written as a madīh (مديح "panegyric") of Sultan Muhammad V of Granada.[2] Abd al-Halim Husayn Harrut estimates it was written in the Hijri year 769 (1367-1368) or shortly thereafter, due to the presence of the phrase al-ghanī billah (الغني بالله), a moniker used for Muhammad V after a number of victories over the Crown of Castile, the last of which occurred around 1367–1368.[2]

It is notable piece in Andalusi literature in general and the repertoire of the muwashshah genre in particular;[1] it has been performed by musicians such as Fairuz.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b الإحاطة في أخبار غرناطة. 2014-01-01. ISBN 978-2-7451-3319-9.
  2. ^ a b موشحات لسان الدين بن الخطيب : دراسة وجمع. 2012. ISBN 978-9957-38-229-2. OCLC 913152191.
  3. ^ Elinson, Alexander. "Lisan al-Din ibn al-Khatib." EHumanista, vol. 14, 2010, p. 83+. Gale OneFile: Informe Académico, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A360475347/IFME?u=columbiau&sid=IFME&xid=936a83ea. Accessed 6 Apr. 2021.
  4. ^ Menocal, María Rosa (2006-11-02). The Literature of Al-Andalus. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-03023-6.