Al-Tutili

Author

– 1126

24

Who was Al-Tutili?

Al-A'ma al-Tutili was a Muwallad poet born in Tudela in Al-Andalus. Al-A'ma' means 'the blind one' and 'Tutili' means 'from Tudela'. He was raised in Seville there he gained talent in poetry, he later lived in Murcia. He died young. He was one of the best-known strophic poets and songwriters of the Almoravid period in Al-Andalus and competed with Ibn Bajjah in witty compositions at the court of Ibn TIfilwit, the Almoravid governor in Saragossa. He wrote panegyrics to both the Almoravids in al-Andalus and the Banu Kasim in Alpuente and was famous for his love poems. Especially well-known is the elegy he wrote on the death of his wife, whom he invokes by the name of Amina.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Lived in
  • Murcia
  • Tudela
  • Seville
Died
1126

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Al-Tutili." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/al_tutili>.

Discuss this Al-Tutili biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net