Rayhana al-Majnuna

Hammond, Marle

Abstract

Rayhana al-Majnuna was an eighth-century black Muslim ascetic and Arabic poet from the city of Ubulla in modern-day Iraq. Her vigorous devotional practices, such as excessive weeping, expressions of intense fear of God, and praying throughout the night, earned her the moniker “the Mad” (al-majnuna), and her verses reflect these pious postures. She may have been enslaved or an emancipated slave.

Citation

Hammond, M. Rayhana al-Majnuna. Cham

• Other Type: Other
• Online Publication Date: Nov 21, 2024
• Deposit Date: Nov 25, 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Book Title: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Medieval Women's Writing in the Global Middle Ages
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76219-3_244-1
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• Additional Information: Additional Information : ISBN: 9783030762193