The Black Knight - Antarah ibn Shaddad

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This is the incredible story of the 'Arab Achilles' Antarah ibn Shaddad al-Absi and his beloved, 'Abla.
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[@eingoluq]

He wasn't just the black knight. He was technically the First.

[@TheMediaMachine]

I remember this story from childhood. In yemen, around a campfire, me and other Yemeni youths sat and listened to the story of Antarah. I knew him as the Fearless Lion, Antarah. It fueled courage in all of us and it taught us any obstacle is but a stepping stone to become more courageous to define one's life. This story helped me to leave Yemen, overcome many obstacles and travel the world to only miss Yemen, the simple, truthful and hard life. It was hard but it was truthful, full of rich culture, religion and loving people who help each other. This story rekindled fond memories.

[@ArabicFluency]

Love this!

[@TheMediaMachine]

@FluencyI forgot to add. That we were told he was black, very dark skinned black. As we the youths listened, on what he went through, the racism, it changed us a lot. You see in our village there were dark skinned Yemenis, very dark skinned. I think they had ethopian blood in them. I don't know. They would carry the dirty and all kinds of things in steal tins. I won't mention what it was but it was work no one want to do but they did it because they were extremely poor, had big families. You know already in parts of Yemen there is poverty, but they were even more poor. When we heard the story of Antarah, other youths as well as myself went to these people, and we hang around them, we got to know their families, we felt they were Antarah's themselves. It pushed through racism we may have had in our hearts. We didn't know why we saw them that way, maybe due to us being youths, we saw others do so, but the story changed us. It was like the story was told to us, not intentional by the person but it was a lesson for us. Some adults would rebuke us for even talking to them but we ignored them and even got angry with them. We told them about Antarah story but we also told them about Bilal, the companion too as that's a story we also later learned. So the story helped to combat racism too and slowly, many Yemen's later also changed. I know now this village from what I heard from England is prosperous because Yemenis who weren't dark skinned got married to their daughters and sons too. So things have slowly changed. I think we need to hear such stories, that break these barriers because even as arabs, we do grow up with cultures, belief that really don't belong in Islam at all and we can be racist ourselves, ignorant ourselves and we need these stories to help us reflect on ourselves too, which is what the story of Antarah did for us. It changed our lives for better. I wish we heard such stories in Khutba's in years to come as we grew but we didn't. It also changed me even more, because when I came to England I experienced racism in education institutions, streets, and it was then that it even hit me harder, realising I am walking now in their shoes, and gave me insight what Antarah went through. It also later made me understand other kinds of problems, like in Muslim community even when many don't want to admit, where you got status, status in career, status in wealth, and all other difference in which if you didn't have those, or reputation of some kind, parents and even the women themselves judged you by it. Antarah story is still relevant today even now, with the Palestinians, where US, Britain, Europe do not even follow their own international laws because they see skin colour, instead of Palestinians as human beings. We see the language different to Ukraine, and different with the suffering of Palestinians. So this story in video of yours got all these thoughts and memories flooding back again with also reminding me of the lesson again. So, Jazak Allah Khairun.

[@sarahzaidi2879]

Arabic poets had so much pride in there poetry. And when allah saw their pride he sent down the most eloquent and powerful poetry to be ever made. The quran. And since then no poet could reach or near the tongue of the quran

[@ibrahimgoma7779]

Qurain is not poetry brother

[@yourstruly5706]

It is an eloquent reminder. It is truth whilst poetry may or may not have truths in it.

[@mvillae]

Don’t call the Quran poetry . Allah explicitly said “وَمَا عَلَّمۡنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعۡرَ وَمَا یَنۢبَغِی لَهُۥۤۚ إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكۡرࣱ وَقُرۡءَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ﴿ ٦٩ ﴾ And We have not taught him (Muhammad SAW) poetry, nor is it meet for him. This is only a Reminder and a plain Quran. Yā-Sīn, Ayah 69 “ وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوۡلِ شَاعِرࣲۚ قَلِیلࣰا مَّا تُؤۡمِنُونَ﴿ ٤١ ﴾ It is not the word of a poet, little is that you believe! Al-Ḥāqqah, Ayah 41 Pls correct your comment .

[@aristotle736]

A true Renaissance man way before the term existed given his mental and physical prowess at once.

[@nomanvardag1]

Much impressed with arabic poetry and the inspiring story.

[@mohammedm9473]

This is such an underrated channel

[@شاد]

You are Great Storyteller

[@Hiddenidentity971]

you’re a great storyteller

[@ukab8249]

سروري إذا اكتشفت قناة جميلة وأرى كثرة مقاطعها :)

[@Asdpdkl]

If only I could translate like you،،,،،،!

[@شاد]

ASALAM ALAIKUM AKHI Please Tell More Beautiful Stories Like This One

[@user-ts5iv4kj3m]

No music next time brother please

[@muhammedraazi6771]

KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB!

[@fathimaferah7068]

A heart-rending but powerful story.

[@sliyverinthesky]

thank you for your effort

[@nblxn]

Viewer From India ❤

[@mistathugisolation4690]

nice video! 👍👍👍👍

[@mahamajamilu78]

can you do us القسيدة الظلم الهوى

[@HamzaTheHistorian]

I am gonna use your video here when I teach one of my classes on Islamic history :)

[@1Piecer]

More of Arabic history than Islamic since it is pre-Islamic times.

[@HamzaTheHistorian]

@@1Piecer Moreover, Antarah's story was part of medieval Arabic literature, constantly referenced. Even W.E.B. Du Bois wrote about Antarah.

[@djamillaaissat124]

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[@شاد]

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[@user-ts5iv4kj3m]

I love your chanel but those soundeffects are very disapointiong

[@maliktamurarshad1319]

Assalamo Alaikum Aslam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, can you do a series on the muslim warriors including sahaba and pre Islamic arab era; would be highly appreciated. It would also suits your channel. Jazakallah khair

[@ArabicFluency]

Walaykum salam warahmatullahi wabarakathuhu. InshaAllah, thats a good idea. Waiyyak.

[@Fearlesswarrior1999]

@@ArabicFluency when do u plan to do it bro?

[@shahabijan]

The youtube knight. فارس عبدالعليم العجمى.😉

[@ramdaas1722]

Great like Rajput' bard poetry of west India .

[@aqib8755]

Indian swords were popular in Arab wow

[@CeK-er2ku]

Sources?

[@mohammedm9473]

Where can we find this poetry?

[@ArabicFluency]

You can try Library of Arabic literature. They have some translations I believe.

[@zainabulghazali]

The flower in your hands has no smell...what were you smelling though :D

[@shahabijan]

that is not cool and a bit naughty.

[@hibatuadam2777]

Poetry

[@chrisbenton3527]

So his bravery and courage as a warrior came from wanting validation from tribe and to marry his cousin?

[@ArabicFluency]

These seem to be main motivating factors.

[@chrisbenton3527]

Yeah, that's about all I could find as well.@@ArabicFluency

[@user-qo3tp7uf8t]

All greatness can be traced to basic human needs and wants.

[@MCMLXXXVICCXII]

Its obvious there were many more poets among the Arab tribes before Islam came. They were at their peaks in art of poetry; praising love, chivalry and their Gods especially with quite beautiful and unique fashion. Its been pictured like there were only blackness, evil and shame before Islam and Arabs fell upon the earth with Islam suddenly. As if Arabs have nothing but their religion; as if there could be no beauties except the religion... Long lost treasures of those men of the past is such a pity.

[@themarid6780]

you have to know that we as arabs are proud of our history but the thing in pre-islamic arabian people is that the were mixing religions like arabs jews were worship true god (the lord of abraham moses juses and muhamad pease be upon all of tham) yet worship hubaal(pre-islamic arabian idol)

[@muhib8304]

No body knew about Arabs before Islam and they were worth nothing in eyes of world except their tribe boasting in their own desert.

[@user-qo3tp7uf8t]

Their islamic religion is what caused the Arabs to have influence all over the world and power. Also more knowledge and more poetry in the islamic period. More history. More inventions. More of everything. More honor. And now they have oil money. So more of everything. Also another thing is the Quran linguistically beat all the Arab poets in present and future so there is not going to be anything better than that work of art made by God himself. Its a book of language, faith and law. What more do you want. Dont blind yourself by hating religion. See deeper into the matter.

[@kenkaneki9138]

Arabs main virtue over other nations was their poems. The Arabic word for foreigner is 'Ajam which literally translates as "the mute ones." Thats how prideful the Arabs were for their Arabic language. Then comes the Quran which is a transcendent Arabic that Arabs themselves called magic and not the words of man then they entered Islam in droves including the greatest poets of the Arabs like Hassan ibn Thabit. This love for poetry continued for many more years even today. Islam only elevated the Arabs from having polytheism, from burying infant females alive, from extreme tribal racism, from constant petty fighting over nothing, it united the Arabs making them conquer over half of the known world at the time and create one of the greatest civilizations in history.

[@_watawasaubilhaqq_9642]

Ask an Arab about their pride.... I wonder when Westerners stop assuming things.

[@salwayassin]

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[@elmacikokteyl]

Do you pronounce the last vowel only in poems in arabic? Why you do not pronounce the last vowel in normal speech?

[@ArabicFluency]

In regular speech you pause on the sukun. In poetry the ending is determined by the rhyme scheme.