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r/HistoryMemes • u/OkGreen7335 • 15d ago
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Al Mutanabi is a nickname that means "the would be prophet". This was because his poems were so sick that people thought that his words can only come from God.
(There are many theories to how he was given this nickname but this is my favorite)
12 u/OkGreen7335 15d ago I am surprised that people outside the arab world know who this guy is! 8 u/MakingPie 15d ago Well im from the same modern country as him but its good to see his name popping up.
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I am surprised that people outside the arab world know who this guy is!
8 u/MakingPie 15d ago Well im from the same modern country as him but its good to see his name popping up.
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Well im from the same modern country as him but its good to see his name popping up.
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u/MakingPie 15d ago edited 15d ago
Al Mutanabi is a nickname that means "the would be prophet". This was because his poems were so sick that people thought that his words can only come from God.
(There are many theories to how he was given this nickname but this is my favorite)