Abdullah B. Revaha

He was from the tribe of Hazrac, a native tribe of Medina. He was present at Aqaba Pledges of Allegiance and like Hassan b. Thabit, he composed fine poetry on the occasion of the Prophet’s honoring of Medina with his arrival.

Serving the Prophet (pbuh) and the religion of Islam with both his tongue and his sword, Abdullah b. Rawaha participated in all battles of the Prophet. At the Battle of Mutah in the 8th year of Hijrah, he took over the flag and the command of the army after the martyrdom of Zayd b. Kharisah and Jafar b. Abu Talib. He was next to be martyred.

With the following remark, it has been narrated that the Prophet appreciated his poems, ‘Your brother would never say a vain or false word.’ and that he complimented Abdullah by telling him that his words had more impact on deniers than that of arrows.

These are not the only poets that praised and glorified the Prophet when he was still alive. There are others too including Ibn Abbas, Qa’b Maliq and Avf b. Maliq

When it comes to the poems of praise composed after the passing away of the Prophet, Hasan b. Thabit takes the lead once again. This literature of madih continues onto the era of the Umayyads. It goes through some changes after the beginning of the era of Abbasids and turns into a tradition of composing elegies for Ahl al Bayt and praising the Prophet through the accounts of the lives of the members of Ahl al Bayt.