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Hamad Al-Hajji
Hamad al-Hajji ( ar, حمد الحجي, translit= Ḥamad al-Ḥajjī; 1939 – 8 November 1988) was a Saudi Arabian poet. He was born in Marat, a small town south of Shaqra (Saudi Arabia), Shaqra, in the Al-Washm Region. His mother died when he was less than ten years old, and was raised in poverty by his sister Hayla and her husband. After obtaining a primary certificate in his hometown, he moved to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in 1951. There, he studied at the College of Sharia and the College of Arabic Language, and took first exams in both colleges. Before his planned graduation in 1961, he developed a mental illness, and was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia. He was treated in Saudi hospitals, as well as in Kuwait, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and the United Kingdom, but there were only slight improvements to his condition. He died at the age of 49 after a lung disease. Al-Hajji was known for his poetic love for his homeland and literary expressions of pessimism and darkness. A col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Washm Region
Al-Washm Region ( ar, منطقة الوشم ' , local Najdi Arabic pronunciation: , also spelled ''Washm'', or ''Al-Washim'', is a historical region in Najd in the central of Saudi Arabia. Etymology Washm means tattoo in Arabic. Researchers{{who, date=February 2022 suggested that Al-Washm has been named due to the scattered farms which looks similar to a tattoo. Location Al-Washm Region is located about 190 kilometers north-west of the capital Riyadh. Towns The Al-Washm Region includes Shaqraa, Ushaiger, Uthaithiah, Al Qasab, Al Faraah, and Tharmada. History The exact history of the Al-Washm Region is unknown. However, the Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ... poet Ziyad bin Munfidh around the year 100 AH had passed over Shaqraa and mentioned it in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |