Abu ’l-Qāsim Hibat Allāh b. Abī ’l-Faḍl Jaʿfar b. al-Muʿtamid (), known as Ibn Sanāʾ al-Mulk (), was a 12th-century Egyptian ''qāḍi'', poet, scholar interested in the Andalusi '' muwaššaḥ''. He published ''Dār aṭ-ṭirāz fī ʿamal al-muwas̲h̲s̲h̲aḥāt'' (), an anthology containing 34 Andalusi and Maghribi ''muwaššaḥat'', his theory of the genre, as well as 35 of his own ''muwaššaḥat.'' He was also the first person in the

Mashriq The Mashriq (; ), also known as the Arab Mashriq (), sometimes spelled Mashreq or Mashrek, is a term used by Arabs to refer to the eastern part of the Arab world, as opposed to the Maghreb (western) region, and located in West Asia and easter ...

to compose ''muwaššaḥat'', writing some ''kharjas'' with Persian words.

''Dar at-Tiraz''

Ibn Sanāʾ al-Mulk's book on the ''muwaššaḥ'', ''Dār aṭ-ṭirāz fī ʿamal al-muwas̲h̲s̲h̲aḥāt'' (), is regarded as the most complete contemporary description of the genre.Reynolds, Dwight. “Music.” Chapter. In ''The Literature of Al-Andalus'', edited by María Rosa Menocal, Raymond P. Scheindlin, and Michael Sells, 60–82. The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. It notably described the ''muwaššaḥ'' as a poetic form and a musical form, making it an important text for the history of

Andalusi classical music Andalusi classical music (; ), also called Andalusi music or Arab-Andalusian music, is a genre of music originally developed in al-Andalus by the Muslim population of the region and the Moors. It then spread and influenced many different styles ...

. ''Dar at-Tiraz'' was published in a modern edition by the Syrian scholar in 1949.''''

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