Commentary on Ka'b ibn Zuhayr's Poem: Banat Su'ad

This publication represents a meticulous critical edition and analytical study of the commentary on the famous poem "Banat Su'ad" (The Mantle Poem), composed by the companion Ka'b ibn Zuhayr upon his conversion to Islam in the presence of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Edited by Dr. El Houcine Zarrouk and Dr. Hamid Ghazazi, the book relies on verified manuscript sources to establish a precise critical text. It includes comprehensive linguistic, grammatical, and rhetorical commentary, examining how classical scholars interpreted the poem's literary aesthetics and its foundational role in the genre of prophetic panegyric (Madih).

Read it to access a rigorously edited and annotated text of one of the most celebrated poems in classical Arabic literature, complete with in-depth linguistic and historical commentary.

Essential for scholars and graduate students of classical Arabic literature, Arabic linguistics, Islamic history, and readers interested in prophetic poetry and manuscript studies.