Al-A'sha

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Al-A'sha (Arabic: ٱلْأَعْشَىٰ) or Maymun Ibn Qays Al-A'sha (d.c. 570– 625) was an Arabic Pre-Islamic poet from Al-Yamama, Arabia. He claimed to receive inspiration from a jinni called Misḥal. Although not a Christian himself, his poems prove familiarity with Christianity.

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