The Qur’anic Poem of Shaykh Salih al-Kawwaz for Imam Husayn (as)
The below poem is composed by the illustrious Iraqi poet al-Marḥūm al-Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Mahdī al-Kawwāz al-Ḥillī (d. 1290 AH). Although al-Kawwāz only sold clay pottery by trade, his poetic talent was so profound and powerful that he rose to fame through it. Nonetheless, he was extremely sincere in his work: he refused to derive … Read more