Draft:Hussein Al-Mihdar

Template:جعبه اطلاعات شخصیت Hussein Abu Bakr Al-Mihdar (1350 - 1420 AH) was a Yemeni ghazal poet and composer who emerged as a talented poet and composed most of the melodies of his songs himself. Many artists in Hadhramaut, Yemen, and many Gulf and Arab artists sang for him. Al-Mihdar, with his creativity, developed Yemeni singing schools as well as the Sufi poetry and Hadhrami singing school, and created a new branch of the Hadhrami singing school. He formed a duo with an artist named Abu Bakr Salem Balfaqih, which is considered the most famous modern Arabic song.

Lineage

Hussein bin Abu Bakr bin Hussein bin Hamed bin Ahmed bin Muhammad bin Alawi bin Muhammad bin Talib bin Ali bin Ja'far bin Abu Bakr bin Omar Al-Mihdar bin Sheikh Abu Bakr bin Salem bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al-Saqqaf bin Muhammad Mula al-Dawila bin Ali bin Alawi al-Ghayur bin Al-Faqih al-Muqaddam Muhammad bin Ali bin Muhammad Sahib Mirbat bin Ali Khali' Qasam bin Alawi bin Muhammad bin Alawi bin Ubaydullah bin Ahmed al-Muhajir bin Isa bin Muhammad al-Naqib bin Ali al-Uraydi bin Ja'far al-Sadiq bin Muhammad al-Baqir bin Ali Zayn al-Abidin bin Hussein al-Sibt bin Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib and Imam Ali, husband of Fatima daughter of Muhammad peace be upon him and his family.

He is the thirty-eighth descendant of the Messenger of God Muhammad peace be upon him and his family.

Birth and Upbringing

He was born in the year 1350 AH, corresponding to 1930 AD, in the city of Al-Shihr, Hadhramaut. He grew up in a Sufi family with a high social status in Hadhramaut. He is the grandson of the famous poet Hussein bin Hamid Al-Mihdar and his maternal grandfather was a famous poet named Saleh bin Ahmed Khamour. He completed his initial education at the Makarim al-Akhlaq school in Al-Shihr city, then went to the Al-Shihr Scientific Center and completed his studies there, focusing on learning the Holy Quran and its sciences, jurisprudence, monotheism, language literature, and criticism.

His Poems

He composed poetry at a young age and participated in Hadhrami gatherings. Al-Mihdar began reciting poetry at the age of fourteen, and at sixteen, people began singing his poems and melodies. Al-Mihdar's poetry was spontaneous and distinct due to its lack of pretension. One of his characteristics was his skill in expressing his emotions in his poems. It was part of Al-Mihdar's insight that the language of his poetry was akin to the language of the people, which relieved the listener's heart of fatigue. Among the things he remembered was that he would compose poetry and melodies on his way from home to the market or vice versa, and sing with a matchbox, as he did not play musical or percussion instruments.

His Diwans

He published several diwans, some of which include:

• Damu' al-Ushshaq (1966)
• Ibtisamat al-Ushshaq (1978)
• Ashjan al-Ushshaq (1999)
• Hanin al-Ushshaq (1999)

Songs

He has famous ghazals, both at the Yemeni level and at the Gulf and Arab levels. Many artists sing his poems, and all artists in Hadhramaut broadcast them. In Al-Mihdar's era, there was no artist who had not sung for Al-Mihdar. His poetry and melodies will remain for future generations due to the ease of the word, simplicity, depth of meaning, wisdom, and credibility.

Executive Records and Honors

• Founding member of the Yemeni Writers Union.
• Member of the Supreme People's Council Presidium.
• Member of the First House of Representatives (1990).
• Received the First Class Merit Medal in Literature and Art (1998).

The Yemeni government built a memorial for him, which is a corniche in the city of Mukalla named after him.

Death

The poet died on Saturday, the twenty-ninth of Shawwal 1420 AH, corresponding to 5 February 2000 AD, in his hometown, the city of Al-Shihr, and many Shiites participated in his funeral. After his death, a museum was built in his name in his hometown at the expense of the Haile Said Anam Foundation, which includes all his works and welcomes visitors.