Muhammad Sa'id al-Habboubi

Mohammed Saeed Al-Habboubi محمد سعيد الحبوبي
A portrait of Al-Habboubi
Personal
Born	1849 Najaf
Died	1915 Nasiriyah
Resting place	Najaf
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Shia Islam
Notable work(s)	Collection of poems
Occupation	poet, Faqih, merchant

Sayyid Muhammad Sa'id Al-Habboubi (Arabic: السيد محمد سعيد الحبوبي) (1849- 1915) was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family.

Life and career

He studied Faqih and Arabic language in Hawza of the Najaf. Later, he worked in trade, due to his business he had to move often between Najaf and Najad. He described his travels and expatriation in his poems. Habboubi quit poetry when he reached forty, and spent rest of his life teaching Fiqh in Hawza of the Najaf.^[1]

At breakout of the World War I, Al-Habboubi led volunteer groups in the Ottoman Empire against British invading forces, but he died suddenly during the Siege of Kut in 1915.^{[citation needed]}

He was buried in Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf city.^[2]

A sculpture was erected to Habboubi in the central square of Nasiriyah city.^[3]

Books

• collection of poems (4 editions).^[4]

See also

• Iraqi art
• List of Iraqi artists
• Al-Habboubi Square

References