Al-A'sha
Poet
Al-A'sha or Maymun Ibn Qays Al-A'sha was an Arabic Jahiliyyah poet from Al-Yamama, Arabia.
He traveled through Mesopotamia, Syria, Arabia and Ethiopia. He was nicknamed Al-A'sha which means "weak-sighted" or "night-blind" after he lost his sight. Wikipedia
Born: 570 AD, Manfuhah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Died: 625 AD (age 55 years), Manfuhah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Parents: Qais bin Jandal