Dhu Jadan al-Himyari


ʿAlqama bin Dhi Jadan al-Himyari also Dhu Jadan the Himyari was an Arab poet from Yemen. He was noted in particular for his poems about the fortresses of Yemen and their destruction including Ghumdan Palace, Baynun Fortress and Silhin Fortress. al-Himyari wrote of Ghumdan Palace: