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suyuti:420-726bIbn ʿAbbās
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"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: الشِّعْرُ دِيوَانُ الْعَرَبِ، هُوَ أَوَّلُ عِلْمِ الْعَرَبِ، عَلَيْكُمْ بِشِعْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ شِعْرِ أَهْلِ الْحِجَازِ".  

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