Abu Nawwas, the Persian Arab
By Tamim al-Barghouti
Special to The Daily Star
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
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Abu Nawwas, the greatest drunkard of all Arabic poets, was completely intoxicated in one of the streets of Baghdad when the Caliph Haroun al-Rashid passed by with his escorts. The caliph was embarrassed to see his favorite poet inebriated in public. While he used to drink along with the poet in private, allowing him to be drink in public would have created a big political problem, for the Prince of Believers would be seen as refraining from applying the law of God.
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