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Abou Ben Adhem (poem)
1834 poem by Leigh Hunt
| Abou Ben Adhem | |
|---|---|
| First published in | The Amulet |
| Country | England |
| Genre(s) | Romantic Orientalism |
| Meter | Iambic pentameter (most of it) |
| Rhyme scheme | AABB CCDD |
| Publication date | 1834 |
| Lines | 18 |
"Abou Ben Adhem"[1] is a poem written in 1834[2] by the English critic, essayist and poet Leigh Hunt.
It concerns a pious Middle Easternsheikh who finds the 'love of God' to have blessed him. The poem has been praised for its non-stereotypical depiction of an Arab. Hunt claims through this poem that true worship manifests itself through the acts of love and service that one shows one's fellowmen and women.
The character of Abou Ben Adhem is said to have been based on the ascetic Sufi mystic Ibrahim bin Adham. The poem, due to its Middle Eastern setting and spiritualistic undertones, can be considered an example of RomanticOrientalism.[3][4] The first known appearance of this poem