![]() One of his works is a poem which has been translated into English as "On Avarice". According to the 17th-century orientalist D'Herbelot, his tomb was located at a small village called Anwarz, in Arabia. ![]() Rozat-ul-Sufa mentions that "In the eighth year after the birth of his eminence the Prophet (Muhammad), died Noushirwan the Just, and Hatemtai the generous, both famous for their virtues", around 579 CE. According to legends in various books and stories, he was a famous personality in the region of Ta'i (present day Ha'il) and is also a well-known figure in the rest of the Middle East as well as the Indian subcontinent, featuring in many books, films and TV series in Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Hindi, Kashmiri and various other languages. He is also mentioned in Saadi's Bostan (1257). ![]() ![]() Distribute the tithe of your wealth in alms for when the husbandman lops off the exuberant branches from the vine, it produces an increase of grapes". The celebrated Persian poet Saadi, in his work Gulistan (1259) wrote: "Hatim Taï no longer exists but his exalted name will remain famous for virtue to eternity. ![]() He lived in the sixth century CE and also figures in the Arabian Nights stories. ![]()
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