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{{short description|Altaie name comes from an Arabian tribe TAYY which means sets a foot or occupy,Hatim Altaie.}}
{{other uses|Hatimtai (disambiguation){{!}}Hatimtai}}
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'''Hatim al-Tai''' ({{lang-ar|حاتم الطائي}}, ''Hatim of the [[Tayy]] tribe''; died 578), full name '''Ḥātim bin ʿAbd Allāh bin Saʿad a'ṭ-Ṭāʾiyy''' ({{lang-ar|حاتم بن عبد الله بن سعد الطائي من قبائل طيء اليمانية}}) was an [[Arab|Arabian]] poet who belonged to the [[Tayy|Ta'i]] [[Arabian tribe|tribe of Arabia]]. Stories about his extreme [[generosity]] have made him an icon among Arabs up until today, as evident in the proverbial phrase "more generous than Hatim" ({{lang-ar|أكرم من حاتم}}).

His son was [[Adi ibn Hatim]], who was a [[Companions of Muhammad|companion]] of the [[Islam]]ic [[Islamic prophets|prophet]] [[Muhammad]].

== Biography ==

Al-Tai lived in [[Ha'il]] in the present-day [[Saudi Arabia]] and was mentioned in some [[Hadith]]s by Muhammad.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_ErZq5bw-gC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%E2%80%9CMy+father+used+to+uphold+the+ties+of+kinship,+and+do+such+and+such%E2%80%A6+Will+he+have+any+(reward)+for+that#q=%E2%80%9CMy%20father%20used%20to%20uphold%20the%20ties%20of%20kinship,%20and%20do%20such%20and%20such%E2%80%A6%20Will%20he%20have%20any%20(reward)%20for%20that?%E2%80%9D%20He%20said,%20%E2%80%9CYour%20father%20seeking%20something%20and|title=Islam: Questions And Answers - The Heart Softeners (Part 1)|last=Abdul-Rahman|first=Muhammad Saed|date=2003-12-21|publisher=MSA Publication Limited|isbn=9781861793287|pages=81–82|language=en}}</ref> He died in 578 AD<ref>[[Kitab al-Aghani]] by [[Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani]]</ref> and was buried in [[Towaren]], [[Ha'il]]. His tomb is described in the [[Arabian Nights]].<ref>{{cite book|last=van Arendonk|first=Cornelis|title=E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xd5VonTOppMC&pg=PA290|year=1987|publisher=[[E. J. Brill]]|isbn=9789004082656|page=290}}</ref>

He lived in the sixth century CE and also figures in the ''Arabian Nights'' stories. The celebrated Persian poet [[Saadi (poet)|Saadi]], in his work [[Gulistan (book)|Gulistan]] (1259 CE) wrote:
"Hatim Taï no longer exists but his exalted name will remain famous for virtue to eternity. 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".<ref>http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/arp/arp159.htm HATIM TAI, THE GENEROUS ARAB CHIEF</ref> He is also mentioned in Saadi's [[Bostan (book)|Bostan]] (1257).<ref>The Bustan of Sadi, tr. by A. Hart Edwards, 1911, http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/bus/bus06.htm</ref> 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 language|Arabic]], [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]], [[Hindi]] and various other languages.

Rozat-ul-Sufa mentions that "In the eighth year after the birth of his eminence the Prophet (Muhammad), died [[Khosrow I|Noushirwan the Just]], and Hatemtai the generous, both famous for their virtues",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=08501030&ct=0 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102080822/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=08501030&ct=0 |archive-date=2015-11-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> around 579 CE. According to the 17th-century orientalist [[D'Herbelot]], his tomb was located at a small village called Anwarz, in Arabia.<ref name="Arbuthnot1887">{{cite book|last=Arbuthnot|first=F. F.|title=Persian Portraits: A Sketch of Persian History, Literature and Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s_4KV4Ixq4IC&pg=PA132|access-date=13 December 2013|year=1887|publisher=B. Quaritch|page=132}}</ref>

== Works ==

Poems:
* On Avarice by Hatem Taiy<ref>Arabian Poetry, by W. A. Clouston, 1881, http://www.sacred-texts.com/isl/arp/arp028.htm#page_99</ref>

== Qissa-e-Hatem-tai ==

''Qissa-e-Hatem-tai'' ({{Nastaliq|قصۂ حاتم طائی}}), alternatively ''Dastan-e-Hatem-tai'' ({{Nastaliq|داستانِ حاتم طائی}}), meaning "The Tale of Hatemtai" is very popular in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Multiple films (see below) have been made about Hatim based on this story, which narrates seven of his fantastic adventures in seven chapters.
[[File:Qissa-e Hatim Tai- pages from the Urdu book Araish-e Mehfil which describes the adventures of Hatim Tai.jpg|thumb|Qissa-e-Hatim-tai- pages from the [[Urdu]] book Araish-e-Mehfil which describes the adventures of Hatemtai]]

The books on the story usually consist of a short introduction describing his ancestry and character and tells the seven episodes based on seven riddles, asked by a beautiful and rich woman named Husn Banu ({{Nastaliq|حسن بانو}}), who will marry only the person who is able to obtain answers to all seven of them.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=s_4KV4Ixq4IC&pg=PA132&dq=Hatim+Tai#PPA132,M1 Persian Portraits: A Sketch of Persian History, Literature and Politics] by F. F. Arbuthnot</ref> The riddles are:
#'What I saw once, I long for a second time.'
#'Do good, and cast it upon the waters.'
#'Do no evil; if you do, such shall you meet with.'
#'He who speaks the truth is always tranquil.'
#'Let him bring an account of the mountain of ''Nida''.'
#'Let him produce a pearl of the size of a duck's egg.'
#'Let him bring an account of the bath of ''Badgard''.'

A king, who falls in love with her but unable to find answers, tells the generous Hatemtai, whom he meets by chance, all about it. Hatim undertakes the quest to find the answers and help the king marry her.

===Films===
* [[Hatimtai (1929 film)|''Hatimtai'']], a 1929 Indian film
* [[Hatimtai (1933 film)|''Hatimtai'']], a 1933 Indian film
* [[Hatimtai (1947 film)|''Hatimtai'']], a 1947 Indian film
* ''[[Hatimtai Ki Beti]]'', a 1955 Indian film
* ''[[Sakhi Hatim]]'', a 1955 Indian film
* ''[[Hatim Tai (1956 film)|Hatim Tai]]'' (1956), directed by Homi Wadia
* ''[[Shan-E-Hatim]]'', a 1958 Indian film
* ''[[Son of Hatimtai]]'', a 1965 Indian film
* ''[[Saat Sawal]]'' (1971), directed by Babubhai Mistry
* ''[[Hatim Tai (film)|Hatim Tai]]'' (1990), directed by Babubhai Mistry

=== TV series ===
* ''Dastaan-e-Hatimtai'' - An [[India]]n TV Series aired on [[DD National]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Khanzada |first1=Farida |title=PVR to release animation film Adventures of Sinbad |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pvr-to-release-animation-film-adventures-of-sinbad/1060773/ |website=[[Indian Express]] |date=18 January 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Hatim (TV Series)|Hatim]]'' - An [[India]]n TV Series on [[Star Plus]] in 2003-04
* ''[[The Adventures of Hatim]]'' - A 2013 Indian TV Series on [[Life OK]]

== See also ==
* ''[[Ka'b Ibn Mama]]''

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* The Story of Hatim in ''[[The Arabian Nights]]'' (AD 800–900 in modern form).
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20151102080822/http://persian.packhum.org/persian/pf?file=08501030&ct=0 The Adventures of Hatim Tai]'' (Qissa-e-Hatim Tai, from an 1824 Persian manuscript) by ''[[Duncan Forbes (linguist)|Duncan Forbes]]''.
* Adventures of the second Darwesh in [[Bagh-o-Bahar]] or [[Qissa Chahar Darvesh]], Mir Amman of Delhi, Urdu 1804, translated by [[Duncan Forbes (linguist)|Duncan Forbes]]'' [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/baghobahar/index.html#index]
* [[Edward FitzGerald (poet)|Edward FitzGerald]] (1809–1883) mentions Hatim Tai in his translations of the [[Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam]]. See quatrain IX in Fitzgerald's first edition:
<poem>
"But come with old Khayyam, and leave the Lot
Of Kaikobad and Kaikhosru forgot:
Let Rustum lay about him as he will,
Or Hatem Taiy cry Supper--heed them not."
</poem>
* Many books written and translated in Arabic, Persian, [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]] etc.
* Hatem Tai in Tamil by Prema Pirasuram

== External links ==
* {{wikisourcelang-inline|ar|مؤلف:حاتم الطائي|Hatem al-Tai}}

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