Imru Al Qais

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Imru' Al-Qais was born in Najd in 501 AD. His father was Hujr bin Al-Harith Al Kindi, the king of the Asad tribe. His father disapproved of his scandalous lifestyle of drinking and chasing women, and eventually banished him from his kingdom. Later, when the tribe of Asad rebelled and assassinated his father, and upon hearing the news, he said his famous quote: "He let me stray when I was small, and now that I am grown, he has burdened me with his blood. There will be no alertness today and no drunkenness tomorrow," followed by perhaps his most famous quote: "Today is for drink, and tomorrow for serious matters." He swore not to eat meat nor drink wine until he had killed 100 people from the Asad tribe and another 100 had mourned their death. He asked other tribes to help him avenge his father and was answered by Baker and Taghlub tribes who killed many of them. However this was not enough for him so he headed to Constantinople to seek support from the Emperor but his wishes didn't come true, which made him feel so miserable. After leaving Constantinople, he fell ill of a chronic skin disease and died afterwards in 540 AD and was buried in Ankra.