Ibn al-Rumi
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Ali ibn Al-Abbas ibn Jurayj, also known as Ibn al-Rumi (born Baghdad
836 died 896) was the son of a Persian mother and a half-Greek father. By the age of twenty he earned a living from his poetry which would culminate in his masterpiece Diwan
. His many political patrons included the Tahrid ruler Ubaydallah ibn Abdullah, Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu'tamid
's minister the Persian Ismail ibn Bulbul, and the politically influential Nestorian family Banu Wahd. He was Shiite with Mutazilite leanings. He died of illness at the age of 59 although some have suggested that poison or suicide may have been the cause.
Baghdad
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836 died 896) was the son of a Persian mother and a half-Greek father. By the age of twenty he earned a living from his poetry which would culminate in his masterpiece Diwan
Diwan (poetry)
-Etymology:The English usage of the phrase Diwan Poetry comes from the Arabic word diwan , which is loaned from Persian means designated a list or register. The Persian word derived from the Persian dibir meaning writer or scribe...
. His many political patrons included the Tahrid ruler Ubaydallah ibn Abdullah, Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu'tamid
Al-Mu'tamid
This article is about the Abbasid Caliph al-Mu'tamid of Baghdad. For the Andalusi Arabic poet who was also the Abbadid king of Seville, see Muhammad Ibn Abbad Al Mutamid...
's minister the Persian Ismail ibn Bulbul, and the politically influential Nestorian family Banu Wahd. He was Shiite with Mutazilite leanings. He died of illness at the age of 59 although some have suggested that poison or suicide may have been the cause.