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- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Overview
Abu'l-Marhaf Nasr b. Mansur b. al-Hasan b. Jawshan al-Namiri, the famous blind poet; he came to Baghdad in boyhood and dwelt there till death, memorised the Qur'an, read fiqh on Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal's madhhab, heard hadith and read adab under Abu Mansur Ibn al-Jawaliqi — smallpox cost him his sight at fourteen. 1
His verse
He praised caliphs, viziers and notables, transmitted hadith, and was an ascetic of scruple and fine aims in verse with a diwan; al-'Imad al-Isfahani mentions him in the Kharida. 1
Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu al-Marhaf al-Namiri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-al-marhaf-al-namiri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.