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Overview
Abu Khalifa al-Fadl ibn al-Habbab al-Jumahi, a client of the Banu Jumah of Quraysh, and the orator of the people of Basra. 1
His eloquence
Al-Mas'udi describes him as their eloquent companion who did not strain over grammar, which had become second nature to him. 1
The delegation of Basra
He came in the delegation of the people of Basra to al-Mu'tadid in white greased boats, complaining of drought and the injustice of the governors. He addressed them in his well-known rhymed prose. The vizier al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah answered a question on the shares of inheritance for camels. 1
Al-Mu'tadid said of him: "This is a devil the sea has cast up", and that men like him should go to the kings. He then wrote to them what they asked for. 1
His later life
He afterwards held the judgeship, and died in Basra in 305 AH. 1
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 602-604
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