At a glance
- Roles
- writer · Vizier
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Abu al-Mughira Abd al-Wahhab ibn Ahmad ibn Hazm, an Andalusian vizier and secretary. Al-Maqqari relates that in "al-Matmah" he described himself as unique in writing. He and Abu Amir ibn Shuhayd were close friends who were never apart in the morning or the afternoon. 1
The session with al-Mansur
He related that he sat with al-Mansur ibn Abi Amir in the Manyat al-Surur at al-Zahira, when the slave-girl Anas al-Qulub sang to them, and al-Mansur drew his sword against her and against him until he apologised. 1
Death
Al-Maqqari says he died in Toledo in 438 AH. The Gregorian date is derived and is approximately 1046 CE. The date needs an additional source. 2
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 652-657
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 657
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islam.museum contributors. “Abu l-Mughira Abd al-Wahhab ibn Hazm”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-l-mughira-ibn-hazm/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.