Abu Nasr Ahmad al-Ibri · Islam Museum

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Era: The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Mughith al-Harbi · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Abd al-Wahhab al-Shirazi · Abdallah ibn Hamuwayh al-Juwayni · Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi

Overview

Abu Nasr Ahmad b. al-Faraj b. 'Umar al-Ibri (d. 506, Baghdad), father of the calligrapher Shahda; al-Sam'ani said: he was a servant, then Ahmad b. al-Faraj al-Ibri married his daughter — the calligrapher Shahda — and his rank rose until he became al-Muqtafi's intimate ¹.

Sources

Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan

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islam.museum contributors. “Abu Nasr Ahmad al-Ibri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/abu-nasr-ahmad-al-ibri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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