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Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him) al-A'ma, a blind poet. Al-Mas'udi gives in "Muruj al-Dhahab" an ode of his lamenting Baghdad during the war between al-Amin and al-Ma'mun, which begins: "The kinship ties were cut between the tribes." 2
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 385-386
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.385-386
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islam.museum contributors. “the blind 'Ali ibn Abi Talib”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ali-ibn-abi-talib-al-ama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.