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أبو القاسم ابن المغربي الوزير

أبو القاسم ابن المغربي الوزير

c. 1027 CE · 418 AH

Abu al-Qasim Husayn b. Ali, Ibn al-Maghribi the vizier — fled Egypt when al-Hakim killed his father, uncle and brothers, won the patronage of Hassan b. Mufarrij al-Ta'i with his praise-poem, then served as vizier to Ahmad b. Marwan the Kurd at Mayyafariqin; a fine poet of keenest wit, he lived forty-eight years and died in 418 1.

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Scholar · Poet
Era
The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Summary

Abu'l-Qasim Husayn b. 'Ali al-Shaybi, known as Ibn al-Maghribi the vizier; when al-Hakim of Egypt killed his father, uncle and brothers he fled to Hassan b. Mufarrij al-Ta'i, praised him and was honoured — then became vizier to Ahmad b. Marwan al-Kurdi, lord of Mayyafariqin; fine poetry and several works, he lived forty-eight years and was among the craftiest and cleverest of men. 1

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 210
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