At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
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Overview
I'timad al-Rumaykiyya, a slave-girl of al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad and mother of his children, according to al-Maqqari. The data describe her as "the so-called Rumaykiyya", meaning that the identification is not settled 2.
The story of her marriage
al-Maqqari relates from al-Musahhab and al-Maghrib that al-Mu'tamid rode the river with his vizier Ibn Ammar, and the wind had stirred the water. He asked Ibn Ammar to complete a half-line of verse, but he was slow to answer, and a washerwoman answered. al-Mu'tamid was pleased with what she produced, asked about her, and then married her 2.
In captivity
It is reported that when al-Mu'tamid was deposed and imprisoned at Aghmat, she addressed him in words that showed how hard their condition had become 2.
Sources
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p. 211-212
- Nafh al-Tib min Ghusn al-Andalus al-Ratib — al-Maqqari , p.211-212
- al-Nuwayri, Nihayat al-Arab fi Funun al-Adab, vol. 1 (scan)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “الرميكية اعتماد”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/rumaykiyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.