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Ulayya bint al-Mahdi

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238:. This and other sources tend to portray ‘Ulayya as an accomplished woman who could readily hold her own in court society, but who tended to shy from too prominent a role in public life. She was wealthy and clearly possessed slave-girls, and had an intimate relationship with her powerful brothers; although there is little evidence of her communing with religious scholars, 'various reports in ‘Ulayya's 3198: 3186: 221:(779–839), a noted musician, and poet. It has been claimed that she surpassed her brother in skills and while 'not the only princess known to have composed poetry and songs', nonetheless 'the most gifted'. 'Much of her poetry consists of short pieces designed to be sung; in the 497:
Ulayya was married to an Abbāsid prince, but 'love-poems of her addressed to two slaves have been preserved'. One of the best known anecdotes about her concerns her relationship with a member of al-Rashīd's palace staff, a
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Similar to other free Arab women known for their musical ability, Ulayya bint al-Mahdi only performed in private, chaperoned family only functions to avoid any potential impropriety, such as to be compared to the
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died before her, Various dates are given for Musa's death, including 799 (at the age of 55), 803, and 805. Ulayya spend her life after becoming widow with her brothers and nephews. Ulayya died in 824 or 825.
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of one al-Marwānīya). Maknunah was a songstress. She was owned by Al-Marwaniyyah. Al-Mahdi, while yet a prince, bought her for 100,000 silver dirhams. She found such favor with the prince that
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named Ṭall, with whom she would correspond in verse. When al-Rashīd forbids her from uttering his name, she follows his order to the letter even when it precludes her from uttering a line of
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775–85), who reigned from 775 to his death in 785, and was noted for promoting poetry and music in his realm. Her mother was a singer and concubine called Maknūna (herself the
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occurs. When the caliph learns of this, he is swayed and presents Ṭall to her as a gift. In this case, her piety become the means to winning a quite worldly reward.
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Gordon, Matthew S. (2004). Montgomery, James E. (ed.). "The Place of Competition: The Careers of 'Arīb al-Ma'mūnīya and 'Ulayya bint al-Mahdī, Sisters in Song".
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house both by birth and through marriage like all other Abbasid princess. She was contemporary and related to several Abbasid caliphs, princes and princesses.
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style, it treats of love, friendship and longing for home, but also includes praise of Hārūn, the caliph, celebration of wine and sharp attacks on enemies.'
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as a tribute to her musical ability. She once performed a duet with her brother Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi. She also composed love poems for her sister-in-law
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Kilpatrick, Hilary (1998). "'Ulayya bint al-Mahdī (160–210/777–825)". In Julie Scott Meisami; Paul Starkey (eds.).
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It appears that, with her father dying early in her life, ‘Ulayya was brought up by her half-brother
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Oh how I long for an empty space to call out the name I love.
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I held back my love's name and kept repeating it to myself.
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refer to her piety and adherence to ritual obligations'.
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The main source for ‘Ulayya's life is the tenth-century
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princess, noted for her legacy as a poet and musician.
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Ulayya bint Muhammad al-Mahdi ibn Abdallah al-Mansur
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1090: 1087: 1086: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 937: 934: 933: 928: 921: 920: 917: 916: 914: 913: 908: 902: 899: 898: 893: 886: 885: 880: 878: 877: 870: 863: 855: 849: 848: 842: 826: 812: 806: 787: 775: 759: 743: 740: 737: 736: 723: 711: 709:, p. 185. 705:, p. 22; 695: 683: 667: 653: 639: 621: 608: 588: 573: 558: 538: 537: 535: 532: 531: 530: 517: 514: 494: 491: 484: 479: 476: 472: 754–775 461: 750–754 445: 442: 439: 438: 435: 432: 428: 427: 424: 421: 417: 416: 413: 408: 404: 403: 400: 397: 393: 392: 389: 384: 380: 379: 376: 373: 369: 368: 365: 362: 358: 357: 354: 349: 345: 344: 341: 336: 332: 331: 328: 323: 319: 318: 315: 310: 306: 305: 302: 299: 285: 282: 214:(r. 786–809). 182: 179: 146: 145: 136: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 118: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 98: 92: 91: 88: 87: 83: 82: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 51:Abbasid Empire 45: 41: 40: 32: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3316: 3305: 3302: 3300: 3297: 3295: 3292: 3290: 3287: 3285: 3282: 3280: 3277: 3275: 3272: 3270: 3267: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3255: 3252: 3250: 3247: 3245: 3242: 3240: 3237: 3235: 3232: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3222: 3220: 3217: 3216: 3214: 3204: 3199: 3194: 3192: 3182: 3178: 3165: 3162: 3160: 3157: 3156: 3154: 3150: 3144: 3143: 3139: 3137: 3136: 3132: 3131: 3129: 3125: 3119: 3116: 3114: 3111: 3109: 3106: 3104: 3101: 3099: 3096: 3094: 3091: 3089: 3086: 3084: 3081: 3079: 3076: 3074: 3071: 3069: 3066: 3065: 3063: 3059: 3049: 3046: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3029: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3011: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3001: 2999: 2996: 2994: 2991: 2989: 2986: 2984: 2981: 2980: 2978: 2976: 2975: 2970: 2964: 2963:Ibn al-Tahhan 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2953:Amr ibn Banah 2951: 2949: 2946: 2944: 2941: 2939: 2936: 2934: 2931: 2929: 2926: 2924: 2921: 2919: 2916: 2914: 2911: 2909: 2906: 2904: 2901: 2900: 2898: 2894: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2868:Azza al-Mayla 2866: 2864: 2861: 2860: 2858: 2856: 2855: 2850: 2844: 2843:Malik al-Ta'i 2841: 2839: 2836: 2834: 2831: 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2819: 2816: 2814: 2811: 2809: 2806: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2798:Sa'ib Khathir 2796: 2794: 2791: 2789: 2786: 2785: 2783: 2779: 2769: 2766: 2764: 2761: 2759: 2756: 2755: 2753: 2751: 2747: 2737: 2734: 2732: 2731: 2727: 2726: 2724: 2722: 2718: 2708: 2705: 2704: 2702: 2700: 2696: 2693: 2689: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2674: 2671: 2662: 2657: 2655: 2650: 2648: 2643: 2642: 2639: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2615: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2536: 2533: 2532: 2531: 2528: 2526: 2523: 2521: 2518: 2516: 2513: 2511: 2508: 2507: 2504: 2500: 2495: 2491: 2477: 2474: 2472: 2469: 2467: 2464: 2462: 2459: 2457: 2456:Yusuf al-Khal 2454: 2452: 2449: 2447: 2446:Elia Abu Madi 2444: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2432: 2429: 2427: 2424: 2422: 2419: 2417: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2404: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2382: 2379: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2356:Waciny Laredj 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2306:Zakaria Tamer 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2292: 2289: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2256:Ibrahim Tuqan 2254: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2226:Nizar Qabbani 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2199: 2197: 2194: 2192: 2189: 2187: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2177: 2174: 2173: 2171: 2169: 2165: 2159: 2156: 2154: 2151: 2149: 2146: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2136: 2134: 2133:Kahlil Gibran 2131: 2129: 2128:Mikhail Naimy 2126: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2118:Hafez Ibrahim 2116: 2114: 2111: 2109: 2106: 2104: 2101: 2099: 2096: 2094: 2091: 2089: 2086: 2084: 2081: 2079: 2076: 2074: 2071: 2069: 2066: 2064: 2061: 2059: 2056: 2054: 2051: 2049: 2046: 2044: 2041: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2029: 2026: 2025: 2023: 2021: 2017: 2013: 2009: 2004: 2000: 1986: 1983: 1981: 1980:Ibn al-Wannan 1978: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1957: 1955: 1953: 1949: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1920: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910: 1908: 1905: 1903: 1900: 1898: 1895: 1893: 1892:Ibn Al Ouardy 1890: 1888: 1885: 1884: 1882: 1880: 1876: 1870: 1867: 1865: 1862: 1860: 1857: 1855: 1852: 1850: 1849:Ibn al-Yayyab 1847: 1845: 1842: 1840: 1837: 1835: 1832: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1822: 1820: 1817: 1815: 1812: 1810: 1807: 1805: 1802: 1800: 1797: 1795: 1792: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1780: 1777: 1775: 1772: 1770: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1757: 1755: 1752: 1750: 1747: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1737: 1735: 1732: 1730: 1727: 1725: 1722: 1720: 1719:Ibn al-Khatib 1717: 1715: 1712: 1710: 1707: 1705: 1702: 1700: 1697: 1695: 1692: 1690: 1689:Ibn al-Zaqqaq 1687: 1685: 1682: 1680: 1677: 1675: 1672: 1670: 1667: 1665: 1662: 1660: 1657: 1655: 1652: 1650: 1647: 1645: 1644:Al-Rumaikiyya 1642: 1640: 1637: 1636: 1634: 1632: 1627: 1623: 1617: 1614: 1612: 1609: 1607: 1604: 1602: 1599: 1597: 1594: 1592: 1589: 1587: 1586:Al Suhrawardi 1584: 1582: 1579: 1577: 1574: 1572: 1569: 1567: 1564: 1562: 1559: 1557: 1554: 1552: 1549: 1547: 1544: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1534: 1532: 1529: 1527: 1524: 1522: 1519: 1517: 1514: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1504: 1502: 1499: 1497: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1481:Ibn al-Anbari 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1422: 1419: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1246:Bint al-Mahdī 1244: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1235: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1115: 1113: 1111:Early Islamic 1109: 1105: 1101: 1096: 1092: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1057: 1054: 1052: 1049: 1047: 1046:Imru' al-Qais 1044: 1042: 1039: 1037: 1034: 1032: 1029: 1027: 1024: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1004: 1002: 999: 997: 994: 992: 989: 987: 984: 982: 979: 977: 974: 972: 969: 967: 964: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 938: 935: 931: 926: 922: 912: 909: 907: 904: 903: 900: 896: 891: 887: 883: 876: 871: 869: 864: 862: 857: 856: 853: 845: 839: 835: 831: 830:Abbott, Nabia 827: 823: 822: 817: 813: 809: 803: 799: 797: 792: 788: 784: 780: 776: 772: 768: 764: 760: 756: 755: 750: 746: 745: 741: 733: 727: 724: 720: 715: 712: 708: 704: 703:Ibn Hazm 1982 699: 696: 693:, p. 31. 692: 687: 684: 681:, p. 98. 680: 676: 671: 668: 665: 664: 657: 654: 651: 650: 643: 640: 635: 628: 626: 622: 618: 612: 609: 604: 597: 595: 593: 589: 584: 577: 574: 571:, p. 36. 570: 565: 563: 559: 554: 550: 543: 540: 533: 528: 524: 520: 519: 515: 513: 511: 507: 506: 501: 492: 489: 483: 477: 475: 466: 455: 451: 443: 437:Half-brother 436: 433: 430: 429: 425: 422: 419: 418: 415:Half-brother 414: 412: 409: 406: 405: 402:Half-brother 401: 398: 395: 394: 391:Half-brother 390: 388: 385: 382: 381: 377: 374: 371: 370: 367:Half-brother 366: 363: 360: 359: 356:Half-brother 355: 353: 350: 347: 346: 342: 340: 337: 334: 333: 330:Half-brother 329: 327: 324: 321: 320: 317:Half-brother 316: 314: 311: 308: 307: 303: 300: 297: 296: 293: 291: 283: 281: 278: 273: 271: 267: 266: 261: 257: 256: 251: 250: 243: 241: 237: 233: 232: 226: 224: 220: 215: 213: 208: 206: 202: 201: 196: 192: 188: 180: 178: 176: 171: 165: 156: 152: 137: 133: 130: 127: 123: 119: 115: 112: 109: 105: 102: 99: 97: 93: 84: 79: 75: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 52: 46: 42: 38: 33: 29: 22: 19: 3140: 3133: 2972: 2917: 2852: 2728: 2592:Saudi Arabia 2535:Copto-Arabic 2436:Saadi Yousef 2411:Safa Khulusi 2396:Hasan Tawfiq 2366:Alifa Rifaat 2361:Tahar Djaout 2261:Emile Habibi 2251:Sinan Antoon 2168:Contemporary 2153:Taha Hussein 2143:Jurji Zaydan 2123:Ahmed Shawqi 2068:Ameen Rihani 1917:Ibn al-Wardi 1804:al-Shushtari 1779:Umm Al-Kiram 1684:Ibn al-Abbar 1664:Al-Rukuniyya 1611:Ibn al-Nafis 1541:Al-Tha'alibi 1491:Ibn Qutaybah 1391:Al-Mutanabbi 1371:ibn al-Mahdi 1346:Ibn al-Farid 1301:ibn al-'Amid 1251:Ibn al-Ahnaf 1016:Hatim al-Tai 946:Adi ibn Zayd 833: 820: 794: 782: 770: 766: 753: 731: 726: 714: 698: 686: 670: 661: 656: 647: 642: 633: 616: 611: 602: 582: 576: 552: 548: 542: 522: 509: 503: 499: 496: 485: 481: 450:Musa ibn Isa 447: 426:Half-sister 378:Half-sister 343:Half-sister 313:Musa al-Hadi 287: 275:Her husband 274: 263: 259: 253: 247: 244: 239: 229: 227: 222: 216: 209: 205:Al-Khayzuran 198: 184: 150: 149: 18: 3073:Al-Sarakhsi 2476:Fadwa Tuqan 2421:Ahmed Matar 2406:al-Jawahiri 2386:Amal Donqol 2381:Salah Jahin 2311:Tayeb Salih 2186:Yusuf Idris 2138:Farah Antun 2078:al-Kawakibi 1975:Hanna Diyab 1952:Ottoman era 1937:Ibn Khaldun 1907:Ibn Battuta 1819:Ibn al-Arif 1714:Ibn Khafaja 1496:Dik al-Jinn 1486:Al-Qasabani 1456:Al-Mubarrad 1441:Al-Farahidi 1411:Al-Armanazi 1351:Ibn al-Rumi 1331:Al-Isfahani 1306:Al-Hamadani 1271:Al-Mudabbir 1238:Abbasid era 1228:al-Mufaddal 1123:Al-Farazdaq 1081:Al-Munakhal 976:Al-Shanfara 961:Al-Hujayjah 930:Pre-Islamic 691:Abbott 1946 569:Abbott 1946 260:mughanniyat 144:Arabic poet 129:Sunni Islam 3224:825 deaths 3219:777 births 3213:Categories 3061:Theorists‎ 2838:Ibn Muhriz 2823:Ibn Surayj 2803:Ibn Misjaḥ 2699:Achaemenid 2677:Arab music 2567:Mauritania 2371:Ali Douagi 2291:Hanna Mina 2281:Al Gosaibi 2148:May Ziadeh 2063:Ahmad Rida 2028:El Baroudy 1960:Al-Nabulsi 1932:al-Nafzawi 1927:Ibn Nubata 1902:Ibn Manzur 1879:Mamluk era 1864:Ibn Tufayl 1854:Ibn Jubayr 1824:Ibn Wahbun 1809:Abu Madyan 1739:Ibn Zaydún 1734:Ibn Zamrak 1724:Ibn Quzman 1709:Ibn Juzayy 1704:Ibn Bassam 1674:Ibn Hamdis 1639:Abu Ja'far 1626:Al-Andalus 1616:Ibn 'Adlan 1561:Ibn Hayyus 1551:al-Tawhīdī 1546:Al-Daylami 1531:Al-Tughrai 1511:Ibn Bakkar 1446:Al-Shafi'i 1381:Al-Ma'arri 1356:Ibn Duraid 1266:Abu Tammam 1041:Al-Nabigha 534:References 135:Occupation 3191:Biography 3078:Al-Farabi 2808:al-Gharid 2582:Palestine 2431:al-Sayyab 2426:Al-Bayati 1897:Al-Busiri 1844:al-Fazazi 1829:Ibn Abdun 1799:Ibn Arabi 1789:Yusuf III 1784:Yusuf III 1774:Al-Tutili 1694:Ibn Amira 1659:Buthaina 1654:Ibn Ammar 1591:Al-Hallaj 1526:Niftawayh 1471:Al-Zahiri 1396:Abu Nuwas 1361:al-Zajjaj 1326:Al-Busiri 1286:Al-Asma'i 1178:Kuthayyir 1173:Al-Khansa 1100:Classical 966:Al-Ḥurqah 798:(40 vols) 525:, ed. by 465:al-Mansur 454:al-Saffah 304:Relation 301:Abbasids 181:Biography 164:romanized 142:musician, 140:composer, 49:Baghdad, 3113:Ibn Kurr 3098:Avempace 3088:Avicenna 3068:Al-Kindi 3043:Avempace 3003:Shāriyah 2988:Mahbubah 2938:Mukhariq 2908:Ibn Jami 2818:Algharid 2750:Sasanian 2736:Rhoptron 2721:Parthian 2525:Djibouti 2241:Said Akl 1834:Avempace 1814:al-Rundi 1794:Ibn Hazm 1729:Ibn Sahl 1699:Ibn Baqi 1576:Al Uyuni 1406:Shāriyah 1401:Al-Jahiz 1036:Mu'aqqir 1006:Al-A'sha 832:(1946). 765:(1930). 751:(1938). 516:Editions 444:Marriage 284:Siblings 191:al-Mahdi 125:Religion 111:al-Mahdi 67:Children 3177:Portals 3152:Related 2896:Abbasid 2878:Hababah 2781:Umayyad 2758:Bamshad 2691:Origins 2612:Tunisia 2597:Somalia 2572:Morocco 2557:Lebanon 2520:Comoros 2515:Bahrain 2510:Algeria 2286:Echebbi 1839:al-Baji 1769:Qasmuna 1631:Maghreb 1521:Al-Suli 1321:Buhturi 742:Sources 290:Abbasid 255:jawaris 240:tarājim 223:muḥdath 189:Caliph 187:Abbasid 175:Abbasid 166::  138:Singer, 120:Maknuna 101:Abbasid 96:Dynasty 37:Baghdad 3203:Poetry 3083:Ziryab 3038:Ziryab 2958:Jahzah 2883:Ubayda 2828:Ma'bad 2793:Nashit 2788:Ṭuways 2768:Nagisa 2763:Barbad 2707:Karnay 2617:U.A.E. 2552:Kuwait 2547:Jordan 2206:Adunis 2008:Modern 1965:Fuzûlî 1764:Nazhun 1056:Tarafa 840:  804:  549:Mawālī 500:khādim 478:Poetry 463:) and 246:slave- 200:jāriya 155:Arabic 117:Mother 107:Father 70:Abbas 57:Spouse 3127:Works 2983:Irfan 2974:Qiyan 2903:Siyat 2854:Qiyan 2730:gōsān 2622:Yemen 2607:Syria 2602:Sudan 2587:Qatar 2562:Libya 2530:Egypt 2020:Nahda 1759:Muhya 1501:‘Inān 1021:Labīd 769:[ 265:qayna 249:qiyan 81:Names 72:Ishaq 2577:Oman 2542:Iraq 1629:and 838:ISBN 802:ISBN 510:ṭall 298:No. 277:Musa 44:Died 31:Born 895:Old 474:). 431:11 420:10 258:or 234:of 34:777 3215:: 624:^ 591:^ 561:^ 470:r. 459:r. 407:9 396:8 383:7 372:6 361:5 348:4 335:3 322:2 309:1 252:, 195:r. 161:, 157:: 3179:: 2660:e 2653:t 2646:v 874:e 867:t 860:v 846:. 810:. 467:( 456:( 193:( 153:(

Index

Baghdad
Abbasid Empire
Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi
Dynasty
Abbasid
al-Mahdi
Sunni Islam
Arabic
romanized
Abbasid
Abbasid
al-Mahdi
r.
jāriya
Al-Khayzuran
Harun al-Rashid
Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
Kitāb al-Aghānī
Abū ’l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī
qiyan
jawaris
qayna
Zubaidah bint Ja`far
Musa
Abbasid
Musa al-Hadi
Harun al-Rashid
Abbasa bint al-Mahdi
Ubaydallah ibn al-Mahdi
Mansur ibn al-Mahdi

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