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
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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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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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1466:Safiyya al-Baghdadiyya
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821:Tarikh Madinat Dimashq
399:Abdallah ibn al-Mahdi
288:Ulayya was related to
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2216:Abdur Rahman Kashgari
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1566:Al-Raghib al-Isfahani
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1118:Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi
941:Abu Layla al-Muhalhel
423:Banuqa bint al-Mahdi
375:Aliyah bint al-Mahdi
170:ʿUlayya bint al-Mahdī
24:Ulayya bint al-Mahdi
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2928:Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
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1193:Qutayla ukht al-Nadr
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679:Ibn Taghribirdi 1930
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339:Abbasa bint al-Mahdi
270:Zubaidah bint Ja`far
219:Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
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1001:Antarah ibn Shaddad
991:'Amir ibn al-Tufayl
793:, ed. (1985–2007).
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387:Mansur ibn al-Mahdi
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2196:Ahlam Mosteghanemi
1922:Hamdallah Mustawfi
1887:Ahmad ibn Arabshah
1506:Abu Ahmad Monajjem
1341:Al-Hariri of Basra
1336:Al-Fath ibn Khaqan
1281:Arib al-Ma'muniyya
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448:Ulayya married
446:
326:Harun al-Rashid
286:
231:Kitāb al-Aghānī
212:Harun al-Rashid
183:
143:
141:
139:
71:
48:
35:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3317:
3315:
3307:
3306:
3301:
3296:
3291:
3286:
3281:
3276:
3271:
3266:
3261:
3256:
3251:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3231:
3226:
3221:
3211:
3210:
3206:
3205:
3193:
3170:
3169:
3167:
3166:
3164:Hind bint Utba
3161:
3155:
3153:
3149:
3148:
3146:
3145:
3138:
3130:
3128:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3115:
3110:
3105:
3100:
3095:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3075:
3070:
3064:
3062:
3058:
3057:
3054:
3053:
3051:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3034:
3032:
3024:
3023:
3021:
3020:
3015:
3010:
3005:
3000:
2995:
2993:Milh Al-Attara
2990:
2985:
2979:
2977:
2966:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2950:
2945:
2940:
2935:
2933:Mansour Zalzal
2930:
2925:
2923:Yaḥya al-Makki
2920:
2915:
2910:
2905:
2899:
2897:
2893:
2892:
2889:
2888:
2886:
2885:
2880:
2875:
2873:Djamila/Jamila
2870:
2865:
2859:
2857:
2846:
2845:
2840:
2835:
2830:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2813:Hunain al-Hiri
2810:
2805:
2800:
2795:
2790:
2784:
2782:
2778:
2777:
2774:
2773:
2771:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2754:
2752:
2742:
2741:
2739:
2738:
2733:
2725:
2723:
2713:
2712:
2710:
2709:
2703:
2701:
2692:
2688:
2687:
2685:
2684:
2679:
2673:
2670:
2669:
2666:
2664:
2663:
2656:
2649:
2641:
2632:
2631:
2628:
2627:
2625:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2594:
2589:
2584:
2579:
2574:
2569:
2564:
2559:
2554:
2549:
2544:
2539:
2538:
2537:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2506:
2503:
2502:
2497:
2490:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2482:
2481:
2479:
2478:
2473:
2471:Samih al-Qasim
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2451:Omar Abu Risha
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2376:Youssef Rzouga
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2336:Leila Abouzeid
2333:
2328:
2326:Alaa Al Aswany
2323:
2318:
2316:Leila Aboulela
2313:
2308:
2303:
2298:
2296:Colette Khoury
2293:
2288:
2283:
2278:
2273:
2268:
2263:
2258:
2253:
2248:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2231:Abbās al-Aqqād
2228:
2223:
2218:
2213:
2208:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2181:Naguib Mahfouz
2178:
2172:
2170:
2164:
2163:
2161:
2160:
2155:
2150:
2145:
2140:
2135:
2130:
2125:
2120:
2115:
2110:
2105:
2100:
2095:
2090:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2070:
2065:
2060:
2058:Naoum Mokarzel
2055:
2050:
2045:
2040:
2035:
2030:
2024:
2022:
2012:
2011:
2006:
1999:
1998:
1995:
1994:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1987:
1982:
1977:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1956:
1954:
1948:
1947:
1945:
1944:
1942:Al-Qalqashandi
1939:
1934:
1929:
1924:
1919:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1883:
1881:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1871:
1866:
1861:
1859:Ibn al-Kattani
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1836:
1831:
1826:
1821:
1816:
1811:
1806:
1801:
1796:
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1679:Ibn Abd Rabbih
1676:
1671:
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1635:
1633:
1622:
1621:
1619:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1606:Ibn al-Shajari
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1583:
1578:
1573:
1568:
1563:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1543:
1538:
1533:
1528:
1523:
1518:
1513:
1508:
1503:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1426:Rabia of Basra
1423:
1418:
1416:Aban al-Lahiqi
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1296:Abu al-Atahiya
1293:
1288:
1283:
1278:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1256:Ibn al-Mu'tazz
1253:
1248:
1242:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1231:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1143:Ibn Abi Hasina
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1091:
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:
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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
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450:Musa ibn Isa
447:
426:Half-sister
378:Half-sister
343:Half-sister
313:Musa al-Hadi
287:
275:Her husband
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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
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