Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi

Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
إبراهيم بن المهدي
Born779
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died839
Baghdad/Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
SpouseUmm Muhammad (divorced)
Shāriyah[1]
Bid'ah[2]
Rayyiq[3]
Khishf[4]
Shaja[4]
ChildrenHibat Allah[5]
Names
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Mahd ibn Abdallah al-Mansur
DynastyAbbasid
FatherAl-Mahdi
MotherShakla
ReligionIslam
OccupationSinger,
Composer,
Arabic poet

Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mahdī (Arabic: إبراهيم بن المهدي; 779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph, al-Mahdi, and the half-brother of the poet and musician Ulayya.[6] Ibrahim was contemporary of Abbasid caliph al-Hadi, al-Rashid and his three nephews caliph al-Amin, al-Ma'mun, al-Mu'tasim.

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