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His full name was Abu’l-Hasan Ali ibn Ibn Abi Abdullah Isa ibn Hebetullah an-Nakkaş; he was born and raised in Baghdad. He was a physician, hadith scholar, and poet. His Family His father, Isa ibn Hebetullah an-Nakkaş, was a man engaged both in textile trade (bezzāzlik) and literature. Mühezzebüddîn praised his father’s scholarly and literary qualities in a lament he composed in his honor. In his poems, he expressed both his devotion to his father and his human emotions in the face of death. Edu

When Islamic history is mentioned, one of the first great dynasties that comes to mind is undoubtedly the Abbasids. Chronologically, they appear to have ruled for a period close to that of the Ottoman Empire. However, when we examine the inner workings—the political stability and central authority—we may find that they were not as unified or as solid a power as they seem. Let us lift the grand curtains of the Abbasids and take a close look at the political realities behind them. The Birth of Pow