Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Zaynabi (Arabic: عبد الله بن محمد بن إبراهيم الزينبي)[1] was a minor Abbasid prince. He served as the governor of several provinces, including the Yemen and Egypt, in the late eighth and early ninth centuries.
Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Zaynabi عبد الله بن محمد بن إبراهيم الزينبي | |
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| Abbasid Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 785–786 | |
| Monarchs | al-Mahdi, al-Hadi |
| Preceded by | Sulayman ibn Yazid al-Harithi |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim ibn Salm ibn Qutaybah al-Bahili or al-Ghitrif ibn al-Ata |
| Abbasid Governor of Mecca | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid (under Harun al-Rashid he was once or twice governor of Mecca) |
| Abbasid Governor of Egypt | |
| In office 805–806 | |
| Monarch | Harun al-Rashid |
| Preceded by | Ahmad ibn Isma'il ibn Ali |
| Succeeded by | Al-Husayn ibn Jamil |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Abbasid dynasty |
| Parents |
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| Known for | Leading the funeral prayers of famous Muslim theologian Malik ibn Anas in 795 |
Life
editA member of the Abbasid dynasty, Abdallah was the descendant of notable personages on both sides of his family. His father Muhammad was a son of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ali, who had been a leading figure in the early stages of the Abbasid Revolution before being killed by the last Umayyad caliph Marwan II in 749.[2] His mother, Zaynab, was the daughter of Sulayman ibn Ali and a senior princess at the Abbasid court, and Abdallah himself was usually known by the names of "al-Zaynabi" or "Abdallah ibn Zaynab."[3] He was a second cousin of the fourth and fifth Abbasid caliphs al-Hadi (r. 785–786) and Harun al-Rashid (r. 786–809).[4]
During his career Abdallah was appointed to several provincial governorships. Either during the caliphate of al-Hadi or al-Mahdi he was made governor of the Yemen,[5] and under Harun al-Rashid he was once or twice governor of Mecca[6] (and possibly Medina).[7] In 805 he was appointed over Egypt, in which position he remained for approximately a year.[8]
Abdallah was also known for leading the prayers at the funeral of Malik ibn Anas in 795.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ For his full name, see Ibn Taghribirdi 1930, p. 131.
- ^ Omar 1971, p. 988; Ibn Hazm 1982, p. 31.
- ^ Rahmatallah 1952, pp. 27 ff., 45; Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 39: p. 263; Ibn Hazm 1982, p. 31; Al-Kindi 1912, p. 141; Ibn Taghribirdi 1930, p. 131.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 30: p. xxiv.
- ^ Ibn Abd al-Majid 1985, pp. 25–26; Ibn Hazm 1982, p. 31; Gordon et al. 2018, p. 1141.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 30: p. 304; Khalifah ibn Khayyat 1985, p. 461.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 39: p. 263 & n. 1168.
- ^ Al-Kindi 1912, pp. 141–42; Ibn Taghribirdi 1930, pp. 131–32.
- ^ Yarshater 1985–2007, v. 39: p. 263.
References
edit- Gordon, Matthew S.; Robinson, Chase F.; Rowson, Everett K.; et al., eds. (2018). The Works of Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi: An English Translation. Vol. 3. Leiden and Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-35621-4.
- Ibn Abd al-Majid, Taj al-Din 'Abd al-Baqi al-Yamani (1985). Ta'rikh al-Yaman al-Musamma Bahjat al-Zaman fi Ta'rikh al-Yaman (in Arabic). Sana'a: Dar Kalimah.
- Ibn Hazm, Abu Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Sa'id al-Andalusi (1982). Harun, 'Abd al-Salam Muhammad (ed.). Jamharat Ansab al-'Arab (in Arabic) (5th ed.). Cairo: Dar al-Ma'arif.
- Ibn Taghribirdi, Jamal al-Din Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf (1930). Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira, Volume II (in Arabic). Cairo: Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya.
- Khalifah ibn Khayyat (1985). al-Umari, Akram Diya' (ed.). Tarikh Khalifah ibn Khayyat, 3rd ed (in Arabic). Al-Riyadh: Dar Taybah.
- Al-Kindi, Muhammad ibn Yusuf (1912). Guest, Rhuvon (ed.). The Governors and Judges of Egypt (in Arabic). Leyden and London: E. J. Brill.
- Omar, F. (1971). "Ibrahim b. Muhammad". In Lewis, B.; Ménage, V. L.; Pellat, Ch. & Schacht, J. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 988–89. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_3440. OCLC 495469525.
- Rahmatallah, Maleeha (1952). The Women of Baghdad in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries, as Revealed in the History of Baghdad of al-Hatib (Thesis). University of Pennsylvania.
- Yarshater, Ehsan, ed. (1985–2007). The History of al-Ṭabarī (40 vols). SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies. Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-7249-1.