IBN ALQAMI

 

               Majd al-Din Abu Taleb Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Abu Taleb bin

               Alqami (1195-1258A.D./591-656 A.H.) was the last Abbasid minister. Some of the

               historians consider him to be Iranian from the city of Qum. He was an astute and

               learned politician and was an ardent follower of the Shi'ite school. During his youth

               he learned grammar and literature from Ibn Ayub Emeed ar-Ru'asa, a famous

               Shi'ite scholar.

               Ibn Alqami was an able administrator and far-sighted statesman. Shi'ite historians

               have mentioned him as a pious and distinguished person. Ibn Alqami was a

               well-known scholar of his period. He was a good poet and master in Arabic prose.

               He was also expert calligraphist and always encouraged the scholars. He

               maintained a library which contained ten thousand precious and exquisite

               books.He developed close friendship and company with Ibn Ta'oos, the

               outstanding Shi'ite scholar, During the episode of Baghdad when Ibn Abil Hadeed,

               the famous exegetist of Nahjul Balagha and his brother Muwaffaq al-Din were

               imprisoned by the Mongols and there was possibility of their decimation Ibn

               Alqami with great difficutty saved their lives.

               Majd al-Din Abu Taleb Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Abu Taleb bin

               Alqami (1195-1258A.D./591-656 A.H.) was the last Abbasid minister. Some of the

               historians consider him to be Iranian from the city of Qum. He was an astute and

               learned politician and was an ardent follower of the Shi'ite school. During his youth

               he learned grammar and literature from Ibn Ayub Emeed ar-Ru'asa, a famous

               Shi'ite scholar.

               Ibn Alqami was an able administrator and far-sighted statesman. Shi'ite historians

               have mentioned him as a pious and distinguished person. Ibn Alqami was a

               well-known scholar of his period. He was a good poet and master in Arabic prose.

               He was also expert calligraphist and always encouraged the scholars. He

               maintained a library which contained ten thousand precious and exquisite

               books.He developed close friendship and company with Ibn Ta'oos, the

               outstanding Shi'ite scholar, During the episode of Baghdad when Ibn Abil Hadeed,

               the famous exegetist of Nahjul Balagha and his brother Muwaffaq al-Din were

               imprisoned by the Mongols and there was possibility of their decimation Ibn

               Alqami with great difficutty saved their lives.