Abu al-Ayna
أبو العيناء
806 CE · 190 AH – 896 CE · 283 AH
Abu al-Ayna (190–283) — the blind wit of Baghdad, mawla of al-Mansur; heard hadith and adab from Abu Ubayda and al-Asma'i; unmatched for memory and instant repartee, his anecdotes fill the adab books; famous for his quip to al-Mutawakkil at the Ja'fari palace 1.
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- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Sources
- Wafayat al-A'yan wa-Anba' Abna' al-Zaman — Ibn Khallikan
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