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Kushajim

كشاجم

Abu l-Fath Mahmud b. al-Husayn the Sindhi — the literatus who lampooned his own beloved nard 1.

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Abu al-Fath Mahmud ibn al-Husayn al-Sindi ibn Shahak the secretary, known as Kushajim, a man of learning, transmission and letters. 2

His verses

He wrote to a friend verses condemning backgammon, for which he was well known. 2 Al-Mas'udi relates that at the table of al-Mustakfi he recited some of his poetry describing food, among it asparagus, al-juzabiyya and qatayif. 3

Sources

  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 680
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.680
  3. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.714-717
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islam.museum contributors. “Kushajim”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kushajim/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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