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Sallam al-Khasir, a poet who mourned the Barmakids in a verse saying that the seas of generosity dried up after them 3.
What was said of him
Ibn al-Nadim counts him among the poets who professed Islam while concealing heresy (zandaqa). This judgement is attributed to Ibn al-Nadim and needs an additional source 4.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 367
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p. 473
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.367
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.473
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islam.museum contributors. “Sallam al-Khasir”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sallam-al-khasir/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.