Umara Ibn Hamza · Islam Museum

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Overview

Umara ibn Hamza, secretary and client of Abu Ja'far al-Mansur ².

His description

Ibn al-Nadim describes him as proud, generous, eloquent and one-eyed. al-Mansur and al-Mahdi advanced him and bore with his manners for his excellence and eloquence, and he held great offices for them both ².

His letters

He has collected letters, among them the letter of the army which upholds the Banu al-Abbas ².

Sources

al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.171

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islam.museum contributors. “Umara Ibn Hamza”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/umara-ibn-hamza/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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