Ma'arrat al-Nu'man

معرة النعمان

Northern Syrian city between Aleppo and Hama, the birthplace and lifelong home of Abu al-Ala al-Ma'arri.

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Levant & Iraq
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Home of
Abu l-Ala al-Maarri
Visited by
al-Tanukhi al-Qadi Abu al-Qasim Ali ibn al-Muhsin
Birthplace of
Amin ibn Muhammad al-Jundi· Ibn al-Wardi
Site of
Siege of Ma'arra

People and things also explored

al-Mustazhir bi'llah Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi· Aleppo· Baghdad· Damascus· Ottoman Empire· Syria· Siege of Ma'arra· Abu l-Ala al-Maarri

Sources

  • Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali
  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Ma'arrat al-Nu'man”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/maarrat-al-numan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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al-Mustazhir bi'llah Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi

Abbasid caliph [487–512], Abu'l-Abbas Ahmad ibn al-Muqtadi, born Shawwal 470, hailed at sixteen; Ibn al-Athir praises his mildness, noble hand and fine rescripts — 'his caliphate never knew calm: his days were turbulent, full of wars'.