Ibrāhīm b. al-Mahdī - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Turner, John P.
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Ibrāhīm b. al-Mahdī (b. 162/779, d. in 224/839 in Sāmarrāʾ, r. 201-3/817-9) was a noted poet, singer, musician, and important member of the ʿAbbāsid family. He was the son of the ʿAbbāsid caliph al-Mahdī (r. 158-69/775-85), brother of the caliphs al-Hādī (r. 169-70/785-6) and Hārūn al-Rashīd (r. 170-93/786-809), and uncle of the caliphs al-Amīn (r. 193-8/ 809-13), al-Maʾmūn (r. 198-218/813-33), and al-Muʿtaṣim (r. 218-