Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī

Iraqi poet
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Summary

Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī was born on 718[1] in Kufa[2]. He died on 794[3] in Baghdad[4]. He worked as a philologist[5], linguist[6], genealogist[7], historian[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Umayyad Caliphate[11], Abbasid Caliphate[12]
  • Native language: Arabic[13]
  • Occupation: revolutionary[14], writer[15]
  • Student: Harun al-Rashid[16]
  • Notable work: Mufaddaliyat[17], amṯāl al-ʿrb[18]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[19], Shia Islam[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Residence: Kufa[22], Basra[23], Baghdad[24]
  • Given name: Mufaḍḍal[25]
  • Topic's main category: Q60602397[26]
  • Student of: 'Asim Koofi[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[28]
  • Name in native language: المفضّل الضبّي[29]
  • Time period: Islamic Golden Age[30]
  • Writing language: Arabic[31]

Why It Matters

Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Works attributed to him include Mufaddaliyat[34], a literary work[35].

FAQs

Where was Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī born?

Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī's place of birth was Kufa[2].

Where did Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī die?

Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī passed away in Baghdad[4].

What did Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī do for work?

Mufaḍḍal ibn Muḥammad al-Ḍabbī worked as a philologist[5], linguist[6], genealogist[7], historian[8], and poet[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 12
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'hy', 'pt', 'ru', 'tr', 'ur', 'uz']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · Medineli92 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'المفضّل الضبّي'}
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → philologist, linguist, genealogist +4
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Topic's main category → Q60602397
    Country of citizenship → Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate
    Student → Harun al-Rashid
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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