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Al-Fadl Ibn Ja'far
Al-Fadl ( ar, الفضل ), also spelled Al-Fazl and in other ways, is an Arabic term meaning ''the bounty''. It is used as a male given name and, in modern usage, a surname. It may refer to: Given name *Al-Fadl ibn Salih (740–789), Abbasid governor in Syria and Egypt *Al-Fadl ibn Rawh ibn Hatim al-Muhallabi (died 794), provincial governor for the Abbasid Caliphate *Al-Fadl ibn al-Rabi' (757/8–823/4), chamberlain and vizier of the Abbasid caliphs Harun al-Rashid and al-Amin *Al-Fadl ibn Yahya (766–808), one of the Barmakids, governor in the Abbasid Caliphate under Harun al-Rashid *Al-Fadl ibn Naubakht (8th century), Persian scholar at the court of the Caliph Harun al-Rashid *Al-Fadl ibn Sahl (died 818), vizier of the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun *Al-Fadl ibn Marwan (ca. 774–864), Christian vizier of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim *Fadl ibn Rabi'ah (ca. 1107), Bedouin emir, progenitor of the Al Fadl dynasty *Fadl ibn Isa (13th century), Al Fadl ruler under the Mamluks Surname * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fadl Ibn Salih
Al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāliḥ ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās ( ar, الفضل بن صالح بن علي بن عبد الله العباسي) (740Tabari, Hillenbrand, 1989, p.55.–789) was the Abbasid governor of a number of different provinces in Syria during the late 8th-century CE. He was also governor of Egypt for a brief period of time. He was related to the Abbasid caliphs and was part of the Banu Salih branch of the Abbasid dynasty. Career In 755, al-Fadl led the pilgrim caravan destined for Mecca and Medina for the annual ''hajj''. He became governor of Jund Dimashq (whose principal city was Damascus) in 766 and three years later he added Jund Qinnasrin (whose principal city was Aleppo) to his domain during the reign of the caliph al-Mansur. In 775, he was appointed governor of the region of al-Jazira north of Damascus by the Abbasid caliph al-Mahdi. He moved to al-Jazira the same year. Al-Fadl returned to Damascus following his trip to Jerusalem in 780 where he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
