Ibn al-Rumi

In the tenth century his Dīwān (collected poetry), which had been transmitted orally by al-Mutanabbī, was arranged and edited by Abū Bakr ibn Yaḥyā al-Ṣūlī, and included in the section of his book Kitāb Al-Awrāq (كتاب الاوراق) on muḥadathūn (modern poets).

• Region — Iraq, Arab world, Muslim world • Era — Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) • Name — Ibn al-Rūmī ابن الرومى • Native Name — أبو الحسن علي بن العباس بن جريج • Born — 21 June 836 • Birthplace — Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate (now in Iraq) • Died — 13 July 896 (aged 60) • Place of death — Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, now Iraq • Main Interests — Arabic poetry

Ibn al-Rumi was born in Baghdad, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, in 836. Originally named Ali bin Al-Abbas bin George, he was given the epithet "Ibn al-Rumi" (lit. "Son of the Roman), referring to his father's Greek ancestry. He was raised a Muslim.

Ibn al-Rumi died in Baghdad in the year 896, at the age of 59. His early biographer Ibn Khallikān relates an account that he was given poisoned biscuits in the presence of the caliph Al-Mu'tadid on the orders of his vizier, Al-Qasim ibn Ubayd Allah, whom Ibn al-Rumī had satirised viciously. In another account his death is attributed to suicide.