Ibn Muqla

Ibn Muqla

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Ibn Muqla was described as a calligrapher, scribe, and vizier during his life. An entirely self made man, Ibn Muqla was already working at the center of Caliphal administration in the Abbasid Empire during his 20s. In his 30s he was put in charge of a Diwan, and by his 40s he was the apogee of Abbasid civil administration. He was in and out of the Vizerial position, and imprisoned 3 times in his life. Along with this, he was referred to as a "prophet in the field of handwriting", with his calligraphy towards the end of his life coming to be seen as an instrument of gods wisdom.

Chase F. Robinson

Robinson, Chase F.. Islamic Civilization in Thirty Lives : The First 1,000 Years. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2016.

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Person From 30 Lives