Maridah bint Shabib
| Maridah bint Shabib ماردة بنت شبيب | |||||
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Abbasid caliph | |||||
| Period | 796 – 809 | ||||
| Born | Kufa, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Died | 820s Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate | ||||
| Burial | Baghdad | ||||
| Spouse | Harun al-Rashid | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
Maridah bint Shabib (
Biography
Maridah entered the Harem probably in 793/795. She was raised in the Abbasid household before kept her as
Marida was born in
Maridah's father was Shabib.[4] She was a Sogdian, and was born in Kufah. She was one of the ten maids presented to Harun by Zubaidah. She had five children. These were Abu Ishaq (future Caliph Al-Mu'tasim), Abu Isma'il, Umm Habib, and two others whose names are unknown. She was Harun's favourite concubine.[5]
Her son, Muhammad, the future
Maridah was the only Umm walad of Harun al-Rashid, who gave birth to his five children no other Umm walad had this prestige.[citation needed]
Maridah lived most of her life in the Caliph's Harem. Her sons were not in the line of succession as Harun al-Rashid kept his eldest sons as heirs. However, Maridah's elder son Abu Ishaq became caliph after his half-brother al-Mamun's death. Al-Mamun nominated Abu Ishaq as his successor on his death bed.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Masudi 2010, p. 222.
- ^ Bosworth 1993, p. 776.
- ^ Kennedy 2006, pp. 173, 213.
- ISBN 978-1-136-14522-3.
- ^ Abbott 1946, pp. 141–42.
- ^ Bosworth 1991, pp. 208–209.
- ^ Masudi 2010, pp. 222, 231.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-7103-0246-5.
- ISBN 978-90-04-09419-2.
- ISBN 978-0-306814808.
- Abbott, Nabia (1946). Two Queens of Baghdad: Mother and Wife of Hārūn Al Rashīd. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-86356-031-6.
- ISBN 978-0-7914-0493-5.