Ibn Al-Majd Al-Baghdadi
Ibn Al-Majd Al-Baghdadi (1): The author and poet Ahmed Bin Muhammad Bin Uthman Bin Shikhan (known as Shihab Al-Din and Ibn Al-Majd Al-Baghdadi) was from the tribe of Quraysh and a descendant of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq. He lived in Egypt and died in Minyat Bani Khasib on the 10th of Ramadan in 773 AH.
Ibn Al-Majd Al-Baghdadi was a skilled writer with a natural talent for reciting poetry extemporaneously. He used to earn money for his tributes to others and authored tributes in praise of influential figures.
Source: Kitab Al-Sulala Al-Bakria As-Siddiqia – Part II, by Ahmed Farghal Al-De’abassi Al-Bakri
Date of Publication
1 Ramadan 1438 AH / May 26, 2017 AD
(1) Al-Nujum Al-Zahira fi Muluk Misr wa Al-Qahira 11/ 122, Al-Durar Al-Kaminah fi A’yan Al-Miʼah Al-Thaminah 1/ 329-330, Al-Muqaffa Al-Kabir 1/ 608-609