Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi

Ibrahim ibn al-Mahdi
إبراهيم بن المهدي
Born779
Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died839
Baghdad/Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate
SpouseUmm Muhammad (divorced)
Shāriyah
Bid'ah
Rayyiq
Khishf
Shaja
ChildrenHibat Allah
Names
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Mahd ibn Abdallah al-Mansur
DynastyAbbasid
FatherAl-Mahdi
MotherShakla
ReligionIslam
OccupationSinger,
Composer,
Arabic poet

Ibrāhīm ibn al-Mahdī (Arabic: إبراهيم بن المهدي; 779–839) was an Abbasid prince, singer, composer and poet. He was the son of the third Abbasid caliph, al-Mahdi, and the half-brother of the poet and musician Ulayya. Ibrahim was contemporary of Abbasid caliph al-Hadi, al-Rashid and his three nephews caliph al-Amin, al-Ma'mun, al-Mu'tasim.