Abd al Hamid

Abd al Hamid (705-750), full name Abd al Hamid bin Yahya bin, was an Arabic writer. He was founder of epistolary style. He was at first an itinerant pedagogue and later employed under the Umayyad as a secretary. He was a principal assistant to Caliph Marwan. He apparently died at Busir.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Mankind consists of many classes and many different characters. Some are like rare jewels which one does not sell at any price. There are others so suspect that no one would like to buy them.

Tu Fu