Abu Nawas' real name was Abu Ali al-Hasan bin Hani al-Hakami. Born in 145 AH (747 AD) in the city of Ahvaz in Persia (now Iran), to an Arab father and Persian mother. His father, Hani al-Hakam, was a member of the Marwan II military legion. While his mother was named Jalban, a Persian woman who worked as a wool washer. Since childhood he was orphaned. The mother then took him to Basra, Iraq. It was in this city that Abu Nawas studied various sciences.

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