Abà « Miḥjan ÿAbd AllÃÂh ibn Ḥabëb () called al-Thaqafë, was an Arab poet of the JÃÂhiliyya and the early Islamic period.
A member of the Banà « Thaqëf tribe, Abà « Miḥjan was a mukhaá¸Âram (non-Muslim) who took part in the defence of al-ṬÃÂþif against Muḥammad in year 8 AH (630 AD). There he was wounded by an arrow fired by ÿAbd AllÃÂh ibn Abà « Bakr. In year 9 AH (631/2 AD), he converted to Islam and afterwards joined the Muslim conquest of Persia. He may have fought at the Battle of Vologesias in 633, but Muḥammad's second successor, Caliph ÿUmar, ordered him into exile to a place called Ḥaá¸Âawá¸Âa. He escaped his escort, but was then imprisoned by á¹¢aÿd ibn Abë WaqqÃÂá¹£ for drunkenness. á¹¢aÿd's wife obtained his temporary release so that he could fight at the Battle of al-QÃÂdisiyya in November 636. His conduct in battle secured his full pardon from á¹¢aÿd.
After the battle, in 637 ÿUmar again exiled Abà « Miḥjan, this time to BÃÂá¸Âiÿ in the Sudan, according to al-Ṭabarë. He died not long after going into exile. According to tradition, his tomb could be seen either on the frontier of Gorgan or of Azerbaijan.
The poetry of Abà « Miḥjan is unoriginal and chiefly of interest for its author's evident oenophilia. The line "When I die, bury me at the foot of a vine" is attributed to him, as are several poems challenging the QurþÃÂnic prohibition on alcohol. It was drunkenness that got him exiled and imprisoned on several occasions.