Not all cities preserve their history in books some need men to save their memory from oblivion. Ibrahim Abd al-Ghani Eldrubi is a Baghdadi man who turned Omar's story into a document. He was born in Baghdad in 1894, grew up among its councils of scholars, and studied jurisprudence and language, before working in the sharia courts. But his greatest passion lay elsewhere between the pages of the manuscripts. He copied more than 360 manuscripts, preserving the legacy of scholars and historians from loss. He did not stop at the manuscripts; Instead, he wanted to preserve Baghdad with its people, homes, gatherings and stories. He wrote his most famous book, "The Baghdadis, their news and their councils", to leave for his generations an image of a city alive with knowledge, literature and councils. He wrote about its ministers, women and judges, and about its characters and history. On November 2, 1959, Eldarubi died in Baghdad, but the stories and manuscripts he collected remain a testimony to a city whose memory does not run out. Ibrahim Eldarubi, the man who wrote Baghdad, so that no one would forget it.

Not all cities preserve their history in books some need men to save their memory from oblivion. Ibrahim Abd al-Ghani Eldrubi is a Baghdadi man who turned Omar's story into a document. He was born in Baghdad in 1894, grew up among its councils of scholars, and studied jurisprudence and language, before working in the sharia courts. But his greatest passion lay elsewhere between the pages of the manuscripts. He copied more than 360 manuscripts, preserving the legacy of scholars and historians from loss. He did not stop at the manuscripts; Instead, he wanted to preserve Baghdad with its people, homes, gatherings and stories. He wrote his most famous book, "The Baghdadis, their news and their councils", to leave for his generations an image of a city alive with knowledge, literature and councils. He wrote about its ministers, women and judges, and about its characters and history. On November 2, 1959, Eldarubi died in Baghdad, but the stories and manuscripts he collected remain a testimony to a city whose memory does not run out. Ibrahim Eldarubi, the man who wrote Baghdad, so that no one would forget it.