Person
al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib
العباس بن عبد المطلب
Abū al-Faḍl
568 CE – 653 CE(aged ~85) Banū Hāshim
Paternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ. Two years older than the Prophet. Wealthy merchant who, while initially neutral, secretly supported the Prophet from early on. Captured by the Muslims at Badr (where he fought on the Quraysh side under duress) and ransomed. Publicly accepted Islam shortly before the Conquest of Mecca (630 CE). Ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs (al-Saffāḥ, al-Manṣūr, Hārūn al-Rashīd, etc.) through his son ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās — the great companion who is one of the most prolific transmitters of hadith and tafsīr.
Significance
Paternal uncle of the Prophet ﷺ. Two years older than the Prophet. Wealthy merchant who, while initially neutral, secretly supported the Prophet from early on. Captured by the Muslims at Badr (where he fought on the Quraysh side under duress) and ransomed. Publicly accepted Islam shortly before the Conquest of Mecca (630 CE). Ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs (al-Saffāḥ, al-Manṣūr, Hārūn al-Rashīd, etc.) through his son ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās — the great companion who is one of the most prolific transmitters of hadith and tafsīr.
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