Qutham ibn Abbas

Qutham ibn al-Abbas
Qutham ibn al-Abbas
قثم بن العباس‎
Personal
Born	c. 620s/630s; Medina
Died	c. 677s/680s; Samarkand
Religion	Islam
Parents	Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (father); Lubaba bint al-Harith (mother);
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Muhammad, ; Sahabah;

Qutham ibn al-ʿAbbās (Arabic: قثم بن العباس‎), approximately born in 624 in Medina and died in 677 in Samarkand, was an Arab statesman and preacher. He served as the leader of Mecca during the reign of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and was one of the participants in the Arab Caliphate's conquest of Central Asia. He is recognized as the first preacher of Islam in the territory of modern-day Uzbekistan.

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