Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: ٱلْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ, romanized: al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c.566–653 CE) was a paternal uncle and sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, but only became a convert after the Battle of Badr in 624 CE (2 AH). His descendants founded the Abbasid dynasty in 750.

Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
ٱلْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ
Bornc.566
Mecca, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day KSA)
Diedc.653 (aged c.86)
Medina, Rashidun Caliphate (present-day KSA)
Known forPaternal uncle of Muhammad and eponymous ancestor of the Abbasid Dynasty
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FamilyBanu Hashim (Quraysh)
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