Abbas __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text ABBAS عباس. The son of 'Abdu l-Muttalib, and consequently the paternal uncle of Muhammad. Born around 567 A.D. he was only a few years older than Muhammad. Abbas was opposed to the Islam for a long time, and more did not convert until around the capture of Mecca. The Abbaside dynasty, which held the Khalifate for a period of 509 years, namely, from A.D. 749 to 1258, was founded by his descendants through the line of his son, Abdallah . He died in A.D. 632. His son Ibn-'Abbas was also a celebrated authority on Islamic traditions and law. [IBN ABBAS, ABBASIDES] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a>,<a href="http://referenceworks.brillonline.com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-3/aaron-SIM_0146?s.num=0"> Ecyclopaedia of Islam, Three</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail
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