Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
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`Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib (العباس بن عبد المطلب) (c. 566 – c. 653) was a paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad.

Key facts

• He married Umm al-Fadl Lubaba and is the father of Abdullah ibn Abbas and Fadl ibn Abbas.
• He was only born a few years before his nephew Muhammad, and was one of Muhammad's father's youngest brothers.

• Through his son Abdullah ibn Abbas, the later Abbasid dynasty would claim the title of caliph (literally "successor to the prophet").
• He is buried at the Jannatul Baqee' cemetery in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
• Umm Fadl claimed to be the second woman to revert to Islam, the same day as her close friend Khadijah. Officially, Abbas accepted Islam just before the fall of Mecca 20 years later ¹.

See also

• Sahaba
• 'Abdul Muttalib (name)

References

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