Al-Abbas

al-Abbas (no: ٱلْعَبَّاسٌ, lit. 'al-ʿAbbās') or Abbas is an Arabic name that goes back to al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

al-Abbas may refer to:

• al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (c. 566–653), a paternal uncle and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; forefather of the Abbasids.
• al-Abbas ibn Ali (c. 647–680), a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
• al-Abbas ibn al-Walid (died 750), an Umayyad prince and General, the son of caliph al-Walid I. He fought in the Arab–Byzantine wars of the early 8th century.
• al-Abbas ibn al-Ma'mun (died 838), an Abbasid prince and general, the son of caliph al-Ma'mun. He fought in the Arab–Byzantine wars of the 9th century.
• al-Abbas ibn Musa (died 815), a member of the Abbasid Cadet branch. He held various posts in the Abbasid Empire during the late eighth and early ninth centuries.
• al-Abbas ibn al-Hadi, son of the Abbasid caliph al-Hadi (r. 785–786).
• al-Abbas ibn al-Mu'tamid, son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tamid (r. 870–892).
• al-Abbas ibn al-Mu'tadid, son of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902).
• al-Abbas ibn al-Radi, son of the Abbasid caliph al-Radi (r. 934–940).

Topics referred to by the same term

This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.