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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Abbas
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The son of ‘Abdu l-Muttalib, and consequently the paternaluncle of Muhammad. The, most celebrated of the "Companions," and the founder of the Abbaside dynasty, which held the Khalifate for a period of 509 years, namely, from A.D. 749 to 1258. He died in A.H. 82. His son Ibn- ‘Abbas was also a celebrated authority on Islamic traditions and law. [IBN ABBAS, ABBASIDES]
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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