RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abbas ibn Ali

647 - 680

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Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: الْعَبَّاس اِبِنْ عَلي اِبِنْ أَبي طَالِبْ, c. 15 May 647 – 10 October 680 CE), also known by the kunya Abu al-Fadl (Arabic: أَبو الْفَضْل, lit. 'father of virtue'), was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashid caliph in Sunni Islam and the first Imam in Shia Islam. His mother was Fatima bint Hizam, commonly known as Umm al-Banin (Arabic: أُمّ ٱلْبَنِين, lit. 'mother of the sons'). Abbas fought as the standard-bearer of his half-brother Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680) against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r. 680–683). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abbas ibn Ali is the 619th most popular religious figure (down from 518th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 77th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abbas ibn Ali is most famous for being the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He is also known for being the first Imam of Shiites.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 619 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Casimir, Tamar, Canaan, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Rāhula, and John Wesley. After him are Zayd ibn Thabit, Simon Magus, `Abdu'l-Bahá, Rabanus Maurus, Atiśa, and Jacobus da Varagine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 647, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 2. Before him is Yazid I.  Among people deceased in 680, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 3. Before him are Husayn ibn Ali, and Muawiyah I. After him are Princess Wencheng, Muslim ibn Aqil, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, Hilda of Whitby, and Cædmon.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 79 out of 354. Before him are Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680). After him are Talal of Jordan (1909), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), and Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 33. Before him are Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680). After him are Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594).

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