COMPANION

Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

567 - 653

Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib

Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (Arabic: ٱلْعَبَّاسُ ٱبْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِ‎, romanized: al-ʿAbbās ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib; c. 565 – c. 653 CE) was paternal uncle and Sahabi (companion) of Muhammad, just three years older than his nephew. A wealthy merchant, during the early years of Islam he protected Muhammad while he was in Mecca, but only became a convert after the Battle of Badr in 624 CE (2 AH). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib has received more than 137,263 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib is the 77th most popular companion (up from 98th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was also the great-grandfather of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He was the son of Abd al-Muttalib, the father of Muhammad, and the brother of Hashim.

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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among companions, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ranks 77 out of 687. Before him are Astrid of Sweden, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Zayd ibn Harithah, Tiye, Margaret Tudor, and Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal. After him are Mary of Teck, Alexandra Feodorovna, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, Hecuba, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.

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Astrid of Sweden
1905 - 1935
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 71
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
1496 - 1533
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 72
Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 73
Tiye
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 74
Margaret Tudor
1489 - 1541
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 75
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 76
Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
567 - 653
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 77
Mary of Teck
1867 - 1953
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 78
Alexandra Feodorovna
1798 - 1860
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 79
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
1507 - 1578
HPI: 75.81
Rank: 80
Hecuba
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 81
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
1901 - 2004
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 82
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1691 - 1750
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 83

Contemporaries

Among people born in 567, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ranks 1. Among people deceased in 653, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ranks 1. After him are Chindasuinth, Miqdad ibn Aswad, Abu Darda, Rodoald, Honorius of Canterbury, and Sigeberht the Little.