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'). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abbas ibn Ali has received more than 1,691,987 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Abbas ibn Ali is the 518th most popular religious figure (down from 486th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 56th in 2019) and the 34th 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 518 out of 3,187. Before him are Simeon, Saint Florian, Jehoshaphat, Saint Menas, Rashi, and Tamar. After him are Suger, Desmond Tutu, Theodore of Amasea, Saint Rosalia, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, and Pope Zephyrinus.

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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, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Muslim ibn Aqil, 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 77 out of 354. Before him are Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Hasan al-Askari (846), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680). After him are Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), and Ali al-Hadi (829).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 34. Before him are Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Hasan al-Askari (846), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680). After him are Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), and Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600).

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