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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abbas ibn Ali

647 - 680

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Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: ٱلْعَبَّاس ٱبْن عَلِيّ ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب, c. 15 May 647 – 10 October 680 CE), also known as Abu al-Fadl (Arabic: أَبُو ٱلْفَضْل, lit. 'father of virtue'), was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth 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 1,546,082 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Abbas ibn Ali is the 491st most popular religious figure (up from 542nd in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 68th in 2019) and the 22nd 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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  • 22

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  • 2.13

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 491 out of 2,238. Before him are Gregory Palamas, Pope John VI, Pope Pontian, Simon Magus, John Climacus, and 13th Dalai Lama. After him are John Vianney, Saint Rosalia, Saint Florian, Michael I Cerularius, Umm Salama, and Laban.

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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, 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 56 out of 251. Before him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Basri (642), Zaynab bint Ali (626), and Abraha (600). After him are Umm Salama (602), Musaylimah (600), Ibn Ishaq (704), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), and Zainab bint Muhammad (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abbas ibn Ali ranks 22. Before him are Muhammad al-Baqir (677), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ali al-Ridha (770), Musa al-Kadhim (745), and Zaynab bint Ali (626). After him are Umm Salama (602), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Anas ibn Malik (612), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), and Abdullah ibn Masud (600).

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