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Abbas ibn Ali is revered by Muslims, some of whom are named Abbas in remembrance and tribute to him. [1] There is an Arabian tribe of the same name, the Banu Abbas. [2] The word 'Abbas' is also used as part of a place name (for example, the English villages of Compton Abbas and Milton Abbas).
Abbasi is a surname derived from the personal name Abbas, implying descent or association with someone called Abbas. The name is especially popular in Pakistan and Iran. [1] In particular, it may be used by families claiming descent from Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) or from similar ancestral sources.
Abbas the Great (1571–1629), Fifth Safavid Shah of Iran (r. 1587–1629) Wazir Abbas (Died 1545), Grand Vizier of the Adal Sultanate; Abbas II of Persia (1632–1666), Seventh Safavid Shah of Iran (r. 1642–1666) Abbas I of Egypt (1812–1854), founder of the reigning dynasty of Egypt and Sudan at the time (r. 1849–1854) Abbas II of Egypt ...
In Arabic, Abbas is a symbolic name referring to the lion, the king of beasts. [2] The variant used in the Russian language as a Christian name is "А́бо" (Abo). [3] It is possible that the Russian name was derived from the Biblical Hebrew word meaning father, but it is also possible that it was derived from av, the name of a Hebrew month. [3]
al-Abbas (no: اَلْعَبَّاسُ, lit. 'al-ʿAbbās') or Abbas is an Arabic name that goes back to al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. al-Abbas may refer to: al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (c. 566–653), a paternal uncle and companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; forefather of the Abbasids.
Abbas was born in Medina to Ali and Fatima bint Hizam ibn Khalid ibn Rabi'a, a woman from the Banu Kilab tribe. [1] Abbas had three full brothers, named Abd Allah, Ja'far and Uthman. [2] Their mother Fatima thus became known as Umm al-Banin (lit. ' mother of the sons '). [1] Abbas' brothers were all killed in the Battle of Karbala just before ...
Abba is a form of ab, meaning "father" in many Semitic languages. It is used as a given name, but was also used as a title or honorific for religious scholars or leaders. [ 1 ] ( The word abbot has the same root.)
Abbas' painting studios (of the Isfahan school established under his patronage) created some of the finest art in modern Iranian history, by such illustrious painters as Reza Abbasi and Muhammad Qasim. Despite the ascetic roots of the Ṣafavid dynasty and the religious injunctions restricting the pleasures lawful to the faithful, the art of ...