| Biographical detail : | The son of Abdul Muttalib and the paternal uncle of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
His son Abdulah Ibn-Abbas was a celebrated authority on Islamic Traditions and law. About a century later, Abdul Abbas of this family laid the foundation of the Abbasid dynasty.The Caliphate rested with the Abbasid dynasty for a period of 509 years (from AD 749 to AD 1258). |
