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Abbas (äbäs`, ăbäs`, ăb`əs), d. 653, uncle of Muhammad Muhammad [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam, one of the great figures of history, b. Mecca. Early Life


Muhammad was the son of Abdallah ibn Abd al-Muttalib and his wife Amina, both of the Hashim clan of the dominant
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 the Prophet and of Ali Ali (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61). The debate over his right to the caliphate caused a major split in Islam into Sunni and Shiite branches, and he is regarded by the Shiites as the first Imam, or leader: Shiite derives from the phrase
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 the caliph. A wealthy merchant of Mecca, he was at first opposed to the religious movement initiated by his nephew Muhammad. In 629 he became a convert, however, and from then on he was a companion of Muhammad and the chief financial support of Islam. His descendants founded the Abbasid Abbasid or Abbaside , Arab family descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258, but they were recognized neither in Spain nor (after 787) W of Egypt.
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 dynasty. The son of Abbas, Ibn Abbas (Abd Allah), was a celebrated authority on Islamic traditions and law.


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Major Alaa Abbass also said that police forces arrested a smuggler today, one who attempted to smuggle hallucination pills to the Karbala city.
Amreeka Directed by: Cherien Dabis Starring: Nisreen Faour, Alia Shawkat and Hiam Abbass Divorced, demoralized, and struggling with her weight, Palestinian bank employee Muna leaves the occupied West Bank with her teenaged son, Fadi, to find a new home with her sister in Chicago.
Finishing Organisers paid a special tribute to the event's junior participants, including nine-year-old Nathan Abraham, 10-year-old Sabine Abu Abbass, 11-year-old Yousif Alsharif, and 12-year-old Sabine Abu Abbass.
 
 
 
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