Abbas
عباسIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Name of al-Abbas, uncle of the Prophet and ancestor of the Abbasid caliphs
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Abas, Abbass, Abbâs
Islamic naming guidance
- Recommended
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Name of a companion of the Prophet
Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet's uncle and a companion. Accounts differ on when he converted: after the battle of Badr, or openly only in 630, before the conquest of Mecca.
Confidence: medium
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