Muhammad ibn Ali al-Abbasi
محمد بن علي العباسي
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas, head of the da'wa; in al-Baladhuri he renamed Ali's mawla Yahya 'Mihlahil' from a verse and freed him — his mawlas Munira and Umm Ubayda their fosterer received Baghdad qati'as from al-Mansur.
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas, described in the entry as the one who founded the Abbasid call. Al-Baladhuri relates that he named a client of Ali, Yahya ibn Safwan, "Muhallal" because of a line of verse he recited, and then freed him. He had two freedwomen, Munira and Umm Ubayda, whom the caliph al-Mansur granted estates in Baghdad. 1
The rest of his reports need an additional source.
Connections
- Related to
- أبو هاشم عبد الله بن محمد بن الحنفية
People and things also explored
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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