ʿAlī; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one...
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Rayṭa bint al-Saffāḥ (Arabic: ريطة بنت السفاح) was an Abbasid princess, daughter of first Abbasid caliph al-Saffah (r. 750–754), niece of second Abbasid...
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as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 CE – 775 CE) succeeding his brother al-Saffah (r...
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ibn al-Abbas. He was a paternal uncle of the first two Abbasid caliphs al-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), making him one of the "uncles"...
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Abbasid dynasty founded in 750 by Abu al-ʻAbbās ʻAbdallāh as-Saffāh better known as As-Saffah claimed the title of caliph (literally "successor") through...
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Allah ibn Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim as the Imam. His son Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah al-Saffah became the first Abbasid caliph, repudiating Shi'ism...
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success in the Hijaz. Marwan suffered a decisive defeat by Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah on the banks of the Great Zab, called Battle of the Zab. At this battle...
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having died in the meantime, Abū Muslim proclaimed [as] caliph his brother Abū l-'Abbās, known as as-Saffāḥ, in 749 in Kūfa. Kennedy, H. (2004). The prophet...
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up by Ibrahim's brother Abdallah, known by the name of Abu al-'Abbas as-Saffah, who defeated the Umayyads in 750 in the battle near the Great Zab and...
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the siege of Wasit had even finished, As-Saffah, the great-grandson of Muhammad's uncle, al-Abbas, was recognized as the new caliph in the mosque at Kufa...
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father of the first Abbasid caliph al-Saffah. Al-Saffah appointed his paternal uncle, Dawud ibn Ali al-Hashimi as the first governor of Medina and Mecca...
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nephew and first Abbasid caliph, al-Saffah, in 754, he launched a bid for the caliphal title against al-Saffah's brother, al-Mansur, but was defeated...
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June 10 – Caliph as-Saffah dies of smallpox after a 4-year reign. He is succeeded by his nominated heir and brother al-Mansur, as ruler of the Abbasid...
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generally agreed to have ended with the collapse of the Achaemenid dynasty as a result of the Wars of Alexander the Great. The Fratarakas appear to have...
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ʿAffān ibn Abī al-ʿĀṣ (Arabic: عفان بن أبي العاص) was a famous 6th-century Arab merchant, a contemporary of the young Muhammad (c. 570–632) and the father...
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be his deputies (khulafa'). al-Saffah (d. 754), Abbasid Caliph who is known today as Saffah but the truth that al Saffah title was given to his uncle but...
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placed under siege, and in November of the same year Abul Abbas as-Saffah was recognized as the new caliph in the mosque at Kufa.[citation needed] At this...
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themselves both "caliph" and "al-Mahdi", including the first Abbasid caliph As-Saffah. Al-Habbab Ibn ul-Munthir said, when the Sahaba met in the wake of the...
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also known as Umm Muḥammad (Arabic: أُمّ مُحَمَّد), was one of the wives of the Muslim caliph and Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. Khawla was known as al-Hanafiyya...
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Abū al-ʿĀṣ ibn Umayya (Arabic: أبو العاص بن أمية) was a son of the eponymous progenitor of the Umayyad clan, Umayya ibn Abd Shams. His sons were the following:...
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paid their allegiance to him at Abwa. Among them were Ibrahim al-Imam, As-Saffah and Al-Mansur. But it soon became clear that Abbasid rule was established...
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2008: 'Special Missions' (Amaleyat Khasaa) (Arabic: عمليات خاصة) 2009: Al-Saffah (The Criminal or The Serial Killer) (Arabic: السفاح) 2012: Baba (film) (Baba)...
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This family tree is about the relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a family member of the family of Hashim and the Qurayshs tribe which is ‘Adnani...
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is overthrown and executed by the first Abbasid Caliph, Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah. The Caliphate is moved to Baghdad which would later develop into a centre...
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However, opposition grew as he challenged the existence of gods other than Allah (an Arabic name for God or the god of Abraham). As relations deteriorated...
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Folio from the Tarikhnama of Bal'ami (early 14th century copy), depicting al-Saffah (r. 750–754) as he receives pledges of allegiance in Kufa...
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Khadija is often referred to by Muslims as "The Mother of Believers". In Islam, she is an important female figure as one of the four 'ladies of heaven', alongside...
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already a known concept. Evidence shows that the first Abbasid caliph al-Saffah (r. 750–754) assumed the title of "the Mahdi" for himself. In Shia Islam...
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العباس) (c. 721–783/4) was a nephew of the first two Abbasid caliphs, as-Saffah (r. 750–754) and al-Mansur (r. 754–775), and for a long time heir-apparent...
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753 he was appointed again as governor of Egypt, a post he held until 21 February 755. At the death of the Caliph al-Saffah, Salih's nephew, in 754, Salih's...
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