al-'Abbas ibn 'Ali

العباس بن علي

Ali's son by Umm al-Banin — killed beside al-Husayn on 'Ashura' 61, one of the five sons through whom Ali's line continued 1.

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Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him), whose mother was Umm al-Banin bint Hizam al-Kilabiyya. He was killed with his brother al-Husayn on the day of al-Taff, on the tenth of Muharram 61 AH. 2

His descendants

Al-Mas'udi says that Ali's line of descent came from five sons, among them al-Abbas. 2

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  1. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 60,62
  2. Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.60,62
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