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al-Saffāḥ السفّاح | |||||
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1st Abbasid Caliph | |||||
Reign | 25 January 750 – 8 June 754 | ||||
Predecessor | Dynasty established Marwan II as Umayyad caliph | ||||
Successor | al-Mansur | ||||
Born | c. 721 al-Humayma, Jordan | ||||
Died | 8 June 754 (aged 33) al-Anbar, Iraq | ||||
Burial | Anbar | ||||
Spouse | Umm Salama bint Ya'qub al-Makhzumi | ||||
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Dynasty | Abbasid | ||||
Father | Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh | ||||
Mother | Rayta bint Ubayd Allah | ||||
Religion | Shia Islam Kaysanites |
Abu al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿal-ʿAbbās (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī; 721/722 – 8 June 754),[1] known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.
His laqab al-Saffāḥ (السفّاح) means "the Blood-Shedder". It may refer to his ruthless tactics, or perhaps it was used to instill fear in his enemies.