Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallâh (Arabic: محمد بن علي بن عبد الله) or Muhammad al-Imâm (679/80 - 744)[1] was the son of Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas and great-grandson of al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, the uncle of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Born in Humeima in Jordan,[2] he was the father of the two first 'Abbâsid caliphs, As-Saffah and Al-Mansur, and as such was the progenitor of the Abbasid dynasty.[3][4][5]
Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abdallah | |
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| Born | c. 680 CE |
| Died | c. 744 CE (aged 64) |
| Era | Islamic golden age |
| Known for | the Ancestor of Abbasid dynasty |
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| Parent(s) | Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas |
| Relatives | Isa ibn Musa (grandson) |
Revolt of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
When al-Mukhtar announced the revenge of Imam al-Husayn, he showed himself as the representative of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, the Promised Mehdi according to him.
Sixth Imam of Kaysanites
After the death of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, the imamate of Kaysanites Shia transferred to his son Abu Hashim, who transferred it to Muhammad, paving the way for the Abbasid dawa and the Abbasid Revolution.[6]
His ancestors and the family tree
Succession for the Imāms of Hashimiyya sect
See also
References
- Khallikân (Ibn), II, 593, quotes Al-Tabari, "Tarikh".
- "Humayma - Discover Islamic Art - Virtual Museum".
- Hitti, "History of the Arabs", p.289.
- Khallikan (Ibn), "Wafayât al A'yân wa-Anbâ' Abnâ' al-Zamân", II, 592-4.
- Nadim (al-), ed, Dodge, B., "Al-Fihrist," pp. 222, 378, 1051.
- The Abbasid Revolution
- Daftary, Farhad (1990). Cambridge University (ed.). The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780521429740.