Qasim ibn Abbas

Qasim ibn Abbas (Arabic: قَاسِم ٱبْن عَبَّاس) is regarded by some sources [1][2] among the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala. Although in older sources he is not named as a son of Abbas ibn Ali,[3][4] in later sources Qasim ibn Abbas is referred to as the son of Abbas ibn Ali with his mother being Lubaba bint Ubaydillah. He and his brother al-Fadl ibn al-Abbas died in the Battle of Karbala.

Qasim ibn al-Abbas
قَاسِم ٱبْن عَبَّاس
Governor of Medina
In office
656–661
MonarchAli ibn Abi Talib
Preceded byAli ibn Abi Talib as the Caliph
Succeeded byUmayyads after Abdication of Hasan
Governor of Ta'if
In office
656/657–661
MonarchAli ibn Abi Talib
Personal details
Parents

During the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib he was made governor of Medina (the capital of the caliphate). A few months later he was also appointed as governor of Ta'if city by the caliph.

References

  1. Qasim ibn Abbas ibn Ali (a.s.) tebyan-ardebil.ir Retrieved 9 May 2018
  2. Saheb Nasekh, Vol. 2, P. 332
  3. Qasim ibn Abbas imamieh.com Retrieved 9 May 2018
  4. Al-Abbas (peace be upon him), Mousavi Moqaram, Abd al-Razzagh, P. 192
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