Ibn Abbas

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās
عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن عَبَّاس
Title	Hibr Al-Ummah (Scholar of the Ummah)
Personal life
Born	ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās; c. 619 CE; Mecca, Hejaz
Died	c. 687 (aged 67–68); Ta'if, Mecca, Umayyad Caliphate (now KSA)
Resting place	Masjid Abdullah ibn Abbas, Ta'if
Known for	Interpretation of the Qur'an
Other names	Al-Hibr ("The Ink"); Al-Bahr ("The Sea");
Occupation	Expert in Tafsir, with interests in the Qur'an, Sunnah, Hadith and Tafsir during the Islamic golden age
Relatives	List Muhammad (cousin); Ali (cousin); Ja'far (cousin); Aqil (cousin); Al-Zubayr (cousin); Utaybah (cousin); Zaynab (cousin); Umama (cousin); Hammanah (cousin); Habiba (cousin); Fakhitah (cousin);
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Muhammad
Spouses	Zahra bint Mishrah; Umm Asma (concubine);
Children	Sons: Al-Abbas; Ali; Muhammad; Ubayd Allah; Al-Fadl; Sa'd; Daughters: Lubabah; Asma (the latter's mother was the concubine);
Parents	Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (father); Lubaba bint al-Harith (mother);
	Influences Muhammad; Ali Influenced Umar; Ata ibn Abi Rabah; Wahb ibn Munabbih; Tawus ibn Kaysan; Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym; Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr; Muhammad ibn Idris Ash-Shafi'i;

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (Arabic: عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن عَبَّاس; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest mufassir of the Qur'an.

He was the son of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of Muhammad, and a nephew of Maymunah bint al-Harith, who later became Muhammad's wife. During the early struggles for the caliphate he supported Ali, and was made governor of Basra. He withdrew to Mecca shortly afterwards. During the reign of Mu'awiya I he lived in Hejaz and often travelled to Damascus. After Mu'awiya I died in 680 CE he migrated to At-Ta'if, where he is resting from around 687 CE.

'Abd Allah ibn Abbas was highly regarded for his knowledge of traditions and his critical interpretation of the Qur'an. From early on, he gathered information from other companions of Muhammad and gave classes and wrote commentaries.