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Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “uncle of muhammad”. Today it says “paternal uncle and sahabi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.567–653) Al-”. It now reads “Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c. 566 – c. 653) Al-”.
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Abbas ibn `Abd al-Muttalib ( 566 – 652 ) was an uncle of Muhammad . He was only born a few years before his nephew, and was one of Muahmmad's father's youngest brothers. He initially did not accept Islam , but did so later and got along well with his nephew. Through his son Abdullah ibn Abbas , the later Abbasid dynasty would claim the title of caliph (literally "successor to the prophet.") He is buried at the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery in Medina . v t e1
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “uncle of muhammad”. Today it says “paternal uncle and sahabi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c.567–653) Al-”. It now reads “Paternal uncle of Muhammad (c. 566 – c. 653) Al-”. Read the current article and compare.
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uncle of muhammad
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paternal uncle and sahabi
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