Abdullah 6 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M/L VII |
| Dates | 672 (taq) / 672 (tpq) |
| Variant Names | `Abdallah |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Titles | Commander of the Arabs (office) |
| Textual Sources | Tabari, al-, Ta'rikh al-rusul wa-l-muluk, ed. M.-J. de Goeje et al., 15 vols. (Leiden 1879-1901); Eng tr. The History of al-Tabari, general editor E. Yar-Shater, 39 vols. (New York, 1985-) (history) |
According to one source cited by Tabari (al-Waqidi), in AH 52 (Jan./Dec. 672), `Abdallah b. Mas`adah al-Fazari (Abdullah 6) was appointed by Sufyan 1 to succeed him as leader of a winter campaign against the Byzantines when Sufyan was dying: Tabari XVIII, p. 165. Later Tabari cites him as a source for an anecdote about the caliph Mu`awiya 1 ("`Abdallah b. Mas`adah b. Hakamah al-Fazari from the sons of the family of Badr" ): Tabari XVIII, p. 222, with note 585 (a Companion of the Prophet, a supporter of Mu`awiya 1, he was still alive when Marwan 1 became caliph, i.e. in 684).
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