Abdullah 8 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 661 (taq) / 688 (ob.) |
| Variant Names | `Abdallah |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Ethnicity | Arab |
| Locations | Constantinople |
| Titles | Adviser of Mu`awiya 1 (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) |
In Tabari Abdullah 8 is called either Ibn Abbas or Abdallah b. Abbas; he was `Abdallah b. `Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad; see Encyclopaedia of Islam, vol. I, pp. 40-41, s. n. `Abd Allah b. al-`Abbas. In AH 49 (Feb. 669/Jan. 670) he was one of those who accompanied Yezid 1 on his expedition against Constantinople: Tabari XVIII, p. 94. See also Abdullah 3, Abdullah 9 and Abu Ayyub 1. After the death of Ali 1 he gave his support to Mu`awiya 1 and became one of his advisers: see Tabari XVIII, pp. 3, 9, 14, 18, 186, 225. He died in AH 68 (July 687/June 688); see Encyclopaedia of Islam, cited above.
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