Abbas (Name)

Abbas (transliteration: ʿAbbās) is an Arabic name for boys that means “lion”¹ and “a lion that other lions run away from”². Its literal meaning is “grim-faced”.³⁴

There are 15 Companions of the Prophet Muhammad with the name Abbas (see list below), the most of whom is Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib, uncle of the Prophet:

• al-Abbas bin Anas bin Aamir al-Salamiالعباس بن أنس بن عامر السلمي
• Abbas bin Jamhanعباس بن جهمانal-
• Abbas al-Himyariالعباس الحميري
• Abbas al-Ra`liعباس الرعلي
• Abbas bin Ubadah bin Nadhlahعباس بن عبادة بن نضلة
• Abbas bin Abbas bin Abd al-Mutallibعباس بن عباس بن عبد المطلب
• al-Abbas bin Abd al-Mutallib العباس بن عبد المطالب
• al-Abbas bin Utbah bin Abi Lahab al-Hashimiالعباس بن عتبة بن أبي لهب الهاشمي
• al-Abbas al-Sulamiالعباس السلمي
• Abbas bin Alqamahعباس بن علقمة
• Abbas bin Qais al-Hajariعباس بن قيس الحجري
• Abbas bin Qais bin Aamirعباس بن قيس بن عامر
• al-Abbas bin Mirdas al-Salamiالعباس بن مرداس السلمي
• al-Abbas bin Ma`di Karb al-Zubaidiالعباس بن معدي كرب الزبيدي
• al-Abbas slave of Bani Hashimالعباس مولى بني هاشم

Below is the name Abbas written in Arabic naskh script:

Below is the name Abbas in Arabic kufi script:

1. Al-Ubaab al-Zaakhir by al-Saghaani (d. 1252 CE), entry for عبس.
2. Taaj al-Aroos by Murtada al-Zabidi (d. 1790 CE), entry for عبس.
3. Ibid.
4. Al-Misbaah al-Muneer by al-Fayyumi (d. 1368 CE), entry for عبس.