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== Early years == Abbas, born around 565 CE, was one of the younger sons of [[Abd al-Muttalib]]. His mother was Nutayla bint Janab of the Namir tribe.<ref>{{Cite book |last=al-Tabari |first=Muhammad ibn Jarir |title=''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk: Biographies of the Prophet's Companions and Their Successors'' |publisher=Albany: State University of New York Press |year=1998 |volume=39 |page=24}}</ref> After his father's death, he took over the [[Zamzam Well]] and the distribution of water to the pilgrims.<ref>Ibn Ishaq, ''Sirat Rasul Allah''. Translated by Guillaume, A. (1955). ''The Life of Muhammad'', p. 79. Oxford: Oxford University Press.</ref> He became a [[spice trade|spice merchant]] in Mecca,<ref>Ibn Ishaq/Guillaume, p. 113.</ref> a trade that made him wealthy.<ref>Ibn Ishaq (Guillaume) pp. 309β310.</ref> Within this role, he managed a [[Caravan (travellers)|caravan network]] to and from Syria, where he eventually recruited and trained [[Muhammad]] as an [[apprentice]] for leading the northern leg of the journey.<ref>{{cite book |last= Armstrong|first=Karen |author-link= Karen Armstrong|date=2006 |title=[[Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time]] |url= |location= |publisher=[[HarperCollins]] |page= 35|isbn= 9780062316837}}</ref>
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