Editing Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (section)

== Conversion to Islam ==
During the years when the Muslim religion was gaining adherents (610–622), Abbas provided protection to his kinsman but did not adopt the faith. He acted as a spokesman at the Second Pledge of Aqaba,<ref>Ibn Ishaq (Guillaume) p. 203.</ref> but he was not among those who [[Hijra (Islam)|emigrated]] to [[Medina]].

Having fought on the side of the polytheists, Abbas was captured during the [[Battle of Badr]]. Muhammad allowed al-Abbas to ransom himself and his nephew.<ref name="Wahba2000">{{Citation |last=Wahba |first=al-Mawardi Translated by Wafaa H |title=The ordinances of government = Al-Aḥkām al-sulṭāniyya w'al-wilāyāt al-Dīniyya |year=2000 |place=Reading |publisher=Garnet |isbn=1-85964-140-7}}</ref>

[[Ibn Hisham]] said that Abbas had become a secret Muslim before the Battle of Badr;<ref>Ibn Ishaq (Guillaume) p. 309.</ref> but a clear statement to that effect is missing from [[Tabari]]'s citation of the same source.<ref>Alfred Guillaume's footnote to Ibn Ishaq (1955) p. 309.</ref><ref>Tabari, ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk''. Translated by McDonald, M. V. (1987). ''Volume 7: The Foundation of the Community'', p. 68. Albany: State University of New York Press.</ref> It is said by some authorities that he converted to Islam shortly after the Battle of Badr.<ref name="Annotated1998">{{Citation |last=Annotated |title=The history of al-Ṭabarī = (Taʼrīkh al-rusul wa'l mulūk) |year=1998 |place=Albany |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=0-7914-2820-6}}</ref>

It is elsewhere implied that Abbas did not formally profess Islam until January 630, just before the [[Conquest of Mecca|fall of Mecca]], twenty years after his wife [[Lubaba bint al-Harith|Lubaba]] converted.<ref>Ibn Ishaq (Guillaume) pp. 546–548.</ref> Muhammad then named him "last of the migrants" ([[Muhajirun]]), which entitled him to the proceeds of the spoils of war. He was given the right to provide Zamzam water to pilgrims, a right which was passed down to his descendants.<ref name=encyclopedia/>

Abbas immediately joined Muhammad's army, participating in the Conquest of Mecca, the [[Battle of Hunayn]] and the [[Siege of Ta'if]]. He defended Muhammad at Hunayn when other warriors deserted him.<ref name="Tabari pp. 24-25">Tabari (Landau-Tasseron) pp. 24–25.</ref> After these military exploits, Abbas brought his family to live in Medina, where Muhammad frequently visited them<ref>Ibn Saad, ''Tabaqat'' vol. 8. Translated by Bewley, A. (1995). ''The Women of Madina'', p. 194. London: Ta-Ha Publishers.</ref> and even proposed marriage to his daughter.<ref>Ibn Ishaq (Guillaume) p. 311.</ref>

Later Abbas fought in the expedition to [[Battle of Tabuk|Tabuk]].<ref name="Tabari pp. 24-25" />