Addas

Addas (Arabic: عَدَّاس‎) was a young Christian slave boy who lived in Taif, a mountainous area south of Mecca, during the times of Muhammad. Originally from Nineveh, supposedly he was the first person from the western province of Taif to convert to Islam.[1][2]

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See also

List of non-Arab Sahaba
Sunni view of the Sahaba
Munzir ibn Sawa Al Tamimi

References

"Traditions of the Prophet" by Ibn Hisham.
Addas Mosque

Notes

An unpleasant welcome in Taa'if Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
"What is the divine purpose for sending prophets?". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-07.

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