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Who did ibn Abbas fight against in the battle of Siffin?
Ibn Abbas fought against the Kharijites in Siffin.
What did Ali do to the Kharijites before fighting them?
li and ibn Abbas debated with the Kharijites at Siffin.
Where else did ibn Abbas fight for the cause of Allah’s religion?
Ibn Abbas fought for Allah's religion inside the Roman empire.
When did ibn Abbas fight against the Romans?
Ibn Abbas fought against the Romans in 46 H.
How far did ibn Abbas reach in fighting the Romans?
Ibn Abbas fought till he reached Constantinople.
What was ibn Abbas’ stand in inter-Muslim clashes?
Ibn Abbas took a positive stand in these clashes.
Who were the parties engaged in these clashes?
Muawia, al-Hassan and al-Husain were the parties.
What positive role did ibn Abbas also play?
Ibn Abbas tried to solve the ibn al-Zubair crisis.
What did Abdullah ibn al-Zubair want to do?
Ibn al-Zubair wanted to be the Khalifa of Muslims.
What did the struggle of ibn al-Zubair result in?
The Umayyads defeated and crucified ibn al-Zubair.
How far was ibn Abbas religious and pious?
Ibn Abbas was a pious slave and servant of Allah.
Where did ibn Abbas train on being pious?
Ibn Abbas learnt piety in the prophet’s house.
What did ibn Abbas dedicate most of his time to?
Ibn Abbas dedicated most of his time for worship.
How was Abdullah ibn Abbas a devout worshiper?
Ibn Abbas was keen on his worship all the time.
What was the knowledge of ibn Abbas like?
Ibn Abbas was well versed in poetry and literature.
What was ibn Abbas’ knowledge of the Quran like?
Ibn Abbas’ Quranic knowledge was deep and wide.
What was ibn Abbas well versed in as well?
Ibn Abbas was well versed in history and Quran.
What was ibn Abbas deeply knowledgeable in?
Ibn Abbas was knowledgeable in Arabic poetry.
Who was the greatest Arab poet to ibn Abbas?
Zuhair ibn abi Sulma was the greatest Arab poet.
What was the memory of Abdullah ibn Abbas like?
Ibn Abbas could recite hundreds of verses of poetry.