Al-Saffah

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al-Saffāḥ السفّاح
Amir al-Mu'minin Khalifat Rasul Allah
as-Saffah's proclamation as caliph, from a 14th-century illustrated manuscript of Balami's Tarikhnama
1st Abbasid Caliph
Reign	25 January 750 – 8 June 754
Predecessor	Dynasty established Marwan II as Umayyad caliph
Successor	al-Mansur
Born	c. 721 al-Humayma, Jordan
Died	8 June 754 (aged 33) al-Anbar, Iraq
Burial	Anbar
Spouse	Umm Salama bint Ya'qub al-Makhzumi
Issue	Muhammad al-Abbas Rayta
Names Kunya: Abu'l-Abbas Given name: Abd Allah Laqab: al-Saffah Nasab: Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim
Dynasty	Abbasid
Father	Muhammad ibn Ali
Mother	Rayta bint Ubayd Allah
Religion	Sunni Islam

Abu al-Abbas Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: أبو العباس عبد الله ابن محمد ابن علي, romanized: Abū al-ʿAbbās ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754),^[1] known by his laqab al-Saffah (Arabic: السفّاح, romanized: al-Saffāḥ), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.

His laqab al-Saffāḥ (السفّاح) means "the Blood-Shedder". It may refer to his ruthless tactics, or perhaps it was used to instill fear in his enemies.