'Abdullah bin 'Abbas

Abdullah ibn Abbas (RA) — this entry under the spelling 'Abdullah bin Abbas' is the same companion as entries 5 and 16, appearing under a different transliteration in the data. Abdullah ibn Abbas was the cousin of the Prophet ﷺ and the foremost exegete of the Quran among the companions. He narrated over 1,660 hadiths and is regarded as the founding authority of the tafsir tradition. The narrations in this subset of the collection further attest to the breadth of his scholarship. His full biography is documented under entry 5. He passed away in Ta'if around 68 AH.