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thumb|Islamic miniature of Addas prostrating and kissing the feet of Muhammad in the Orchard while his masters [[Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah and Utba ibn Rabi'a watch]] Addas () was a young Christian slave boy who lived in Taif, a mountainous area south of Mecca, during the times of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally from Nineveh, he was supposedly the first person from the western province of Taif to convert to Islam.

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New York Public Library, Spencer Collection Turk. MS. 3 Siyar-i Nabî fol. 90v Addas embraces Islam while Shaybah and Utba watch.jpg
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thumb|Islamic miniature of Addas prostrating and kissing the feet of Muhammad in the Orchard while his masters [[Shaybah ibn Rabi'ah and Utba ibn Rabi'a watch]] Addas () was a young Christian slave boy who lived in Taif, a mountainous area south of Mecca, during the times of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Originally from Nineveh, he was supposedly the first person from the western province of Taif to convert to Islam.

== Biography == thumb|253x253px|Addas Mosque|Masjid Addas () between [[Mecca and Taif is named in honor of Addas|left]]

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