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Abū Lahab

549 - 624

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ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد العزى ابن عبد المطلب), better known as Abū Lahab (Arabic: أبو لهب) (c. 549–624 CE) was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's half paternal uncle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abū Lahab has received more than 811,124 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Abū Lahab is the 587th most popular politician (up from 864th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abū Lahab is most famous for being the father of the Muslim prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He was also the uncle of Muhammad's wife, Aisha.

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  • 72.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abū Lahab ranks 587 out of 19,576. Before him are Irene of Athens, Tigranes the Great, Zubayr ibn al-Awam, Constantius II, Abdülaziz, and Sitting Bull. After him are Mithridates VI of Pontus, Chandragupta Maurya, Valens, Valentinian III, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, and Juliana of the Netherlands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 549, Abū Lahab ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 624, Abū Lahab ranks 1. After him are Amr ibn Hishām, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Asma bint Marwan, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abū Lahab ranks 30 out of 354. Before him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abu Hurairah (600), and Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594). After him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), and Marwan I (623).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abū Lahab ranks 10. Before him are Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), and Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594). After him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Marwan I (623), Umar II (682), and Amr ibn Hishām (570).

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