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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Ja'far

650 - 680

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Abd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi (Arabic: عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب الْهَاشِمِي, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib al-Hāshimī; c. 624 – 699 or 702/704) was a companion and relative of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a nephew of Ali, a half-brother of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and grandfather of Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya. He was loyal to Ahl al-Bayt in spite of his absence at the Battle of Karbala. He is reported to have said: ”Allah given Chance to my two sons (Awn and Muhammad) I should have also there, if I be there I also sacrifice myself for Hussain Ibn e Ali." According to Richard Francis Burton he is widely recognized as the most sympathetic amongst Arabs. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah ibn Ja'far has received more than 169,343 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Abdullah ibn Ja'far is the 1,175th most popular religious figure (up from 1,514th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Religious Figure.

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  • 170k

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  • 56.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 1,175 out of 2,238. Before him are Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, Mata Amritanandamayi, Apollos, Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, Saint Mercurius, and Francesco Barberini. After him are Billy Meier, Theodulf of Orléans, Blandina, Yohanan ben Zakkai, Charles de Bourbon, and Śāntarakṣita.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 14. Before him are Childebert the Adopted, Jindeok of Silla, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Bojang of Goguryeo, Rupert of Salzburg, and Ebroin. After him are Reccared II, Cwichelm of Wessex, Wang Bo, John of Nikiû, Lupus I of Aquitaine, and Jarir ibn Atiyah. Among people deceased in 680, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 5. Before him are Husayn ibn Ali, Muawiyah I, Abbas ibn Ali, and Princess Wencheng. After him are Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, Hilda of Whitby, and Cædmon.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 14 out of 89. Before him are Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), and Meles Zenawi (1955). After him are Amha Selassie (1916), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Mulatu Teshome (1955), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), and Taytu Betul (1851).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ethiopia

Among religious figures born in Ethiopia, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 2. Before him are Onuphrius (320). After him are Zara Yaqob (1399), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), and Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948).

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