RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Saba'

700 - 700

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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī (Arabic: عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري), sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, or Ibn Wahb, was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of followers called the Sabaʾiyya (سبئية). According to Sunni and Shia tradition, Abd Allah ibn Saba' was a Yemenite Jew from the Arab Himyar tribe who converted to Islam during Uthman's reign. Because of his exaggerated reverence for Ali, he is traditionally considered as the first of the ghulāt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdullah ibn Saba' has received more than 356,810 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Abdullah ibn Saba' is the 693rd most popular religious figure (up from 781st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Yemen (up from 97th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Yemeni Religious Figure.

Abdullah ibn Saba' is most famous for being the founder of the Jewish-Muslim sect of the Sabians.

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  • 360k

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  • 64.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 693 out of 3,187. Before her are Pontius Pilate's wife, Fatima al-Fihri, Mordecai, Célestin Freinet, Tarcisio Bertone, and Said Nursî. After her are Abe no Seimei, Scholastica, 6th Dalai Lama, Pancras of Rome, Lydia of Thyatira, and Martin de Porres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 11. Before her are Anastasios II, Philippikos Bardanes, Theodosius III, Dihya, Tiberius III, and Wahshi ibn Harb. After her are Piruz Nahavandi, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, Plectrude, Wasil ibn Ata, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, and Batbayan. Among people deceased in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 5. Before her are Bahira, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, and Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah. After her are Di Renjie, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sebeos, Gregoria, Cunipert, Daṇḍin, and Eulji Mundeok.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 4 out of 35. Before her are Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947), Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945), and Uwais al-Qarani (594). After her are Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600), Malik al-Ashtar (585), Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908), Miqdad ibn Aswad (589), Rashad al-Alimi (1954), Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Mukesh Ambani (1957), and Muhammad al-Badr (1926).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Yemen

Among religious figures born in Yemen, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 2. Before her are Uwais al-Qarani (594). After her are Malik al-Ashtar (585).

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