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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 350,804 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Abdullah ibn Saba' is the 789th most popular religious figure (down from 697th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 87th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 789 out of 2,238. Before her are Lucile Randon, Saint Susanna, Bruno of Querfurt, Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia, Gemma Galgani, and Mikao Usui. After her are Sun Myung Moon, William of Gellone, Hans Egede, Agabus, Eugen Sandow, and Giuseppe Moscati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 13. Before her are Dihya, Piruz Nahavandi, Theodosius III, Wahshi ibn Harb, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, and Tiberius III. After her are Paolo Lucio Anafesto, Plectrude, Wasil ibn Ata, Antipope Paschal, Batbayan, and Dharmakirti. Among people deceased in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 6. Before her are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Bahira, Isaac of Nineveh, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, and Di Renjie. After her are Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Eulji Mundeok, Cunipert, Daṇḍin, Sebeos, and Sajah.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 97 out of 251. Before her are Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), and Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630). After her are Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Idris I of Morocco (743), Imru' al-Qais (501), Uqba ibn Nafi (622), and Abdullah ibn Salam (550).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 46. Before her are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), and Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630). After her are Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), and 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616).

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