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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

576 - 674

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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو أيوب الأنصاري, romanized: Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, Turkish: Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba (Arabic: خالد ابن زيد ابن كُليب ابن ثعلبه, romanized: Khālid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Thaʿlaba) in Yathrib — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, was a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, sahaba) and the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abu Ayyub was one of the Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, meaning aiders, helpers or patrons) of the early Islamic history, those who supported Muhammad after the hijra (migration) to Medina in 622. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari has received more than 615,840 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Abu Ayyub al-Ansari is the 2,392nd most popular politician (down from 1,670th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 64th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari is most famous for being the one who guarded Muhammad's body after his death.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 2,392 out of 15,577Before him are Peng Dehuai, Kamala Harris, René Coty, Al-Amin, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. After him are Cleomenes III, Huayna Capac, Ariovistus, Maroboduus, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, and Clovis IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 576, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 1 Among people deceased in 674, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 4Before him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Sawda bint Zamʿa, and Maymunah bint al-Harith. After him are Hassan ibn Thabit and Seaxburh of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 87 out of 251Before him are Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Talal of Jordan (1909), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600). After him are Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), and Adnan Khashoggi (1935).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 26Before him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Musaylimah (600), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), and Talal of Jordan (1909). After him are Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Idris I of Morocco (743), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), and Al-Wathiq (812).