RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Darda

580 - 653

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Uwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Ansari (Arabic: عُوَيْمِر بْن زَيْد بْن قَيْس الأَنْصَارِيّ, romanized: ʿUwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Anṣārī), better known by the kunya Abu al-Darda (Arabic: أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ, romanized: Abū al-Dardāʾ, died 32 AH/652 CE) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was known for being a leading authority on and teacher of the Quran. He was the first qadi of Damascus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Darda has received more than 112,729 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Abu Darda is the 1,090th most popular religious figure (up from 1,138th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 130th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Abu Dardas by language

Over the past year Abu Darda has had the most page views in the with 65,715 views, followed by Urdu (6,366), and Indonesian (4,203). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Bashkir (201.19%), Azerbaijani (67.78%), and Indonesian (59.63%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Darda ranks 1,090 out of 3,187. Before him are Alfredo Ottaviani, Abbo of Fleury, George Alencherry, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Jacques de Vitry, and Nicholas of Tolentino. After him are Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Alexander Schmorell, Mark of Ephesus, Jeanne Guyon, John IV of Constantinople, and A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Abu Darda ranks 9. Before him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Maximus the Confessor, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Wei Zheng. After him are George of Pisidia, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, Unknown Archon, and Fabia Eudokia. Among people deceased in 653, Abu Darda ranks 4. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Chindasuinth, and Miqdad ibn Aswad. After him are Rodoald, Honorius of Canterbury, Sigeberht the Little, Theodelap of Spoleto, and Paul II of Constantinople.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Darda ranks 150 out of 354. Before him are Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), and Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944). After him are Aqil ibn Abi Talib (590), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), and Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Darda ranks 65. Before him are Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), and Muslim ibn Aqil (650). After him are Aqil ibn Abi Talib (590), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), and Asma bint Umais (null).

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