RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Dhar al-Ghifari

600 - 652

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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari Al-Kinani (أَبُو ذَرّ ٱلْغِفَارِيّ ٱلْكِنَانِيّ, ʾAbū Ḏarr al-Ghifārīy al-Kinānīy), also spelled Abu Tharr or Abu Zar, born Jundab ibn Junādah (جُنْدَب ٱبْن جُنَادَة), was the fourth or fifth person converting to Islam, and a member of the Muhajirun. He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Kinanah tribe. His date of birth is unknown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari has received more than 237,601 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Abu Dhar al-Ghifari is the 613th most popular religious figure (up from 672nd in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 86th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari is most famous for being a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, and for being the first Muslim to recite the Qur'an publicly.

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  • 240k

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  • 65.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 613 out of 3,187. Before him are Anne Catherine Emmerich, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Huineng, Angela Merici, Giulia Farnese, and Korah. After him are Isaac of Nineveh, Sa'id bin Zayd, Alexius of Rome, Saint Casimir, Gregory Thaumaturgus, and Gamaliel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 15. Before him are Bahira, Pope John IV, Abraha, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, and Muadh ibn Jabal. After him are Pope Theodore I, Bahram Chobin, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, Pope Severinus, Rayhana bint Zayd, and Ubayy ibn Ka'b. Among people deceased in 652, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 2. Before him is Yazdegerd III. After him are Rothari, Unknown Archon, Emmeram of Regensburg, Itta of Metz, and Olympius.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 91 out of 354. Before him are Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), and Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608). After him are Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Amr ibn al-As (580), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 45. Before him are Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), and Qasim ibn Muhammad (598). After him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Fatimah bint Asad (555), and Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600).

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