RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Hurairah

600 - 676

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Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن صَخْر ٱلدَّوْسِيّ ٱلزَّهْرَانِيّ; c. 603–679), commonly known as Abū Hurayra (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة; lit. 'father of a kitten'), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the most prolific hadith narrator in Islam. Born in al-Jabur, Arabia to the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, he was among the first people to accept Islam, and later became a member of the Suffah after the migration of Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Hurairah has received more than 932,447 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Abu Hurairah is the 254th most popular religious figure (up from 323rd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 35th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abu Hurairah is most famous for being a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. He was the most prolific narrator of hadith and is considered to be one of the most important transmitters of Prophetic traditions.

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  • 930k

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  • 72.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Hurairah ranks 254 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent II, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, Al-Tirmidhi, Pope Callixtus II, Abd al-Muttalib, and Pope Leo III. After him are Pope Anacletus, Pope Damasus II, Pope Boniface IV, Pope Honorius IV, Pope Gelasius II, and Pope Felix III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abu Hurairah ranks 1. After him are Samo, Pope Eugene I, Zainab bint Muhammad, Jordanes, Musaylimah, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Vitalian, Bahira, Pope John IV, Abraha, and Maria al-Qibtiyya. Among people deceased in 676, Abu Hurairah ranks 2. Before him is Pope Adeodatus II. After him are Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, Clovis III, Amandus, Mangsong Mangtsen, Wang Bo, and Æscwine of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Hurairah ranks 28 out of 354. Before him are Malik ibn Anas (711), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), and Abd al-Muttalib (497). After him are Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), and Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Hurairah ranks 13. Before him are Aminah (557), Malik ibn Anas (711), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), and Abd al-Muttalib (497). After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ali al-Ridha (770), Talhah (595), and Umm Salama (602).

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