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Abu Musa al-Ash'ari

600 - 666

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Abu Musa Abd Allah ibn Qays al-Ash'ari (Arabic: أبو موسى عبد الله بن قيس الأشعري, romanized: Abū Mūsā ʿAbd Allāh ibn Qays al-Ashʿarī), better known as Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (Arabic: أبو موسى الأشعري, romanized: Abū Mūsā al-Ashʿarī) (died c. 662 or 672) was a companion of Muhammad and an important figure in early Islamic history. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari has received more than 147,940 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Abu Musa al-Ash'ari is the 3,524th most popular politician (down from 3,272nd in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Yemen and the 3rd most popular Yemeni Politician.

Abu Musa al-Ash'ari is most famous for being the first Muslim scholar to declare that the Qur'an is not created.

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  • 150k

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  • 61.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari ranks 3,524 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Ping of Han, Drusus Julius Caesar, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Naoto Kan, Bianca Cappello, and Sverre of Norway. After him are Abd al-Mu'min, Bagoas, Edmund the Martyr, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Sigurd Ring, and Mircea II of Wallachia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari ranks 20. Before him are Pope Severinus, Pope Theodore I, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rayhana bint Zayd, Bahram Chobin, and Shahrbaraz. After him are Cosmas Indicopleustes, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Bayan I, Heraclius the Elder, and Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf. Among people deceased in 666, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari ranks 3. Before him are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan and Yeon Gaesomun.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari ranks 4 out of 21. Before him are Uwais al-Qarani (594), Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947), and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945). After him are Malik al-Ashtar (585), Miqdad ibn Aswad (589), Mukesh Ambani (1957), Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Muhammad al-Badr (1926), Tawakkol Karman (1979), Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani (893), and Ahmad bin Yahya (1891).

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Among POLITICIANS In Yemen

Among politicians born in Yemen, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari ranks 3. Before him are Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947) and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945). After him are Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Muhammad al-Badr (1926), Ahmad bin Yahya (1891), Ali Nasir Muhammad (1940), Mohammed Basindawa (1935), Abdul Qadir Bajamal (1946), Ali Muhammad Mujawar (1953), Ahmed Obaid Bin Dagher (1952), and Keith Vaz (1956).

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