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Al-Waqidi

747 - 823

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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Waqid al-Aslami (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عمر بن واقد الاسلمي, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Wāqid al-Aslamī) (c. 130 – 207 AH; commonly referred as commonly referred to as al-Waqidi (Arabic: الواقدي; c. 747 – 823 AD) was an early Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, specializing in his military campaigns. His surname is derived from his grandfather's name Waqid, and thus he became famous as al-Imam al-Waqidi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Waqidi has received more than 276,872 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Al-Waqidi is the 88th most popular historian (up from 94th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 118th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Al-Waqidi ranks 88 out of 561. Before him are Flavio Biondo, Al-Maqrizi, Georges Duby, Julius Wellhausen, Erich Auerbach, and George Ostrogorsky. After him are Hermann Alexander Diels, Timaeus, Yuval Noah Harari, George Kedrenos, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, and Vasily Bartold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 747, Al-Waqidi ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 823, Al-Waqidi ranks 2. Before him is Thomas the Slav. After him are Maria of Amnia, Ljudevit, Thekla, wife of Michael II, and Ceolwulf I of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waqidi ranks 128 out of 354. Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Empress Jitō (645), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955). After him are Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), and Al-Mughira (600).

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Among HISTORIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among historians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waqidi ranks 2. Before him are Ibn Ishaq (704). After him are Aban ibn Uthman (641).

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