RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ammar ibn Yasir

570 - 657

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Ammar ibn Yasir (Arabic: عمار ابن ياسر, romanized: ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir; c. 567/570 – July 657) was a companion of Muhammad and a commander in the early Muslim conquests. His parents, Sumayya and Yasir ibn Amir, were the first martyrs of the Ummah. Ammar converted to Islam by the invitation of Abu Bakr and was amongst the muhajirun. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ammar ibn Yasir has received more than 785,129 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ammar ibn Yasir is the 451st most popular religious figure (up from 554th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Ammar ibn Yasir was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the most famous early Muslims. He is most famous for being the first person to convert to Islam.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 451 out of 3,187. Before him are Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Báb, Pope Conon, Pope Hilarius, Pope Callixtus I, and Pope Stephen IV. After him are Abdullah ibn Umar, Pope Stephen III, Manco Cápac, Pope Sabinian, Longinus, and Bahira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 570, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Pope Adeodatus I, Khosrow II, and Amr ibn Hishām. After him are Childebert II, Theodelinda, Bhartṛhari, Witteric, Al-A'sha, and Pybba of Mercia. Among people deceased in 657, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 3. Before him are Salman the Persian, and Pope Eugene I. After him are Uwais al-Qarani, Clovis II, and Grimoald the Elder.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 64 out of 354. Before him are Anas ibn Malik (612), Al-Walid I (668), Musaylimah (600), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), and Faisal I of Iraq (1885). After him are Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Talal of Jordan (1909), Ibn Ishaq (704), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Hasan al-Basri (642), and Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 28. Before him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), and Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550). After him are Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Hasan al-Askari (846), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), and Abbas ibn Ali (647).

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