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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ammar ibn Yasir

570 - 657

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Ammar ibn Yasir (Arabic: عمار ابن ياسر, romanized: ʿAmmār ibn Yāsir; died 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 716,677 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ammar ibn Yasir is the 559th most popular religious figure (up from 1,780th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 67th in 2019) and the 30th 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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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 559 out of 2,238. Before him are Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Peter Waldo, Hor-Aha, Penitent thief, Muhammad Ahmad, and Pope Sergius II. After him are Muadh ibn Jabal, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Vincent Ferrer, Hasan al-Askari, Pope Mark, and Djet.

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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, Witteric, Al-A'sha, and Pybba of Mercia. Among people deceased in 657, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 5. Before him are Salman the Persian, Pope Eugene I, Uwais al-Qarani, and Clovis II. After him are Grimoald the Elder and Talorgan I.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 73 out of 251. Before him are Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Anas ibn Malik (612), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594). After him are Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Hasan al-Askari (846), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), and Zayd ibn Thabit (615).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ammar ibn Yasir ranks 30. Before him are Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Anas ibn Malik (612), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594). After him are Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Hasan al-Askari (846), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), and Zayd ibn Thabit (615).

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