RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aqil ibn Abi Talib

590 - 670

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ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib (lit. "Aqil the Son of Abu Talib"; full name Abū Yazīd ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, Arabic: أبو يزيد عقيل بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم), c. 580 – 670 or 683, was a cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c. 570 – 632) and an elder brother of Ali (c. 600 – 661) and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (c. 590 – 629). Having fought on the side of the Qurayshi rulers of Mecca against Muhammad and the early Muslims, he converted to Islam a few years before the death of Muhammad in 632. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aqil ibn Abi Talib has received more than 141,827 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Aqil ibn Abi Talib is the 1,091st most popular religious figure (up from 1,098th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 66th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

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  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 1,091 out of 3,187. Before him are Abbo of Fleury, George Alencherry, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, Jacques de Vitry, Nicholas of Tolentino, and Abu Darda. After him are Alexander Schmorell, Mark of Ephesus, Jeanne Guyon, John IV of Constantinople, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and Isaac in Islam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 5. Before him are Pope Martin I, Harsha, Kavad II, and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. After him are Boran, Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 670, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 4. Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Brahmagupta, and Safiyya bint Huyayy. After him are Audomar, Oswiu, Amalberga of Maubeuge, and Felix of Aquitaine.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 151 out of 354. Before him are Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), and Abu Darda (580). After him are Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933), and Abbad ibn Bishr (606).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 66. Before him are Fatimah bint Musa (790), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), and Abu Darda (580). After him are Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Asma bint Umais (null), and Umamah bint Zainab (null).

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