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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf

464 - 497

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Hāshim ibn ʿAbd Manāf (Arabic: هاشم بن عبد مناف; c. 464–497), born ʿAmr al-ʿUlā (عمرو العلا), was the great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the progenitor of the ruling Banu Hashim clan of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca. At some point in his life before his father's death, 'Amr chose for himself the name Hāshim, as it was the name God used for Abraham ('Amr was a Hanif, follower of the "religion of Abraham"). The narrations from Islamic hagiographists to explain this name change are varied: A narration suggests that `Amr was called Hashim because Hashim translates as pulverizer in Arabic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf has received more than 599,556 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Hashim ibn Abd Manaf is the 695th most popular religious figure (down from 641st in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Hashim ibn Abd Manaf is most famous for being the ancestor of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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  • 600k

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  • 63.54

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 695 out of 2,238Before him are James, brother of Jesus, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Angelo Sodano, Saint Remigius, Ludmila of Bohemia, and Gertrude the Great. After him are Sa'id bin Zayd, Mahapajapati Gotami, Julia of Corsica, Empress Meishō, John Harvard, and Silas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 464, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 1After him is Emperor Wu of Liang. Among people deceased in 497, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 1

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 88 out of 251Before him are Talal of Jordan (1909), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576). After him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf ranks 42Before him are Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600). After him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430).