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Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri

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Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (Arabic: محمد بن مسلم بن عبید الله بن عبد الله بن شهاب الزهري, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Muslim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh b. S̲h̲ihāb az-Zuhrī; died 124 AH/741-2 CE), also referred to as Ibn Shihab or az-Zuhri, was a tabi'i Arab jurist and traditionist credited with pioneering the development of sīra-maghazi and hadith literature. Raised in Medina, he studied hadith and maghazi under Medinese traditionists before rising to prominence at the Umayyad court, where he served in a number of religious and administrative positions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri has received more than 26,361 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri is the 980th most popular religious figure, the 143rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 62nd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 980 out of 3,187. Before him are Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Pietro Gasparri, Melito of Sardis, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Amun-her-khepeshef, and Hashim ibn Abd Manaf. After him are Henry of Latvia, Elon, Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg, Ermengarde of Tours, Peter Faber, and Nicholas Mystikos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 678, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 2. Before him is Childebert III.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 143 out of 354. Before him are Al-Khansa (575), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Idris I of Morocco (743), Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), Fatimah bint Musa (790), and Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464). After him are Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), and Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 62. Before him are Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Fatimah bint Musa (790), and Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464). After him are Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Abu Darda (580), Aqil ibn Abi Talib (590), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), and Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933).

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