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Imru' al-Qais

501 - 544

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Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi (Arabic: ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حَجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, romanized: Imruʾ al-Qays Junduḥ ibn Ḥujr al-Kindiyy) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from Najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries and also the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" (قفا نبك qifā nabki) is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imru' al-Qais has received more than 398,740 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Imru' al-Qais is the 968th most popular writer (up from 988th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 101st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

Imru' al-Qais is most famous for his poetry. He is considered to be one of the greatest Arab poets of all time.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Imru' al-Qais ranks 968 out of 7,302. Before him are Chiara Lubich, Percy Fawcett, Victorien Sardou, B. Traven, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and Alexander Griboyedov. After him are Heinrich Kramer, Nikolay Karamzin, Stephen Covey, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Kurt Eisner, and Quintus Tullius Cicero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 501, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Khosrow I. After him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Anastasia the Patrician, Daṇḍin, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Bharavi, Corippus, Artabanes, Anwon of Goguryeo, Conall mac Comgaill, and Áedán mac Gabráin. Among people deceased in 544, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Dionysius Exiguus. After him is Solomon.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 118 out of 354. Before him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (600), and Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933). After him are Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), and Empress Jitō (645).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958). After him are Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Al-Khansa (575), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Al-A'sha (570), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Raif Badawi (1984), Hiba Abu Nada (1991), and Rajaa al-Sanea (1981).

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