RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ja'far ibn Abi Talib

589 - 629

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Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب c. 590 – September 629), also known as Jaʿfar aṭ-Ṭayyār (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱلطَّيَّار, lit. 'Ja'far the Flyer'), was a companion and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and an elder brother of Ali. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib has received more than 525,793 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ja'far ibn Abi Talib is the 526th most popular religious figure (up from 530th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 67th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Ja'far ibn abi talib is most famous for being a companion of the prophet Muhammad and for being the son of abu talib.

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  • 67.21

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 526 out of 3,187. Before him are Desmond Tutu, Theodore of Amasea, Saint Rosalia, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Pope Zephyrinus, and John Climacus. After him are Ibn Hazm, Pope Miltiades, James, brother of Jesus, Vincent Ferrer, Kane Tanaka, and Gregory Palamas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 589, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 2. Before him is Sawda bint Zamʿa. After him are Bavo of Ghent, Miqdad ibn Aswad, and Muhammad ibn Maslamah. Among people deceased in 629, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 5. Before him are Zainab bint Muhammad, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Zayd ibn Harithah, and Chlothar II. After him are Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 79 out of 354. Before him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Hasan al-Askari (846), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630). After him are Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), and Zayd ibn Ali (695).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 36. Before him are Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Hasan al-Askari (846), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630). After him are Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), and Muadh ibn Jabal (600).

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