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Ka'b ibn Zuhayr

700 - 662

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Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr (Arabic: كعب بن زهير) was an Arabian poet of the 7th century, and a contemporary of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Ka'b ibn Zuhayr was the writer of Bānat Suʿād (Su'ād Has Departed), a qasida in praise of Muhammad. This was the first na'at in Arabic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ka'b ibn Zuhayr has received more than 50,867 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ka'b ibn Zuhayr is the 2,165th most popular writer (up from 2,275th in 2019), the 181st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 7th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Caabi Ben-Sohair carmen in laudem Muhammedis dictum denuo multis coniecturis emendatum, latine versum adnotationibusque illustratum una cum carmine Motenabbii gratulatorio propter novi anni adventum et carmine ex Hamasa utroque inedito
1823

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Over the past year Ka'b ibn Zuhayr has had the most page views in the with 73,900 views, followed by English (12,423), and Urdu (3,396). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Western Punjabi (75.70%), Tajik (66.17%), and Kazakh (33.45%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr ranks 2,165 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Morand, Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail, Ernst Robert Curtius, Al-Farazdaq, Phan Bội Châu, and Michel Leiris. After him are Isaac the Blind, Katsu Kaishū, William of Moerbeke, Auguste Maquet, Nelson Algren, and Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr ranks 28. Before him are Julian the Hospitaller, Dharmakirti, Irmina of Oeren, Gregoria, Ardo, and Vergilius of Salzburg. After him are Hieda no Are, Dymphna, Marcello Tegalliano, Kormisosh, Ine of Wessex, and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa. Among people deceased in 662, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr ranks 4. Before him are Maximus the Confessor, Childebert the Adopted, and Ansegisel. After him is Godepert.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr ranks 181 out of 354. Before him are Umm Ruman (null), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud (1721), Lubaba bint al-Harith (593), and Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1931). After him are Shurahbil ibn Hasana (583), Abu Dujana (null), Adi ibn Hatim (550), Saeed Al-Owairan (1967), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), and Muhammad bin Nayef (1959).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr ranks 7. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Imru' al-Qais (501), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), and Al-Khansa (575). After him are Al-A'sha (570), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Raif Badawi (1984), Rajaa al-Sanea (1981), and Hiba Abu Nada (1991).

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