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Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf

600 - 624

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Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (Arabic: كعب بن الأشرف; died c. 624) was, according to Islamic texts, a pre-Islamic Arabic poet and contemporary of Muhammad in Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf has received more than 234,965 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf is the 1,157th most popular writer (up from 1,342nd in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 124th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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  • 60.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 1,157 out of 7,302. Before him are Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, Chevalier d'Éon, Vivant Denon, Ljudevit Gaj, Jernej Kopitar, and Comtessa de Dia. After him are Bolesław Prus, Forough Farrokhzad, Alcman, Rosalía de Castro, Aleksis Kivi, and Deepak Chopra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 25. Before him are Pope Severinus, Rayhana bint Zayd, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, Shahrbaraz, and Bayan I. After him are Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, Al-Mughira, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Heraclius the Elder, John IV of Constantinople, and Amandus. Among people deceased in 624, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 4. Before him are Abū Lahab, Amr ibn Hishām, and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad. After him are Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Asma bint Marwan, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 132 out of 354. Before him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), Al-Waqidi (747), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580). After him are Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Al-Mughira (600), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Al-Khansa (575), and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 5. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Imru' al-Qais (501), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), and Antarah ibn Shaddad (525). After him are Al-Khansa (575), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), 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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