COMPANION
Miqdad ibn Aswad
589 - 653
Miqdad ibn Aswad
Al-Miqdad ibn Amr al-Bahrani (Arabic: المقداد بن عمرو ٱلْبَهْرَانِيّ, romanized: al-Miqdād ibn ʿAmr al-Bahrānī), better known as al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi (Arabic: المقداد بن الأسود ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, romanized: al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad al-Kindī) or simply Miqdad, was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His kunya was Abu Ma'bad (Arabic: أبو معبد). Miqdad was born in Eastern Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miqdad ibn Aswad has received more than 203,882 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Miqdad ibn Aswad is the 357th most popular companion (up from 394th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Yemen (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Yemeni Companion.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
59.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 357 out of 784. Before him are Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Joan of Navarre, Queen of England, Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta, Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany, Gunilla Bielke, and Cornelia. After him are Maria Francisca of Savoy, Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Empress Teimei, Pat Nixon, Meketaten, and Irene Doukaina.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Anastasia of Montenegro
1868 - 1935
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 351
Joan of Navarre, Queen of England
1368 - 1437
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 352
Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta
1904 - 1974
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 353
Elizabeth of Carinthia, Queen of Germany
1262 - 1312
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 354
Gunilla Bielke
1568 - 1597
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 355
Cornelia
97 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 356
Miqdad ibn Aswad
589 - 653
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 357
Maria Francisca of Savoy
1646 - 1683
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 358
Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary
1158 - 1197
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 359
Empress Teimei
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 360
Pat Nixon
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 361
Meketaten
1348 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 362
Irene Doukaina
1066 - 1138
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 363
Contemporaries
Among people born in 589, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 4. Before him are Sawda bint Zamʿa, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Bavo of Ghent. After him is Muhammad ibn Maslamah. Among people deceased in 653, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 3. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Chindasuinth. After him are Abu Darda, Rodoald, Honorius of Canterbury, Sigeberht the Little, Theodelap of Spoleto, and Paul II of Constantinople.
Others Born in 589
Go to all RankingsSawda bint Zamʿa
COMPANION
589 - 674
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 1
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 629
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 2
Bavo of Ghent
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 654
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 3
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 4
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
COMPANION
589 - 666
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 653
Go to all RankingsAbbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
COMPANION
567 - 653
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 1
Chindasuinth
POLITICIAN
563 - 653
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 3
Abu Darda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 653
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 4
Rodoald
POLITICIAN
626 - 653
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 5
Honorius of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 653
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6
Sigeberht the Little
POLITICIAN
600 - 653
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 7
Theodelap of Spoleto
POLITICIAN
600 - 653
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 8
Paul II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 9
In Yemen
Among people born in Yemen, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 8 out of 35. Before him are Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945), Uwais al-Qarani (594), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600), Malik al-Ashtar (585), and Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908). After him are Rashad al-Alimi (1954), Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Mukesh Ambani (1957), Muhammad al-Badr (1926), Wahb ibn Munabbih (655), and Tawakkol Karman (1979).
Others born in Yemen
Go to all RankingsAbdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 2
Uwais al-Qarani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
594 - 657
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 3
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 4
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
POLITICIAN
600 - 666
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 5
Malik al-Ashtar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
585 - 658
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 6
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1967
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 7
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 8
Rashad al-Alimi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 9
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1948
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 10
Mukesh Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 11
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 12
Wahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 13
Tawakkol Karman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 14
Among COMPANIONS In Yemen
Among companions born in Yemen, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 1.