RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muadh ibn Jabal

600 - 640

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Muʿādh ibn Jabal (Arabic: مُعاذ بن جبل; 603 – 639) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj tribe and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still alive. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muadh ibn Jabal has received more than 355,801 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Muadh ibn Jabal is the 582nd most popular religious figure (down from 555th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 74th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muadh ibn Jabal is most famous for being the first person to convert to Islam.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 582 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope John VII, Rabanus Maurus, Dōgen, Yasuke, Hugues de Payens, and Francis of Paola. After him are Camillus de Lellis, Anna the Prophetess, Edward the Confessor, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Ansgar, and Marcel Lefebvre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 14. Before him are Pope Vitalian, Bahira, Pope John IV, Abraha, Maria al-Qibtiyya, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. After him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Pope Theodore I, Bahram Chobin, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, Pope Severinus, and Rayhana bint Zayd. Among people deceased in 640, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 2. Before him is Pepin of Landen. After him are Pope Severinus, Garibald II of Bavaria, and Eadbald of Kent.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 86 out of 354. Before 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). After him are Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 42. Before him are Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), and Zayd ibn Ali (695). After him are Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), and Muhammad al-Jawad (811).

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