RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Talhah

595 - 656

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Ṭalḥa ibn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Taymī (Arabic: طَلْحَة بن عُبَيْد اللّه التَّيمي, c. 594 – c. 656) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, he is mostly known for being among al-ʿashara al-mubashshara ('the ten to whom Paradise was promised'). He played an important role in the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Camel, in which he died. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Talhah has received more than 383,509 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Talhah is the 343rd most popular religious figure (up from 390th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Talhah is most famous for being a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and for being one of the people who killed the caliph Uthman.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Talhah ranks 343 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Pope John I, and Ali al-Ridha. After him are Pope Stephen I, Hosea, Pope Liberius, Pope Marinus II, Pope John II, and Pope Benedict VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 595, Talhah ranks 2. Before him is Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. After him are Zaynab bint Khuzayma, Asmā' bint Abi Bakr, and Gim Yu-sin. Among people deceased in 656, Talhah ranks 3. Before him are Uthman, and Zubayr ibn al-Awam. After him are Sigebert III, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Peada of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Talhah ranks 45 out of 354. Before him are Umar II (682), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), and Ali al-Ridha (770). After him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Umm Salama (602), and Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Talhah ranks 18. Before him are Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), and Ali al-Ridha (770). After him are Umm Salama (602), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Zaynab bint Ali (626), and Musa al-Kadhim (745).

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