600 - 649
Ubayy ibn Ka'b (Arabic: أُبَيّ ٱبْن كَعْب, ʾUbayy ibn Kaʿb) (died 649), also known as Abu Mundhir, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a person of high esteem in the early Muslim community. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ubayy ibn Ka'b has received more than 68,770 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Ubayy ibn Ka'b is the 864th most popular religious figure (down from 847th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 107th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.
Ubayy ibn Ka'b was a sahaba of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was one of the first people to convert to Islam and was noted for his eloquence. He is most famous for writing the Qur'an's sura Al-Fatiha, which has been called "the most eloquent and beautiful of all Qur'anic suras".
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Among religious figures, Ubayy ibn Ka'b ranks 864 out of 2,238. Before him are Saturnin, Nicholas of Flüe, Charalambos, Apollinaris of Laodicea, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After him are Benedict of Aniane, Killing of Peter Fechter, Agnes of Bohemia, Odilo of Cluny, Juan Diego, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad.
300 - 300
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 858
1417 - 1487
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 859
87 - 202
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 860
310 - 390
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 861
1252 - 1334
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 862
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 863
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 864
750 - 821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 865
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 866
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 867
961 - 1049
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 868
1474 - 1548
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 869
600 - 615
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 870
Among people born in 600, Ubayy ibn Ka'b ranks 22. Before him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Rayhana bint Zayd, Bahram Chobin, Shahrbaraz, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Cosmas Indicopleustes. After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Bayan I, Heraclius the Elder, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Chandrakirti. Among people deceased in 649, Ubayy ibn Ka'b ranks 4. Before him are Emperor Taizong of Tang, John Climacus, and Pope Theodore I.
600 - 652
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 16
600 - 631
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 17
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
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600 - 629
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 19
600 - 666
HPI: 61.17
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600 - 550
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 21
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 22
600 - 615
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 23
600 - 602
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 24
600 - 610
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 25
600 - 624
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 26
600 - 656
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 27
600 - 650
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 28
598 - 649
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Rank: 1
579 - 649
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600 - 649
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Rank: 3
600 - 649
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Rank: 4
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ubayy ibn Ka'b ranks 110 out of 251. Before him are Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Al-Wathiq (812), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Empress Jitō (645). After him are Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910).
1912 - 1939
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 104
812 - 847
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 105
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 106
607 - 697
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 107
430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 108
645 - 703
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 109
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 110
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.42
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700 - 748
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 112
1879 - 1935
HPI: 59.93
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525 - 615
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 114
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 115
1910 - 1999
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 116
Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ubayy ibn Ka'b ranks 49. Before him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430). After him are Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), and Abu Darda (580).
593 - 673
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 43
630 - 632
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 44
630 - Present
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 45
700 - 700
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 46
550 - 643
HPI: 60.88
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430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 48
600 - 649
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 49
700 - 748
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 50
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 51
616 - 684
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 52
721 - 755
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 53
600 - 656
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 54
580 - 653
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 55