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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Umm Kulthum bint Ali

630 - Today

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Umm Kulthūm bint 'Alī (Arabic: أُمّ كُلْثُوم بِنْت عَلِيّ), also known as Zaynab al-Ṣughrā (Arabic: زَيْنَب ٱلصُّغْرَىٰ, lit. 'the junior Zaynab'), was the youngest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. A young Umm Kulthum lost her grandfather and mother in 632 CE. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Umm Kulthum bint Ali has received more than 774,520 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Umm Kulthum bint Ali is the 753rd most popular religious figure (down from 739th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 94th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Umm Kulthum bint Ali is most famous for being the most famous singer in Egypt.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 753 out of 2,238Before her are Antipope Nicholas V, Josephine Bakhita, Romuald, Therese Neumann, Patriarch Nikon of Moscow, and John the Merciful. After her are Onesimus, Nectarios of Aegina, John Mott, Papias of Hierapolis, Emma Morano, and Nikephoros I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 630, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 6Before her are Constans II, Pope Conon, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Sigebert III, and Di Renjie. After her are Wamba, Anastasius Sinaita, and Fausta.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 96 out of 251Before her are Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Wahshi ibn Harb (700). After her are Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Idris I of Morocco (743), Imru' al-Qais (501), and Uqba ibn Nafi (622).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 45Before her are Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630). After her are Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Wasil ibn Ata (700), and Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null).