RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Utba ibn Ghazwan

581 - 639

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Utba ibn Ghazwan al-Mazini (Arabic: عُتبة بن غَزْوان المازني, romanized: ʿUtba ibn Ghazwān al-Māzinī) (c. 581–638) was a well-known companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was the seventh person to convert to Islam and participated in the hijra to Abyssinia, but returned to stay with Muhammad in Mecca before making the second hijrah to Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Utba ibn Ghazwan has received more than 13,325 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Utba ibn Ghazwan is the 2,051st most popular religious figure, the 203rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 83rd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Utba ibn Ghazwan ranks 2,051 out of 3,187Before him are Zara Yaqob, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Antonio Caggiano, Georges Cottier, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, and José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán. After him are Onesiphorus, Julijans Vaivods, Shlomo ibn Aderet, Hypatius Pociej, George Cruikshank, and Witness Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 581, Utba ibn Ghazwan ranks 4Before him are Zayd ibn Harithah, Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, and Sun Simiao.  Among people deceased in 639, Utba ibn Ghazwan ranks 8Before him are Dagobert I, Chintila, Suhayl ibn Amr, Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan, Shurahbil ibn Hasana, and Fadl ibn Abbas.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Utba ibn Ghazwan ranks 203 out of 354Before him are Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Sharif Ali (1450), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), Sami Al-Jaber (1972), and Aliya bint Ali (1911). After him are Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Thaqafi (700), Al-A'sha (570), Jotapianus (200), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Mohamed Al-Deayea (1972), and Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi (null).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Utba ibn Ghazwan ranks 83Before him are Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Fadl ibn Abbas (614), Nafiʽ al-Madani (689), Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Sharif Ali (1450), and Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600). After him are Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi (null), Saud Al-Shuraim (1964), Maher Al-Mu'aiqly (1969), and Rahaf Mohammed (2000).