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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Wasil ibn Ata

700 - 748

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Wāṣil ibn ʿAtāʾ (700–748) (Arabic: واصل بن عطاء) was a Muslim theologian and jurist. He is considered to be the founder of the Muʿtazilite school of Kalam.Born around the year 700 in the Arabian Peninsula, he initially studied under Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, the grandson of Ali. Later he would travel to Basra in Iraq to study under Hasan of Basra (one of the Tabi‘in). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wasil ibn Ata has received more than 108,503 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Wasil ibn Ata is the 900th most popular religious figure (down from 818th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 104th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Wasil ibn ata is most famous for his work in Arabic grammar. He was a student of the famous Muslim scholar, Abu al-asan al-Jawhari.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 900 out of 2,238Before him are Al-Qurtubi, Lothair II of Italy, Antipope Felix II, Eulalia of Barcelona, Anthony de Mello, and Maria Cristina of Savoy. After him are Pierre Cauchon, Antipope John VIII, Stanislaus Kostka, Rose Kennedy, Cyril Lucaris, and Priscillian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 16Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Tiberius III, Abdullah ibn Saba', Paolo Lucio Anafesto, and Plectrude. After him are Antipope Paschal, Batbayan, Dharmakirti, Artabasdos, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, and Ardo. Among people deceased in 748, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 2Before him is Empress Genshō. After him is Odilo, Duke of Bavaria.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 112 out of 251Before him are Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Empress Jitō (645), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), and Abul Kalam Azad (1888). After him are Ali of Hejaz (1879), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Al-Khansa (575), and Al-Waqidi (747).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 50Before him are Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600). After him are 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), Abu Darda (580), and Fatimah bint Musa (790).