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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zayd ibn Ali

695 - 740

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Zayd ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: زيد بن علي; 695–740), also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he died. The event gave rise to the Zaydiyya sect of Shia Islam, which holds him as the next Imam after his father Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zayd ibn Ali has received more than 502,327 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Zayd ibn Ali is the 668th most popular religious figure (up from 674th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 85th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Zayd ibn Ali is most famous for being the grandson of the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and for his role in the Battle of Karbala.

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  • 500k

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  • 64.21

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 668 out of 2,238Before him are William Tyndale, Je Tsongkhapa, Basilios Bessarion, Billy Graham, Giulia Farnese, and Benkei. After him are Robert of Molesme, Tarcisio Bertone, Zebedee, John Cassian, Onuphrius, and Malachi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 695, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 2Before him is Muhammad bin Qasim. After him are Achila II, Emperor Shang of Tang, Childebrand I, and Ceolwulf of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 740, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 1After him are Andrew of Crete, Meng Haoran, Wu Daozi, and Æthelheard of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 84 out of 251Before him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), Talal of Jordan (1909), and Hind bint Utbah (510). After him are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), and Jamal Khashoggi (1958).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 39Before him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), and Hind bint Utbah (510). After him are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), and Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630).