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Zayd ibn Harithah

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Zayd ibn Ḥāritha al-Kalbī (Arabic: زيد بن حارثة الكلبي) (c. 581–629 CE), was an early Muslim, Sahabi and the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He is commonly regarded as the fourth person to have accepted Islam, after Muhammad's wife Khadija, Muhammad's cousin Ali, and Muhammad's close companion Abu Bakr. Zayd was a slave that Hakim ibn Hizam, Khadija's nephew, bought for her at a market in Ukaz. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zayd ibn Harithah has received more than 808,536 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Zayd ibn Harithah is the 60th most popular companion (down from 54th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 31st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

Zayd ibn Harithah is most famous for being the first person to convert to Islam and for being Muhammad's adopted son.

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Over the past year Zayd ibn Harithah has had the most page views in the with 203,348 views, followed by Persian (56,791), and English (47,247). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (4,217.31%), Hindi (453.03%), and Simple English (338.55%)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 60 out of 784Before him are Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Antinous, Magda Goebbels, Isabella of Portugal, Elisabeth of Valois, and Theodora. After him are Isabeau of Bavaria, Abigail, Malhun Hatun, Brigitte Macron, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, and Josephine of Leuchtenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 581, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 1After him are Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, Sun Simiao, and Utba ibn Ghazwan. Among people deceased in 629, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 3Before him are Zainab bint Muhammad, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. After him are Chlothar II, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 47 out of 354Before him are Amr ibn Hishām (570), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ali al-Ridha (770), Talhah (595), and Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921). After him are Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Umm Salama (602), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598).

Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 7Before him are Fatimah (604), Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), and Hafsa bint Umar (602). After him are Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), and Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580).