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Zubayr ibn al-Awam

594 - 656

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Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwaylid al-Asadi (Arabic: الزُّبَيْر بْن الْعَوَّام بْن خُوَيْلِد الأَسَدِيّ, romanized: al-Zubayr ibn al-ʿAwwām ibn Khuwaylid al-ʾAsadī; c. 594–656) was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the caliphs Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) and Umar (r. 634–644) who played a leading role in the Ridda wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 632–633 and later participated in early Muslim conquests of Sasanid Persia in 633–634, Byzantine Syria in 634–638, and the Exarchate of Africa in 639–643. An early convert to Islam, Zubayr was a commander in the Battle of Badr in 624, in which the latter was instrumental in defeating the opponent forces of the Quraysh. He participated in almost all of the early Muslim battles and expeditions under Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zubayr ibn al-Awam has received more than 396,253 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Zubayr ibn al-Awam is the 583rd most popular politician (up from 767th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Zubayr ibn al-Awam was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad and is most famous for his role in the Battle of Uhud.

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 583 out of 19,576. Before him are Khosrow I, Macrinus, Philip III of France, Hamid Karzai, Irene of Athens, and Tigranes the Great. After him are Constantius II, Abdülaziz, Sitting Bull, Abū Lahab, Mithridates VI of Pontus, and Chandragupta Maurya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 594, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 1. After him are Maymunah bint al-Harith, Uwais al-Qarani, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Empress Kōgyoku, and Suintila. Among people deceased in 656, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 2. Before him is Uthman. After him are Talhah, Sigebert III, Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Peada of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 29 out of 354. Before him are Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), and Abu Hurairah (600). After him are Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), and Abdullah I of Jordan (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Zubayr ibn al-Awam ranks 9. Before him are Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646). After him are Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Marwan I (623), and Umar II (682).

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