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Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma

520 - 607

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Zuhayr bin Abī Sulmā (Arabic: زهير بن أبي سلمى; c. 520 – c. 609), also romanized as Zuhair or Zoheir, was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet who lived in the 6th & 7th centuries AD. He is considered one of the greatest writers of Arabic poetry in pre-Islamic times. Zuhayr belonged to the Banu Muzaina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma has received more than 88,893 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma is the 2,279th most popular writer (up from 2,707th in 2019).

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  • 89k

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  • 54.12

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma ranks 2,279 out of 5,755Before her are Richard Wurmbrand, Jean-Baptiste Dubos, Theodore Prodromos, Marthe Bibesco, Günter Wallraff, and Jonathan Franzen. After her are Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Ai Qing, Ka'b ibn Zuhayr, Stefan Żeromski, Francesc Eiximenis, and S. S. Van Dine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 520, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma ranks 8Before her are Pope John III, Justin II, Tiberius II Constantine, Charibert I, Martin of Braga, and Emperor Sushun. After her is Paul the Silentiary. Among people deceased in 607, Zuhayr bin Abi Sulma ranks 2Before her is Pope Boniface III.

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