RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abd al-Muttalib

497 - 578

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Shayba ibn Hāshim (Arabic: شَيْبة بْن هاشِم; c. 481–578), better known as ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, (Arabic: عَبْد الْمُطَّلِب, lit. 'Servant of Muttalib') was the fourth chief of the Quraysh tribal confederation and grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abd al-Muttalib is the 308th most popular religious figure (down from 252nd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 27th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abd al-Muttalib was the patriarch of the Quraysh tribe and the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad. He is most famous for being the father of Abdul Muttalib ibn Hashim, who was the grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abd al-Muttalib ranks 308 out of 3,187Before him are Pope Soter, Pope Leo II, Pope Eleutherius, Pope Benedict VIII, Pope Sylvester III, and Saint Roch. After him are Pope Eugene II, Amos, Ahmed Yassin, Pope Liberius, Francis de Sales, and Longinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 497, Abd al-Muttalib ranks 1After him is Childebert I. Among people deceased in 578, Abd al-Muttalib ranks 1After him are Justin II, John Malalas, Hatim al-Tai, Jacob Baradaeus, and Wuffa of East Anglia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abd al-Muttalib ranks 28 out of 354Before him are Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Malik ibn Anas (711), and Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570). After him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), and Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abd al-Muttalib ranks 11Before him are Hasan ibn Ali (624), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), and Malik ibn Anas (711). After him are Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598).