RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Ja'far

650 - 680

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Abd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi (Arabic: عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب الْهَاشِمِي, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib al-Hāshimī; c. 624 – 699 or 702/704) was a companion and relative of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, a nephew of Ali, a half-brother of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and grandfather of Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya. He was loyal to Ahl al-Bayt in spite of his absence at the Battle of Karbala. He is reported to have said: "Allah gave a chance to my two sons (Awn and Muhammad). I should have also been there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah ibn Ja'far is the 1,551st most popular religious figure (down from 989th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 1,551 out of 3,187Before him are Rimbert, Jean Zerbo, Ibn Asakir, Hujr ibn Adi, Michael the Syrian, and Benjamin I of Constantinople. After him are Juan Carlos Aramburu, Hudson Taylor, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, Polyeuctus, Catherine Eddowes, and Gregory III Laham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 650, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 17Before him are Abdallah ibn Sa'd, Reccared II, Ebroin, Muslim ibn Aqil, Bojang of Goguryeo, and Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr. After him are Lupus I of Aquitaine, Gurak, Jarir ibn Atiyah, Felix of Aquitaine, Wang Bo, and Wulfhere of Mercia. Among people deceased in 680, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 6Before him are Husayn ibn Ali, Muawiyah I, Abbas ibn Ali, Princess Wencheng, and Muslim ibn Aqil. After him are Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, Hilda of Whitby, and Cædmon.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 27 out of 105Before him are Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Susenyos I (1572), Hailemariam Desalegn (1965), Meles Zenawi (1955), Abdiqasim Salad (1941), and Gelawdewos (1522). After him are Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), Negasso Gidada (1943), and Haile Gebrselassie (1973).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ethiopia

Among religious figures born in Ethiopia, Abdullah ibn Ja'far ranks 2Before him are Onuphrius (320). After him are Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Zara Yaqob (1399), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), and Genesius of Rome (250).