RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Masud

600 - 650

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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Sunni Islamic tradition regards the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah ibn Masud is the 588th most popular religious figure (down from 435th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 61st in 2019) and the 30th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abdullah ibn Masud is most famous for his knowledge of the Quran.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Masud ranks 588 out of 3,187. Before him are Marcel Lefebvre, Antipope Alexander V, Parascheva of the Balkans, Pope Donus, Anas ibn Malik, and Paulo Miki. After him are Charles de Foucauld, Maria al-Qibtiyya, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Saint Maurice, Sabbas the Sanctified, and Luigi Lucheni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abdullah ibn Masud ranks 12. Before him are Pope John IV, Rayhana bint Zayd, Samo, Bahira, Musaylimah, and Pope Severinus. After him are Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abraha, Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, and Muadh ibn Jabal. Among people deceased in 650, Abdullah ibn Masud ranks 2. Before him is Songtsen Gampo. After him are Chandrakirti, Sexred, and Birinus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Masud ranks 75 out of 354. Before him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), and Anas ibn Malik (612). After him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Talal of Jordan (1909), and Zayd ibn Thabit (615).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Masud ranks 30. Before him are Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), and Anas ibn Malik (612). After him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), and Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600).

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