RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Saba'

700 - 700

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ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sabāʾ al-Ḥimyarī (Arabic: عبد الله بن سبأ الحميري), sometimes also called Ibn Sabāʾ, Ibn al-Sawdāʾ, or Ibn Wahb, was a 7th-century figure in Islamic history associated with a group of followers called the Sabaʾiyya (سبئية). According to Sunni and Shia tradition, Abd Allah ibn Saba' was a Yemenite Jew from the Arab Himyar tribe who converted to Islam during Uthman's reign. Because of his exaggerated reverence for Ali, he is traditionally considered as the first of the ghulāt. In accounts collected by Sayf ibn Umar, Ibn Saba' and his followers, the Saba'iyya, are said to be the ones who enticed the Egyptians against Uthman and were responsible for breaking the near-settlement at the Battle of the Camel. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah ibn Saba' is the 1,020th most popular religious figure (down from 693rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Yemen (down from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Yemeni Religious Figure.

Abdullah ibn Saba' is most famous for being the founder of the Jewish-Muslim sect of the Sabians.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 1,020 out of 3,187. Before her are Agathius, Aleksandr Akimov, Gerolamo Emiliani, Benedict of Aniane, Amandus, and Arnulf of Metz. After her are Carlo Maria Viganò, Andrew Kim Taegon, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, John of Leiden, Clemens August Graf von Galen, and Saturnin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 15. Before her are Dihya, Wahshi ibn Harb, Antipope Paschal, Plectrude, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, and Ibrahim ibn al-Walid. After her are Artabasdos, Vergilius of Salzburg, Sebeos, Piruz Nahavandi, Batbayan, and Æscwine of Wessex. Among people deceased in 700, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 6. Before her are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, Bahira, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, and Di Renjie. After her are Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sebeos, Cunipert, Dymphna, Daṇḍin, and Eulji Mundeok.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 7 out of 35. Before her are Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947), Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945), Uwais al-Qarani (594), Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908), Mukesh Ambani (1957), and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600). After her are Miqdad ibn Aswad (589), Malik al-Ashtar (585), Rashad al-Alimi (1954), Tawakkol Karman (1979), Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), and Muhammad al-Badr (1926).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Yemen

Among religious figures born in Yemen, Abdullah ibn Saba' ranks 2. Before her are Uwais al-Qarani (594). After her are Malik al-Ashtar (585).

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