RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abdullah ibn Salam

550 - 643

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Abdallah ibn Salam (Arabic: عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, romanized: ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit. 'Slave of God son of Peace'), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a Jew who converted to Islam. He participated in the conquest of Syria, but died in Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdullah ibn Salam is the 1,031st most popular religious figure (down from 703rd in 2019), the 121st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abdullah ibn Salam is most famous for being a Muslim scholar and the first Muslim to translate the Hebrew Bible into Arabic.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abdullah ibn Salam ranks 1,031 out of 3,187. Before him are Clemens August Graf von Galen, Saturnin, Rupert of Salzburg, Abiathar, Euthymius the Great, and Lambert of Maastricht. After him are Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Al-Juwayni, Veronica Giuliani, Cláudio Hummes, Lidwina, and Antipope Dioscorus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Abdullah ibn Salam ranks 8. Before him are Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Teia, Armah, Anastasius of Persia, and John the Merciful. After him are Saint Gall, Liuva I, Cleph, Menander Protector, Arioald, and Garibald I of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 643, Abdullah ibn Salam ranks 1. After him is Wei Zheng.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Salam ranks 121 out of 354. Before him are Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607), Al-Waleed bin Talal (1955), and Uqba ibn Nafi (622). After him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Abu Darda (580), and Imru' al-Qais (501).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abdullah ibn Salam ranks 54. Before him are Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), and Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464). After him are Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Abu Darda (580), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Wasil ibn Ata (700), and Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612).

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