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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

576 - 674

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Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Arabic: أبو أيوب الأنصاري, romanized: Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, Turkish: Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba (Arabic: خالد ابن زيد ابن كُليب ابن ثعلبه, romanized: Khālid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Thaʿlaba) in Yathrib — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, and a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, sahaba) and the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abu Ayyub was one of the Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, meaning aiders, helpers or patrons) of the early Islamic history, those who supported Muhammad after the hijra (migration) to Medina in 622. The patronym Abu Ayyub, means father (abu) of Ayyub. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Ayyub al-Ansari is the 2,714th most popular politician (down from 2,360th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 97th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari is most famous for being the one who guarded Muhammad's body after his death.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 2,714 out of 19,576Before him are Şehzade Abdullah, David IV of Georgia, Cevdet Sunay, Irene of Hungary, Süleyman Çelebi, and Amyntas III of Macedon. After him are Hjalmar Branting, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Kaja Kallas, Géza I of Hungary, François Bayrou, and Vajiravudh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 576, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 1After him is Sulpitius the Pious. Among people deceased in 674, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 4Before him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Sawda bint Zamʿa, and Maymunah bint al-Harith. After him are Hassan ibn Thabit, and Seaxburh of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 98 out of 354Before him are Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), and Zayd ibn Ali (695). After him are Usama ibn Zayd (615), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Al-Wathiq (812), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), and Jamal Khashoggi (1958).

Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Ayyub al-Ansari ranks 33Before him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Maymunah bint al-Harith (594), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Talal of Jordan (1909), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710). After him are Al-Wathiq (812), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), Empress Jitō (645), Ali of Hejaz (1879), and Idris I of Morocco (743).