RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Darda

580 - 653

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Uwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Ansari (Arabic: عُوَيْمِر بْن زَيْد بْن قَيْس الأَنْصَارِيّ, romanized: ʿUwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Anṣārī), better known by the kunya Abu al-Darda (Arabic: أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ, romanized: Abū al-Dardāʾ, died 32 AH/652 CE) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was known for being a leading authority on and teacher of the Quran. He was the first qadi of Damascus. He was the husband of his fellow companion, Umm al-Darda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Darda is the 1,096th most popular religious figure (down from 1,090th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 150th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Darda ranks 1,096 out of 3,187. Before him are Franc Rode, Paolo Giovio, Eugène Tisserant, Al-Bayhaqi, Junípero Serra, and Heinrich Bullinger. After him are Piruz Nahavandi, Josip Bozanić, Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam, Eustathius of Antioch, Jacques Paul Migne, and Fausto Sozzini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 580, Abu Darda ranks 9. Before him are Maximus the Confessor, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf, Amr ibn al-As, Theophylact Simocatta, George of Pisidia, and Fabia Eudokia. After him are Wei Zheng, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah, and Unknown Archon. Among people deceased in 653, Abu Darda ranks 4. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Chindasuinth, and Miqdad ibn Aswad. After him are Rodoald, Paul II of Constantinople, Honorius of Canterbury, Sigeberht the Little, and Theodelap of Spoleto.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Darda ranks 126 out of 354. Before him are Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Muhammad bin Nayef (1959), and Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981). After him are Imru' al-Qais (501), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (600), Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), Al-Waqidi (747), and Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Darda ranks 56. Before him are Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), and Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600). After him are Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), and Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581).

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