RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Dawood

817 - 888

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Abū Dāwūd (Dā’ūd) Sulaymān ibn al-Ash‘ath ibn Isḥāq al-Azdī al-Sijistānī (Arabic: أبو داود سليمان بن الأشعث الأزدي السجستاني), commonly known as Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī, was a scholar of prophetic hadith who compiled the third of the six "canonical" hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, the Sunan Abu Dāwūd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Dawood is the 467th most popular religious figure (down from 305th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Religious Figure.

Abu Dawood is one of the six most authoritative books of hadith in Sunni Islam. It is a collection of sayings and deeds of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Dawood ranks 467 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Hilarius, Al-Mansur, Pope Stephen VIII, Muhammad al-Baqir, Pope Valentine, and Pope Miltiades. After him are Clement of Ohrid, Tiye, Hannah, Barabbas, Zacchaeus, and Sabbatai Zevi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 817, Abu Dawood ranks 2. Before him is Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.  Among people deceased in 888, Abu Dawood ranks 2. Before him is Charles the Fat. After him are Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, Al-Mundhir of Córdoba, Emperor Xizong of Tang, Rimbert, Ingelger, and Burgred of Mercia.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Abu Dawood ranks 17 out of 177. Before him are Hasan Akhund (1945), Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940), Mohammed Daoud Khan (1909), Mohammad Najibullah (1947), Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953), and Dost Mohammad Khan (1793). After him are Muhammad of Ghor (1160), Mohammed Omar (1962), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Muhammad Shah (1702), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), and Babrak Karmal (1929).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Afghanistan

Among religious figures born in Afghanistan, Abu Dawood ranks 1. After him are Ibrahim ibn Adham (718), Ali Hujwiri (1009), Khwaja Abdullah Ansari (1006), and Abdul Rahman (1965).

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