RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Dhar al-Ghifari

600 - 652

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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari Al-Kinani (أَبُو ذَرّ ٱلْغِفَارِيّ ٱلْكِنَانِيّ, ʾAbū Ḏarr al-Ghifārīy al-Kinānīy), also spelled Abu Tharr or Abu Zar, born Jundab ibn Junādah (جُنْدَب ٱبْن جُنَادَة), was the fourth or fifth person converting to Islam, and a member of the Muhajirun. He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Kinanah tribe. His date of birth is unknown. He died in 652 CE, at Al-Rabadha, in the desert east of Medina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Abu Dhar al-Ghifari is the 682nd most popular religious figure (down from 613th in 2024), the 89th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 91st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abu Dharr al-Ghifari is most famous for being a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, and for being the first Muslim to recite the Qur'an publicly.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 682 out of 3,187. Before him are Peter Waldo, Angelus Silesius, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Pontius Pilate's wife, John of God, and Huineng. After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Péter Erdő, Alexius of Rome, Muadh ibn Jabal, and Hans Egede.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 17. Before him are Pope Severinus, Abdullah ibn Masud, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abraha, Pope Theodore I, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. After him are Muadh ibn Jabal, Æthelfrith, Chandrakirti, Justus, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and Abu Musa al-Ash'ari. Among people deceased in 652, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 2. Before him is Yazdegerd III. After him are Rothari, Itta of Metz, Unknown Archon, Emmeram of Regensburg, and Olympius.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 89 out of 354. Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), and Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608). After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Amr ibn al-As (580), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), and Abbas I of Egypt (1816).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari ranks 41. Before him are Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589). After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), and Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721).

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