RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Hurairah

600 - 676

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Abū Hurayra ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Ṣakhr al-Dawsī al-Zahrānī (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة عَبْد ٱلرَّحْمَٰن بْن صَخْر ٱلدَّوْسِيّ ٱلزَّهْرَانِيّ; c. 603–679), commonly known as Abū Hurayra (Arabic: أبُو هُرَيْرَة; lit. 'father of a kitten'), was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and considered the most prolific hadith narrator. Born in al-Jabur, Arabia to the Banu Daws clan of the Zahran tribe, he was among the first people to accept Islam, and later became a member of the Suffah after the migration of Muhammad. Under Muhammad, Hurayra was sent as a muezzin to al-Ala al-Hadhrami in Bahrain. Under the reign of the Rashidun caliph Umar (r. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Hurairah is the 354th most popular religious figure (down from 254th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Abu Hurairah is most famous for being a companion of the Prophet Muhammad. He was the most prolific narrator of hadith and is considered to be one of the most important transmitters of Prophetic traditions.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Hurairah ranks 354 out of 3,187. Before him are Irenaeus, Malachi, Nathan, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope John XI, and Al-Tirmidhi. After him are Theodora, Pope Clement III, Zaynab bint Jahsh, Pope Marinus I, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, and Pope Sisinnius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Abu Hurairah ranks 2. Before him is Pope Eugene I. After him are Jordanes, Zainab bint Muhammad, Pope Vitalian, Pope John IV, Rayhana bint Zayd, Samo, Bahira, Musaylimah, Pope Severinus, and Abdullah ibn Masud. Among people deceased in 676, Abu Hurairah ranks 1. After him are Pope Adeodatus II, Juwayriyya bint al-Harith, Clovis III, Amandus, Æscwine of Wessex, Mangsong Mangtsen, and Wang Bo.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Hurairah ranks 32 out of 354. Before him are Malik ibn Anas (711), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Abū Lahab (549), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580). After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), and Marwan I (623).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Abu Hurairah ranks 12. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Aminah (557), Malik ibn Anas (711), and Abd al-Muttalib (497). After him are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), and Muhammad al-Baqir (677).

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