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Abū Lahab

549 - 624

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ʿAbd al-ʿUzzā ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عبد العزى ابن عبد المطلب), better known as Abū Lahab (Arabic: أبو لهب, lit. 'Father of the Flame'; c. 549–624 CE) was the Islamic prophet Muhammad's half paternal uncle. He was one of the Meccan Quraysh leaders who opposed Muhammad and was condemned in Surat Al-Masad of the Quran. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abū Lahab is the 772nd most popular politician (down from 587th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 11th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

Abū Lahab is most famous for being the father of the Muslim prophet Muhammad's first wife, Khadija bint Khuwaylid. He was also the uncle of Muhammad's wife, Aisha.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abū Lahab ranks 772 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael V Kalaphates, Árpád, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Gordian III, George I of Greece, and Valentinian I. After him are Nurhaci, Lech Kaczyński, Sitting Bull, Manuel I Komnenos, Zakir Husain, and Philip the Good.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 549, Abū Lahab ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 624, Abū Lahab ranks 1. After him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, Amr ibn Hishām, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf, Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Asma bint Marwan, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Abū Lahab ranks 30 out of 354. Before him are Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hafsa bint Umar (602), Malik ibn Anas (711), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Muttalib (497), and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646). After him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), and Umar II (682).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Abū Lahab ranks 11. Before him are Ibn Saud (1875), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Faisal I of Iraq (1885), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646). After him are Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), Marwan I (623), Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), and Abul Kalam Azad (1888).

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