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Al-Waqidi

747 - 823

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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Waqid al-Aslami (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عمر بن واقد الاسلمي, romanized: Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Wāqid al-Aslamī) (c. 130 – 207 AH; commonly referred to as al-Waqidi (Arabic: الواقدي; c. 747 – 823 AD) was an early Arab Muslim historian and biographer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, specializing in his military campaigns. His surname is derived from his grandfather's name Waqid, and thus he became famous as al-Imam al-Waqidi. He served as a judge (qadi) for the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Waqidi is the 104th most popular historian (down from 88th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 128th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Al-Waqidi ranks 104 out of 561. Before him are Sextus Julius Africanus, Andrea Alciato, Emmanuel Todd, Minhaj-i-Siraj, Agatharchides, and Lev Gumilyov. After him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, Vasily Bartold, René Grousset, Cangjie, Frances Yates, and Arnold Toynbee.

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Among people born in 747, Al-Waqidi ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 823, Al-Waqidi ranks 2. Before him is Thomas the Slav. After him are Thekla, wife of Michael II, Ljudevit, Maria of Amnia, and Ceolwulf I of Mercia.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waqidi ranks 131 out of 354. Before him are Abu Mohammad al-Julani (1981), Abu Darda (580), Imru' al-Qais (501), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (600), and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590). After him are Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), and 'Abd al-Ilah (1913).

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Among HISTORIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among historians born in Saudi Arabia, Al-Waqidi ranks 2. Before him are Ibn Ishaq (704). After him are Aban ibn Uthman (641).

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