RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Aqil ibn Abi Talib

590 - 670

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ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib (lit. "Aqil the Son of Abu Talib"; full name Abū Yazīd ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim, Arabic: أبو يزيد عقيل بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم), c. 580 – 670 or 683, was a cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an elder brother of Ali and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. Having fought on the side of the Qurayshi rulers of Mecca against Muhammad and the early Muslims, he converted to Islam a few years before the death of Muhammad in 632. Under the second caliph Umar, he was appointed a position as an expert in the genealogy of the Quraysh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aqil ibn Abi Talib is the 1,563rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,091st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 151st in 2019) and the 71st most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 1,563 out of 3,187. Before him are Gregory III Laham, Saint Mercurius, Kōdō Sawaki, Thomas of Villanova, Beatus of Liébana, and John Tong Hon. After him are Eunomius of Cyzicus, Sajah, Al-Shadhili, Prosper Grech, Urraca of Zamora, and Peter Chanel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 6. Before him are Pope Martin I, Harsha, Boran, Kavad II, and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh. After him are Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 670, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 5. Before him are Hasan ibn Ali, Brahmagupta, Safiyya bint Huyayy, and Oswiu. After him are Audomar, Felix of Aquitaine, and Amalberga of Maubeuge.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 173 out of 354. Before him are Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), and Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567). After him are Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), Muhammad ibn Maslamah (589), Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580), Majed Abdullah (1959), and Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum (null).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Aqil ibn Abi Talib ranks 71. Before him are Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925). After him are Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Asma bint Umais (null), Lubaba bint al-Harith (593), Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933), Fadl ibn Abbas (614), and Abu Dujana (null).

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