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Ibn Qutaybah

828 - 889

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Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī al-Marwazī better known simply as Ibn Qutaybah (Arabic: ابن قتيبة, romanized: Ibn Qutaybah; c. 828 – 13 November 889 CE/213 – 15 Rajab 276 AH) was an Islamic scholar of Persian descent. He served as a judge during the Abbasid Caliphate, but was best known for his contributions to Arabic literature. He was an Athari theologian and polymath who wrote on diverse subjects, such as Qur'anic exegesis, hadith, theology, philosophy, law and jurisprudence, grammar, philology, history, astronomy, agriculture and botany. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Qutaybah is the 891st most popular religious figure (down from 809th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ibn Qutaybah ranks 891 out of 3,187. Before him are Stefan Wyszyński, Timothy M. Dolan, Georg Ratzinger, Stanislaus Kostka, Fariduddin Ganjshakar, and Leonard of Noblac. After him are Saint Maurus, Avvakum, Caesar Baronius, Robert de Sorbon, Apollinaris of Laodicea, and Zeno of Verona.

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Among people born in 828, Ibn Qutaybah ranks 2. Before him is Boris I of Bulgaria.  Among people deceased in 889, Ibn Qutaybah ranks 2. Before him is Eochaid, son of Rhun. After him is Giric.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ibn Qutaybah ranks 99 out of 384. Before him are Al-Mu'tamid (844), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Nouri al-Maliki (1950), Al-Qahir (899), Al-Muhtadi (825), and Al-Muntasir (837). After him are Muhammad al-Shaybani (750), Al-Mu'tazz (847), Adad-nirari I (-1400), Sin-shumu-lishir (-700), Sin-Muballit (-1900), and Ibn Sirin (653).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Ibn Qutaybah ranks 15. Before him are Eber (-2038), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ibn Hisham (701), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), and Hillel the Elder (-110). After him are Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Ibn Sa'd (784), Abo of Tiflis (756), Dinkha IV (1935), Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931), and Suhayb ar-Rumi (587).

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