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Ibn Sa'd

784 - 845

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Abū ‘Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Sa‘d ibn Manī‘ al-Baṣrī al-Hāshimī or simply Ibn Sa'd (Arabic: ابن سعد) and nicknamed Scribe of Waqidi (Katib al-Waqidi), was a scholar and Arabian biographer. Ibn Sa'd was born in 784/785 CE (168 AH) and died on 16 February 845 CE (230 AH). Ibn Sa'd was from Basra, but lived mostly in Baghdad, hence the nisba al-Basri and al-Baghdadi respectively. He is said to have died at the age of 62 in Baghdad and was buried in the cemetery of the Syrian gate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Sa'd is the 1,133rd most popular religious figure (down from 997th in 2019), the 148th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 131st in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ibn Sa'd ranks 1,133 out of 3,187Before him are Nicholas Mystikos, Mario Aurelio Poli, Sabellius, Hilarion, Jerzy Popiełuszko, and Lars Levi Laestadius. After him are Mariam Baouardy, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Anthony Mary Claret, Jānis Pujats, Parshvanatha, and Johann Eck.

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Among people born in 784, Ibn Sa'd ranks 1 Among people deceased in 845, Ibn Sa'd ranks 1After him are Nithard, Abu Said Gorgani, Mislav of Croatia, and Bridei VII.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ibn Sa'd ranks 148 out of 384Before him are Parysatis (-500), Al-Mustarshid (1092), Al-Mawardi (974), Ammi-Ditana (-1700), Haider al-Abadi (1952), and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935). After him are Al-Mustadi (1142), Al-Qadir (947), Al-Muqtafi (1096), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Abo of Tiflis (756), and Shammuramat (-900).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Ibn Sa'd ranks 17Before him are Louis Raphaël I Sako (1948), Ibn Hisham (701), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Hillel the Elder (-110), Ibn Qutaybah (828), and Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935). After him are Abo of Tiflis (756), Dinkha IV (1935), Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), and Dawud al-Zahiri (815).