RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
678 - Today

Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
Abū Bakr Muhammad ibn Muslim ibn Ubayd Allah ibn Abd Allah ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (Arabic: أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بۡنُ مُسْلِمَ بۡنِ عُبَیْدِ ٱللهِ بۡنِ عَبۡدِ ٱللهِ بۡنِ شِهَابٍ ٱلزُّهْرِيّ, romanized: Abu Bakr Muḥammad ibn Muslim ibn ʿUbayd Allāh ibn ʿAbd Allāh b. S̲h̲ihāb az-Zuhrī; died 124 AH/741-2 CE), also referred to as Ibn Shihab or az-Zuhri, was a tabi'i Arab jurist and traditionist credited with pioneering the development of sīra-maghazi and hadith literature. Raised in Medina, he studied hadith and maghazi under Medinese traditionists before rising to prominence at the Umayyad court, where he served in a number of religious and administrative positions. He transmitted several thousand hadith included in the six canonical Sunni hadith collections and his work on maghazi forms the basis of the extant biographies of Muhammad. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri is the 1,402nd most popular religious figure (down from 980th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 66th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 1,402 out of 3,187. Before him are Umayya ibn Khalaf, Joachim Meisner, Jozef Tomko, Dom Justo Takayama, Reinhard Marx, and Ad-Darazi. After him are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Peter Nolasco, John X of Antioch, Hegesippus, John de Britto, and Luigi Carlo Borromeo.
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HPI: 63.94
Rank: 1,402
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HPI: 63.90
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 678, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 2. Before him is Childebert III.
Others Born in 678
Go to all RankingsChildebert III
POLITICIAN
678 - 711
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
678 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 2
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 156 out of 354. Before him are Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Al-Khayzuran (701), Suhayl ibn Amr (556), and Umayya ibn Khalaf (null). After him are Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), and Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956).
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600 - 656
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 150
Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - 2025
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 151
Abbad ibn Bishr
COMPANION
606 - 632
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 152
Al-Khayzuran
COMPANION
701 - 789
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 153
Suhayl ibn Amr
POLITICIAN
556 - 639
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 154
Umayya ibn Khalaf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 155
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
678 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 156
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
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Rank: 159
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HPI: 63.58
Rank: 160
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SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - 2016
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 161
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POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 162
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia
Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri ranks 66. Before him are Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), and Umayya ibn Khalaf (null). After him are Muslim ibn Aqil (650), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), and Aqil ibn Abi Talib (590).
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Rank: 61
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581 - 633
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 62
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600 - 656
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 63
Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh
1943 - 2025
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 64
Umayya ibn Khalaf
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 65
Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri
678 - Present
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 66
Muslim ibn Aqil
650 - 680
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 67
'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 68
Fatimah bint Musa
790 - 816
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 69
Said ibn al-Musayyib
642 - 715
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 70
Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen
1925 - 2001
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 71
Aqil ibn Abi Talib
590 - 670
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 72