RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ja'far ibn Abi Talib

589 - 629

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Jaʿfar ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب c. 590 – September 629), also known as Jaʿfar aṭ-Ṭayyār (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱلطَّيَّار, lit. 'Ja'far the Flyer'), was a companion and cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and an elder brother of Ali. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ja'far ibn Abi Talib is the 678th most popular religious figure (down from 526th in 2019), the 87th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 79th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Ja'far ibn abi talib is most famous for being a companion of the prophet Muhammad and for being the son of abu talib.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 678 out of 3,187Before him are Flavian of Constantinople, Lydia of Thyatira, Jael, Richard Williamson, Peter Waldo, and Angelus Silesius. After him are Pontius Pilate's wife, John of God, Huineng, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Qasim ibn Muhammad, and Al-Nasa'i.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 589, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 2Before him is Sawda bint Zamʿa. After him are Bavo of Ghent, Miqdad ibn Aswad, and Muhammad ibn Maslamah. Among people deceased in 629, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 5Before him are Zainab bint Muhammad, Zayd ibn Harithah, Chlothar II, and Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb. After him are Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 87 out of 354Before him are Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594). After him are Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Amr ibn al-As (580), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), and Abdullah ibn Umar (610).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ranks 40Before him are Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), and Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594). After him are Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zayd ibn Ali (695), and Muhammad al-Jawad (811).