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Jarir ibn Atiyah

650 - 728

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Jarir ibn Atiyyah al-Khatafi Al-Tamimi (Arabic: جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ اَلْخَطَفِيُّ اَلتَّمِيمِيُّ) (c. 650 – c. 728) was an Umayyad-era Arab poet and satirist from Najd. He was born during the reign of Rashidun caliph Uthman ibn Affan, and was a member of the tribe Banu Kilab, a part of the Banu Tamim. He was a native of al-Yamamah, but also spent time in Damascus at the court of the Umayyad caliphs. Little is known of his early life, but he succeeded in winning the favor of Al-Hajjaj bin Yousef, the governor of Iraq. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jarir ibn Atiyah is the 2,365th most popular religious figure (down from 1,945th in 2019). (down from 2,474th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jarir ibn Atiyah ranks 2,365 out of 3,187. Before her are Maurice Feltin, Pope Achillas of Alexandria, Sharif Ali, Agag, Bhrigu, and Joachim IV of Constantinople. After her are Hypatius Pociej, Ursula Ledóchowska, Conrad Grebel, Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, David Koresh, and Dobri Dobrev.

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Among people born in 650, Jarir ibn Atiyah ranks 20. Before her are Muslim ibn Aqil, Bojang of Goguryeo, Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Lupus I of Aquitaine, and Gurak. After her are Felix of Aquitaine, Wang Bo, Wulfhere of Mercia, John of Nikiû, Radoald of Benevento, and Aiulf I of Benevento. Among people deceased in 728, Jarir ibn Atiyah ranks 4. Before her are Hasan al-Basri, Ine of Wessex, and Al-Farazdaq.

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