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Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf

600 - 624

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Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (Arabic: كعب بن الأشرف; died c. 624) was, according to Islamic texts, a pre-Islamic Arabic poet and contemporary of Muhammad in Medina. Scholars identify him as a Jewish leader. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf is the 1,378th most popular writer (down from 1,156th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 4th most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

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Among writers, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 1,378 out of 7,302. Before him are Pío Baroja, Ignazio Silone, Albert Barillé, Alexander Afanasyev, Robert de Montesquiou, and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. After him are Sławomir Mrożek, Jean Chapelain, Deepak Chopra, Arsen Kotsoyev, Jaan Kross, and James Patterson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 31. Before him are John IV of Constantinople, Shahrbaraz, Amandus, Ubayy ibn Ka'b, Chilperic of Aquitaine, and Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy. After him are Bayan I, Heraclius the Elder, Al-Mughira, Gundemar, Anthimus I of Constantinople, and Dervan. Among people deceased in 624, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 4. Before him are Abū Lahab, Ruqayyah bint Muhammad, and Amr ibn Hishām. After him are Utbah ibn Rabi'ah, Asma bint Marwan, Rædwald of East Anglia, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and Mellitus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 132 out of 354. Before him are Abu Darda (580), Imru' al-Qais (501), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy (600), Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (590), and Al-Waqidi (747). After him are Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl (598), Muqrin bin Abdulaziz (1945), Abdallah ibn Sa'd (650), 'Abd al-Ilah (1913), and Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf ranks 4. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), and Imru' al-Qais (501). After him are Al-Khansa (575), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Al-A'sha (570), Ka'b ibn Zuhayr (700), Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644), Raif Badawi (1984), Hiba Abu Nada (1991), and Rajaa al-Sanea (1981).

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