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Luqman

1100 BC - 1769

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Luqman, Lokman or Lukman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman the Wise or Luqman al-Hakim) was a man after whom Luqman, the 31st surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, was named. There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luqman is the 353rd most popular writer (down from 343rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Sudan (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Writer.

Luqman is most famous for his incredible wisdom and his teachings.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luqman ranks 353 out of 7,302. Before him are Eyvind Johnson, Paul Valéry, Simonides of Ceos, Marguerite Duras, Peter Drucker, and Roald Dahl. After him are Giorgos Seferis, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, O. Henry, John Keats, Jane Hawking, and Zosimus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100 BC, Luqman ranks 2. Before him is Samuel. After him are Ish-bosheth, Psusennes I, Duke of Zhou, Psusennes II, King Cheng of Zhou, Amenemnisu, Osorkon the Elder, Ashurnasirpal I, Menkheperre, and Pinedjem II. Among people deceased in 1769, Luqman ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement XIII. After him are Pontiac, Hakuin Ekaku, Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, Vasily Trediakovsky, and Giambattista Lolli.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 2 out of 38. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944). After him are Mohamed Naguib (1901), Muhammad Ahmad (1844), Piye (-800), Josephine Bakhita (1868), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960), John Garang (1945), Osman Hussein (1951), Abdalla Hamdok (1956), and Tayeb Salih (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Sudan

Among writers born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 1. After him are Tayeb Salih (1929).

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