COMPANION
Miqdad ibn Aswad
589 - 653
Miqdad ibn Aswad
Al-Miqdad ibn Amr al-Bahrani (Arabic: المقداد بن عمرو ٱلْبَهْرَانِيّ, romanized: al-Miqdād ibn ʿAmr al-Bahrānī), better known as al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad al-Kindi (Arabic: المقداد بن الأسود ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, romanized: al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad al-Kindī) or simply Miqdad, was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His kunya was Abu Ma'bad (Arabic: أبو معبد). Miqdad was born in South Arabia. He became fugitive in his hometown and ran to Mecca, where he served Aswad al-Kindi. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miqdad ibn Aswad is the 351st most popular companion (up from 357th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Yemen and the most popular Yemeni Companion.
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Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 351 out of 784. Before him are Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais, Alia Al-Hussein, Gertrude of Merania, and Princess Taiping. After him are Joan of Portugal, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Mary of Modena, Mercedes of Orléans, and Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
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Princess Clémentine of Orléans
1817 - 1907
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 345
Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg
1485 - 1555
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 346
Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
1428 - 1446
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 347
Alia Al-Hussein
1948 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 348
Gertrude of Merania
1185 - 1213
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 349
Princess Taiping
665 - 713
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 350
Miqdad ibn Aswad
589 - 653
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 351
Joan of Portugal
1439 - 1475
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 352
Lilian, Princess of Réthy
1916 - 2002
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 353
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
1876 - 1961
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 354
Mary of Modena
1658 - 1718
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 355
Mercedes of Orléans
1860 - 1878
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 356
Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
1837 - 1859
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 357
Contemporaries
Among people born in 589, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 4. Before him are Sawda bint Zamʿa, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, and Bavo of Ghent. After him is Muhammad ibn Maslamah. Among people deceased in 653, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 3. Before him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, and Chindasuinth. After him are Abu Darda, Rodoald, Paul II of Constantinople, Honorius of Canterbury, Sigeberht the Little, and Theodelap of Spoleto.
Others Born in 589
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Sawda bint Zamʿa
COMPANION
589 - 674
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 1
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 629
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 2
Bavo of Ghent
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
589 - 654
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 3
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 4
Muhammad ibn Maslamah
COMPANION
589 - 666
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 653
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Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
COMPANION
567 - 653
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 1
Chindasuinth
POLITICIAN
563 - 653
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 2
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 3
Abu Darda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 653
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 4
Rodoald
POLITICIAN
626 - 653
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 5
Paul II of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 6
Honorius of Canterbury
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 653
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 7
Sigeberht the Little
POLITICIAN
600 - 653
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 8
Theodelap of Spoleto
POLITICIAN
600 - 653
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 9
In Yemen
Among people born in Yemen, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 8 out of 35. Before him are Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945), Uwais al-Qarani (594), Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908), Mukesh Ambani (1957), Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600), and Abdullah ibn Saba' (700). After him are Malik al-Ashtar (585), Rashad al-Alimi (1954), Tawakkol Karman (1979), Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869), Muhammad al-Badr (1926), and Wahb ibn Munabbih (655).
Others born in Yemen
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Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 2
Uwais al-Qarani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
594 - 657
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 3
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1967
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 4
Mukesh Ambani
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 5
Abu Musa al-Ash'ari
POLITICIAN
600 - 666
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 6
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 7
Miqdad ibn Aswad
COMPANION
589 - 653
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 8
Malik al-Ashtar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
585 - 658
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 9
Rashad al-Alimi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
Tawakkol Karman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 11
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1948
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 12
Muhammad al-Badr
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1996
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 13
Wahb ibn Munabbih
WRITER
655 - 738
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 14
Among COMPANIONS In Yemen
Among companions born in Yemen, Miqdad ibn Aswad ranks 1.
