RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muadh ibn Jabal

600 - 640

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Muʿādh ibn Jabal (Arabic: مُعاذ بن جبل; 603 – 639) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj tribe and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still alive. He acquired a reputation for knowledge. Muhammad called him "the one who will lead the scholars into Paradise". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muadh ibn Jabal is the 687th most popular religious figure (down from 582nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 86th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muadh ibn Jabal is most famous for being the first person to convert to Islam.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 687 out of 3,187. Before him are Huineng, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Qasim ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Péter Erdő, and Alexius of Rome. After him are Hans Egede, Louis de Montfort, Abdullah ibn Umar, Conrad Schumann, Empress Meishō, and Micah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 18. Before him are Abdullah ibn Masud, Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abraha, Pope Theodore I, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari. After him are Æthelfrith, Chandrakirti, Justus, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Bahram Chobin. Among people deceased in 640, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 3. Before him are Pepin of Landen, and Pope Severinus. After him are Garibald II of Bavaria, and Eadbald of Kent.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 92 out of 354. Before him are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), and Amr ibn al-As (580). After him are Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Zayd ibn Ali (695), and Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muadh ibn Jabal ranks 43. Before him are Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Qasim ibn Muhammad (598). After him are Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), and Sa'id bin Zayd (593).

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