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Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya

690 - 762

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib or Muḥammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن الحسن بن علي الملقَّب النفس الزكية, lit. 'The Pure Soul'), was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, through his daughter Fatimah. Known for his commanding oratory skills, amiable demeanor, and impressive build, he led the Alid Revolt in Medina, a failed rebellion, against the second Abbasid caliph Al-Mansur. He and a few hundred soldiers faced against a large Abbasid force under Isa ibn Musa, and he was killed on December 6, 762 CE (145 AH). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya is the 7,869th most popular politician (down from 6,399th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 159th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ranks 7,869 out of 19,576. Before him are Ardo, Syama Prasad Mukherjee, Wendell R. Anderson, Mikhail Kasyanov, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and George Allen. After him are Ziaur Rahman, Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Pelops of Sparta, Chilperic II of Burgundy, and Porfirio Lobo Sosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 690, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ranks 3. Before him are Liutprand, King of the Lombards, and Meng Haoran. After him are Rotrude of Hesbaye, and Hugbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 762, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ranks 5. Before him are Li Bai, Padmasambhava, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Emperor Suzong of Tang. After him is Vineh of Bulgaria.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ranks 166 out of 354. Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Nimr al-Nimr (1959), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), and Jotapianus (200). After him are Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925), and Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567).

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Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia

Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya ranks 57. Before him are Suhayl ibn Amr (556), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (1956), Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960), Ahmed Zaki Yamani (1930), and Jotapianus (200). After him are Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud (1850), Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr (650), Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (567), Saʽd ibn ʽUbadah (580), Saad Hariri (1970), and Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1940).

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