RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah

637 - 700

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Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (Arabic: مُحَمَّد ابْن الْحَنَفِيَّة, romanized: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyya, c. 637–700, 15–81 AH) was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the fourth caliph in Sunni Islam (r. 656–661) and the first imam in Shia Islam. Ibn al-Hanafiyya was an effective lieutenant for his father Ali during his caliphate. After the assassination of Ali and the deaths of his two sons Hasan and Husayn, many recognized Ibn al-Hanafiyya as the head of the House of Ali. Claiming to represent Ibn al-Hanafiyya, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi rose in Iraq in 686 to avenge Husayn and his relatives, who were massacred in 680 CE by forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid bin Mu'awiya (r. 680–683). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah is the 838th most popular religious figure (down from 622nd in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 95th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah is most famous for his opposition to the Umayyad dynasty.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 838 out of 3,187. Before him are Athenagoras of Athens, Peter Faber, Scipione Borghese, Maria Cristina of Savoy, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, and Saint Cajetan. After him are Mammes of Caesarea, 6th Dalai Lama, John Nelson Darby, John of Rila, Servatius of Tongeren, and Martin de Porres.

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Among people born in 637, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 700, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 4. Before him are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Isaac of Nineveh, and Bahira. After him are Di Renjie, Abdullah ibn Saba', Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sebeos, Cunipert, Dymphna, Daṇḍin, and Eulji Mundeok.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 108 out of 354. Before him are Al-Wathiq (812), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Jamal Khashoggi (1958), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), Adnan Khashoggi (1935), and Mohammad bin Salman (1985). After him are Empress Jitō (645), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Ali of Hejaz (1879), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), and Idris I of Morocco (743).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 48. Before him are Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), and Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721). After him are Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430), Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null), Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), and Abdullah ibn Salam (550).

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