RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair

680 - 625

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Muṣʿab ibn ʿUmayr (Arabic: مصعب بن عمير) also known as Muṣʿab al-Khayr ("the Good") was a sahabi (companion) of Muhammad. From the Banū ʿAbd al-Dār branch of the Quraysh, he embraced Islam in 614 CE and was the first ambassador of Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair is the 610th most popular religious figure (down from 502nd in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 76th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Mus‘ab ibn 'umair is most famous for being the first person to recite the Qur'an in a public gathering.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair ranks 610 out of 3,187. Before him are Camillus de Lellis, Rashi, Sister Lúcia, Bruno of Cologne, Nichiren, and Pancras of Rome. After him are Saint Giles, Eli, Saint Casimir, Tamar, Canaan, and Anne Catherine Emmerich.

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Among people born in 680, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair ranks 2. Before him is Saint Boniface. After him are Empress Genshō, Wu Daozi, Liutpert, and Aripert II. Among people deceased in 625, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair ranks 3. Before him are Pope Boniface V, and Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib. After him are Fatimah bint Asad, Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, and Abu Salama.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair ranks 78 out of 354. Before him are Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), and Ghazi of Iraq (1912). After him are Abbas ibn Ali (647), Talal of Jordan (1909), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), and Hind bint Utbah (510).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair ranks 32. Before him are Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580). After him are Abbas ibn Ali (647), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), and Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630).

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