RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Suhayb ar-Rumi

587 - 659

Photo of Suhayb ar-Rumi

Icon of person Suhayb ar-Rumi

Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān al-Rumi (English: Suhayb the Roman; Arabic: صُهَيْب ٱبْنِ سِنَان ٱلرُّومِيّ, Ṣuheyb er-Rûmî, born c. 592), also spelled Sohaib, was an originally Arab former slave in the Byzantine Empire who grew up speaking Greek, and went on to become an early companion of Prophet Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suhayb ar-Rumi is the 1,388th most popular religious figure (down from 963rd in 2019), the 188th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Suhayb ar-Rumi by language

Loading...

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Suhayb ar-Rumi ranks 1,388 out of 3,187. Before him are Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Vitalis of Milan, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles, Henri Estienne, Claudio Acquaviva, and Joseph Franklin Rutherford. After him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Tode Mongke, Ludger, Maruthas of Martyropolis, George Sphrantzes, and Philotheus I of Constantinople.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 587, Suhayb ar-Rumi ranks 2. Before him is Theuderic II. After him is Khabbab ibn al-Aratt. Among people deceased in 659, Suhayb ar-Rumi ranks 2. Before him is Gertrude of Nivelles.

Others Born in 587

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 659

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Suhayb ar-Rumi ranks 188 out of 384. Before him are Ibrahim al-Jaafari (1947), Ayad Allawi (1944), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (1954), Al-Hakim I (1247), Rimush (null), and Samsu-Ditana (-1700). After him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Bethuel (null), Al-Hariri of Basra (1054), Ur-Nanshe (-2500), Kubaba (-2500), and Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746).

Others born in Iraq

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Suhayb ar-Rumi ranks 21. Before him are Ibn Qutaybah (828), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Ibn Sa'd (784), Abo of Tiflis (756), Dinkha IV (1935), and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas (1931). After him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935), An Shigao (101), Emmanuel III Delly (1927), and Lipit-Ishtar (-1890).

Iraqi born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous