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Umayya ibn Khalaf

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Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Habib ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi (Arabic: أمية ابن خلف; 563 – 13 March 624) was an Arab slave master and the chieftain of the Banu Jumah of the Quraysh in the seventh century. He was one of the chief opponents against the Muslims led by Muhammad. Umayya is best known as the master of Bilal ibn Rabah, a slave he tortured for embracing Islam who eventually became the first mu'azzin. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umayya ibn Khalaf is the 1,395th most popular religious figure (up from 1,552nd in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 188th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Umayya ibn Khalaf ranks 1,395 out of 3,187. Before him are Ahmad al-Rifaʽi, Tode Mongke, Ludger, Maruthas of Martyropolis, George Sphrantzes, and Philotheus I of Constantinople. After him are Joachim Meisner, Jozef Tomko, Dom Justo Takayama, Reinhard Marx, Ad-Darazi, and Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Khalaf ranks 155 out of 354. Before him are Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), Abbad ibn Bishr (606), Al-Khayzuran (701), and Suhayl ibn Amr (556). After him are Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (null), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), Umayya ibn Abd Shams (null), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), and Nimr al-Nimr (1959).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Umayya ibn Khalaf ranks 64. Before him are 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), Wasil ibn Ata (700), Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), and Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600). After him are Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678), Muslim ibn Aqil (650), 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah (null), Fatimah bint Musa (790), Said ibn al-Musayyib (642), and Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen (1925).

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