RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Umm Kulthum bint Ali

630 - Today

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Umm Kulthūm bint ʿAlī (Arabic: أُمّ كُلْثُوم بِنْت عَلِيّ), also known as Zaynab al-Ṣughrā (Arabic: زَيْنَب ٱلصُّغْرَىٰ, lit. 'the junior Zaynab'), was the youngest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. A young Umm Kulthum lost her grandfather and mother in 632 CE. While she was still a child, the second Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644) asked for her hand in marriage, which was resisted by Umm Kulthum and her father Ali, possibly due to Umar's reputation for harsh treatment of women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Umm Kulthum bint Ali is the 646th most popular religious figure (down from 586th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 87th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Umm Kulthum bint Ali is most famous for being the most famous singer in Egypt.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 646 out of 3,187. Before her are Billy Graham, Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, and Gamaliel. After her are Junayd of Baghdad, Henry Molaison, Maudgalyayana, Baal Shem Tov, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, and Kateri Tekakwitha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 630, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 4. Before her are Pope Conon, Constans II, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad. After her are Sigebert III, Di Renjie, Wamba, Anastasius Sinaita, and Fausta.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 85 out of 354. Before her 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). After her are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), and Amr ibn al-As (580).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Umm Kulthum bint Ali ranks 38. Before her are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), and Hind bint Utbah (510). After her are Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), and Abdullah ibn Umar (610).

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