RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Uwais al-Qarani

594 - 657

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ʾUways ibn ʿĀmir al-Qaranī (Arabic: أُوَيْس ٱبْن عَامِر ٱلْقَرَنِيّ) was Muslim military commander and one of the tabi'in who served in the Rashidun Caliphate. As a tabi'i, he never met the Prophet Muhammad, though was sometimes honorarily counted as among the companions. He was a loyal companion of Ali, and was a commander in Ali's army at the Battle of Siffin, where he was killed in 657. He's venerated by Shi'ites and Sunnis alike, and the Sufi Uwaysi tradition is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Uwais al-Qarani is the 556th most popular religious figure (down from 471st in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Yemen and the most popular Yemeni Religious Figure.

Uwais al-Qarani is most famous for his miraculous ability to survive without food or water for an extended period of time.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Uwais al-Qarani ranks 556 out of 3,187. Before him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Sumayyah bint Khabbat, Pope Felix IV, Pope Romanus, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, and Zaynab bint Khuzayma. After him are Pope Leo VIII, Moses the Black, Saint Menas, Philomena, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, and Jehoshaphat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 594, Uwais al-Qarani ranks 2. Before him is Zubayr ibn al-Awam. After him are Maymunah bint al-Harith, Ramla bint Abi Sufyan, Empress Kōgyoku, and Suintila. Among people deceased in 657, Uwais al-Qarani ranks 4. Before him are Pope Eugene I, Salman the Persian, and Ammar ibn Yasir. After him are Clovis II, and Grimoald the Elder.

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In Yemen

Among people born in Yemen, Uwais al-Qarani ranks 3 out of 35. Before him are Ali Abdullah Saleh (1947), and Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (1945). After him are Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (1908), Mukesh Ambani (1957), Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (600), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Miqdad ibn Aswad (589), Malik al-Ashtar (585), Rashad al-Alimi (1954), Tawakkol Karman (1979), and Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Yemen

Among religious figures born in Yemen, Uwais al-Qarani ranks 1. After him are Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), and Malik al-Ashtar (585).

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