COMPANION

Wahshi ibn Harb

700 - 660

Wahshi ibn Harb

Waḥshī ibn Ḥarb (Arabic: وحشي بن حرب, lit. 'The Savage, Son of War'), also known as Abu Dusmah was a former slave of Jubayr ibn Mut'im before becoming a freedman and a Sahabi (companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad). He is best known for killing a leading Muslim fighter, Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle, prior to converting to Islam, and afterwards reportedly killing Musaylimah, the leader of an enemy apostate army waging war against the Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wahshi ibn Harb is the 187th most popular companion (down from 174th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 98th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Wahshi ibn Harb ranks 187 out of 784. Before him are Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Margaret of Provence, Barbara Radziwiłł, Isabella of Angoulême, Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and Maria Theresa of Austria. After him are Asiya, Stateira I, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, and Matilda of Ringelheim.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

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Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1811 - 1890
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 181
Margaret of Provence
1221 - 1295
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 182
Barbara Radziwiłł
1520 - 1551
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 183
Isabella of Angoulême
1188 - 1246
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 184
Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1861 - 1922
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 185
Maria Theresa of Austria
1816 - 1867
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 186
Wahshi ibn Harb
700 - 660
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 187
Asiya
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 188
Stateira I
400 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 189
Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon
1249 - 1302
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 190
Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile
1428 - 1496
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 191
Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland
1573 - 1598
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 192
Matilda of Ringelheim
894 - 968
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 193

Contemporaries

Among people born in 700, Wahshi ibn Harb ranks 10. Before him are Anastasios II, Theodosius III, Philippikos Bardanes, Pope Paul I, Tiberius III, and Dihya. After him are Antipope Paschal, Plectrude, Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa, Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Abdullah ibn Saba', and Artabasdos. Among people deceased in 660, Wahshi ibn Harb ranks 1. After him are Saint Eligius, Anthimus I of Constantinople, Dharmakirti, Uija of Baekje, Hujr ibn Adi, Gyebaek, Asma bint Umais, and Sigeberht the Good.

Others Born in 700

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Anastasios II
POLITICIAN
700 - 719
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 4
Theodosius III
POLITICIAN
700 - 722
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 5
Philippikos Bardanes
POLITICIAN
700 - 713
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 6
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 7
Tiberius III
POLITICIAN
700 - 705
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 8
Dihya
POLITICIAN
700 - 601
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 9
Wahshi ibn Harb
COMPANION
700 - 660
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 10
Antipope Paschal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 692
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 11
Plectrude
POLITICIAN
700 - 717
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 12
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
POLITICIAN
700 - 716
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 13
Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
POLITICIAN
700 - 750
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 14
Abdullah ibn Saba'
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 700
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 15
Artabasdos
POLITICIAN
700 - 743
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 660

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Wahshi ibn Harb
COMPANION
700 - 660
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 1
Saint Eligius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
588 - 660
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 2
Anthimus I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 660
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 3
Dharmakirti
PHILOSOPHER
700 - 660
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
Uija of Baekje
POLITICIAN
599 - 660
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 5
Hujr ibn Adi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 660
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 6
Gyebaek
POLITICIAN
607 - 660
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 7
Asma bint Umais
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 8
Sigeberht the Good
POLITICIAN
600 - 660
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 9