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Wasil ibn Ata

700 - 748

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Wāṣil ibn ʿAtāʾ (699–748) (Arabic: واصل بن عطاء), also known as al-Ghazzal, was a Muslim theologian and jurist. He is considered to be the founder of the Mu'tazilite school of Kalam. Born in 699 in the Arabian Peninsula, he initially studied under Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Ali's grandson. Later, Wasil would travel to Basra in Iraq to study under Hasan of Basra (one of the tabi'in). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wasil ibn Ata is the 1,298th most popular religious figure (down from 936th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 136th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Wasil ibn ata is most famous for his work in Arabic grammar. He was a student of the famous Muslim scholar, Abu al-asan al-Jawhari.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 1,298 out of 3,187. Before him are Ercole Consalvi, Stachys the Apostle, Saint Fiacre, Maurice de Sully, Merytre-Hatshepsut, and Balthasar Hubmaier. After him are Umm Ayman, Marcabru, André Vingt-Trois, Balak, Piero Marini, and Madeleine Sophie Barat.

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Among people born in 700, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 24. Before him are Sebeos, Piruz Nahavandi, Batbayan, Æscwine of Wessex, Paolo Lucio Anafesto, and Maria, wife of Leo III. After him are Dymphna, Dharmakirti, Ardo, Julian the Hospitaller, Coenred of Mercia, and Irmina of Oeren. Among people deceased in 748, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 2. Before him is Empress Genshō. After him is Odilo, Duke of Bavaria.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 146 out of 354. Before him are Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud (1944), Al-Khansa (575), Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh (580), Al-Mughira (600), Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (631), and Hassan ibn Thabit (554). After him are Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Abdul-Aziz ibn Abdullah Al ash-Sheikh (1943), and Abbad ibn Bishr (606).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Wasil ibn Ata ranks 59. Before him are Hashim ibn Abd Manaf (464), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), Abu Darda (580), Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam (null), and 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616). After him are Abu Sa'īd al-Khūdrī (612), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba (581), Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman (600), Umayya ibn Khalaf (null), and Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri (678).

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