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Zayd ibn Ali

695 - 740

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Zayd ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: زيد بن علي; 695–740), also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he died. The event gave rise to the Zaydism sect of Shia Islam, which holds him as the next Imam after his father Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. Zayd ibn Ali is also seen as a major religious figure by many Sunnis and was supported by the prominent Sunni jurist, Abu Hanifa, who issued a fatwa in support of Zayd against the Umayyads. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zayd ibn Ali is the 722nd most popular religious figure (down from 573rd in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 85th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Zayd ibn Ali is most famous for being the grandson of the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and for his role in the Battle of Karbala.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 722 out of 3,187. Before him are Tarasios of Constantinople, Alessandro Farnese, Anatolius of Constantinople, Ivo of Kermartin, Ludmila of Bohemia, and Theodore Edgar McCarrick. After him are Pelagia, Nathan Söderblom, Silas, Dayananda Saraswati, Muhammad Ahmad, and Demetrios I of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 695, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad bin Qasim. After him are Achila II, Emperor Shang of Tang, Childebrand I, and Ceolwulf of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 740, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 1. After him are Andrew of Crete, Meng Haoran, Wu Daozi, and Æthelheard of Wessex.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 97 out of 354. Before him are Amr ibn al-As (580), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Muhammad bin Saud (1710). After him are Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622), Al-Wathiq (812), and Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Ali ranks 45. Before him 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). After him are Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Isma'il ibn Ja'far (721), Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (637), Sa'id bin Zayd (593), Fatimah bint Asad (555), and Abd Manaf ibn Qusai (430).

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