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Zayd ibn Harithah

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Zayd ibn Ḥāritha al-Kalbī (Arabic: زيد بن حارثة الكلبي) (c. 581–629 CE), was an early Muslim, Sahabi and the adopted son of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He is commonly regarded as the fourth person to have accepted Islam, after Muhammad's wife Khadija, Muhammad's cousin Ali, and Muhammad's close companion Abu Bakr. Zayd was a slave that Hakim ibn Hizam, Khadija's nephew, bought for her at a market in Ukaz. Zayd then became her and Muhammad’s adopted son. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zayd ibn Harithah is the 73rd most popular companion (down from 60th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 47th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

Zayd ibn Harithah is most famous for being the first person to convert to Islam and for being Muhammad's adopted son.

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Among companions, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 73 out of 784. Before him are Anne of Cleves, Queen Sonja of Norway, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Désirée Clary, Zainab bint Muhammad, and Elisabeth of Valois. After him are Julia Domna, Claude of France, Anne of Kiev, Sepp Dietrich, Abigail, and Julia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 581, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 1. After him are Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba, Sun Simiao, and Utba ibn Ghazwan. Among people deceased in 629, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 2. Before him is Zainab bint Muhammad. After him are Chlothar II, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Shahrbaraz, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, Khosrow III, Al-A'sha, and Eochaid Buide.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 40 out of 354. Before him are Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Umar II (682), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Marwan I (623), and Zainab bint Muhammad (600). After him are Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Abul Kalam Azad (1888), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), Al-Walid I (668), and Abdullah I of Jordan (1882).

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Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Harithah ranks 6. Before him are Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), Fatimah (604), Hafsa bint Umar (602), and Zainab bint Muhammad (600). After him are Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), and Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607).

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