RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Zayd ibn Thabit

615 - 665

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Zāyd bin Thābit (Arabic: زيد بن ثابت, romanized: Zayd ibn Thābit) was the personal scribe of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, serving as the chief recorder of the Quranic text. He was an ansar (helper), and later joined the ranks of the Muslim army at age 19. After Muhammad's passing in 632, he was ordered to collect the Quran into a single volume from various written and oral sources. He was a noted expert on the Quran and spent much time reciting it. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zayd ibn Thabit is the 620th most popular religious figure (down from 548th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 34th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Zayd ibn Thabit is most famous for being a scribe of the Qur'an.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Zayd ibn Thabit ranks 620 out of 3,187. Before him are Tamar, Canaan, Anne Catherine Emmerich, Rāhula, John Wesley, and Abbas ibn Ali. After him are Simon Magus, `Abdu'l-Bahá, Rabanus Maurus, Atiśa, Jacobus da Varagine, and Thecla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 615, Zayd ibn Thabit ranks 1. After him are Usama ibn Zayd, and Begga. Among people deceased in 665, Zayd ibn Thabit ranks 1. After him are Kubrat, and Fructuosus of Braga.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Thabit ranks 81 out of 354. Before him are Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), and Talal of Jordan (1909). After him are Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Zayd ibn Thabit ranks 34. Before him are Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), and Abbas ibn Ali (647). After him are Ali al-Hadi (829), Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Hind bint Utbah (510), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (594), and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589).

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