93,733 profiles ranked live

Ka'b al-Ahbar

✓ Source-basedstable

7th-century Muslim scholar

AcademicsLived 600 to 650 · aged 50
Compare
Fame50.9
MomentumNot measured
Languages17
Peak2000s
In century#248

Kaʿb al-Aḥbār (Arabic: كعب الأحبار, full name Abū Isḥāq Kaʿb ibn Maniʿ al-Ḥimyarī was a 7th-century Yemenite Jew from the Arab tribe of "Dhī Raʿīn" who converted to Islam. He was considered to be the earliest authority on Israʼiliyyat and South Arabian lore.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 1

Academics born in the 600s 6

About this person

Kaʿb al-Aḥbār (Arabic: كعب الأحبار, full name Abū Isḥāq Kaʿb ibn Maniʿ al-Ḥimyarī was a 7th-century Yemenite Jew from the Arab tribe of "Dhī Raʿīn" who converted to Islam. He was considered to be the earliest authority on Israʼiliyyat and South Arabian lore. According to Islamic tradition, he accompanied Umar in his trip from Medina to Jerusalem, and afterwards, became a supporter of Uthman. He died in Hims around 652-56.

Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 600 to 650 · aged 50
Written about in
17 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.