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Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī

923 - 1023

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ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbbās al-Baghdadi (923–1023) (Arabic: علي بن محمد بن العباس التوحيدي البغدادي) also known as Abū Ḥayyān al-Tawḥīdī (Arabic: أبو حيان التوحيدي) was an Arab or Persian and one of the most influential intellectuals and thinkers of the 10th century. Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī described him as "the philosopher of litterateurs and the litterateur of philosophers." However, he was neglected and ignored by the historians of his era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī has received more than 47,336 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī is the 3,445th most popular writer (down from 3,304th in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 254th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Iraqi Writer.

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  • 47k

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  • 51.69

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

al- Ṣadāqah wa-al-ṣadīq
Friendship
Classic treatise on friendship; critical edition.
1972
al-Muqābasāt
Islamic law, Islamic philosophy, Ancient Philosophy
1889
al- Ishārāt al-ilāhīyah
Sufism, Early works to 1800
1950
al-Ishārāt al-ilāhīyah
Sufism, Early works to 1800
1950
Imtāʻ wa-al-muʾānasah
Anecdotes, Arabic literature, Civilization
1965
al- Baṣāʾir wa-al-dhakhāʾir
Arabic literature
1964

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī ranks 3,445 out of 7,302. Before him are Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Andrey Piontkovsky, Zulfiya, Ennin, Sanmao, and Massimo Bontempelli. After him are Robert M. Parker Jr., David C. H. Austin, Vladimir Megre, Carlo Rosselli, Andreï Makine, and Amos Tutuola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 923, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī ranks 5. Before him are Eadred, Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo, Emperor Suzaku, and Bernard of Menthon.  Among people deceased in 1023, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī ranks 1. After him are Godfrey II, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Sitt al-Mulk, Oda of Haldensleben, and Wulfstan.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī ranks 278 out of 384. Before him are Yitzhak Mordechai (1944), Abdullah Goran (1904), Ashur-bel-kala (-1200), Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861), Shamshi-Adad IV (-1100), and Abu Firas al-Hamdani (932). After him are Mahmud Nedim Pasha (1818), Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man (500), Ahmed Chalabi (1944), Raghad Hussein (1968), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), and Ali Akbar Salehi (1949).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Abū Hayyān al-Tawhīdī ranks 24. Before him are Al-Asmaʿi (740), Nazik Al-Malaika (1923), Karim Findi (1946), Abdullah Goran (1904), Abdallah ibn al-Mu'tazz (861), and Abu Firas al-Hamdani (932). After him are Ishaq ibn Hunayn (830), Jacob of Serugh (451), Abbas Ibn al-Ahnaf (750), Ahmet Haşim (1887), Abu Isa al-Warraq (null), and Muhsin al-Ramli (1967).

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