RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
1959 - Today
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi (Arabic: أبو محمد المقدسي, romanized: ʾAbū Muḥammad al-Maqdisī; born 1959)—Abu Muhammad Assem al-Maqdisi (Arabic: أبو محمد عاصم المقدسي, romanized: ʾAbū Muḥammad ʿĀṣim al-Maqdisī), in full—is the assumed name of Assem ibn Muhammad ibn Tahir al-Barqawi (Arabic: عاصم بن محمد بن طاهر البرقاوي, romanized: ʿĀṣim Muḥammad Ṭāhir al-Barqāwī), an Islamist Jordanian-Palestinian writer and Salafi jihadi ideologue. Al-Maqdisi is known for popularizing a handful of significant themes within radical Islam, including the theological concept of Al-Wala' wal-Bara'. He is regarded as one of the earliest public Islamists to openly denounce the Saudi royal family as apostates from Islam. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi has received more than 229,559 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi is the 2,693rd most popular religious figure.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
54.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.11
Effective Languages (L*)
1.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi ranks 2,693 out of 3,187. Before him are Ninian, George Preca, Orani João Tempesta, Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Henry Edward Manning, and José Manuel Estepa Llaurens. After him are Jean-Claude Turcotte, Phạm Minh Mẫn, Rino Fisichella, Demophilus of Constantinople, Luigi Padovese, and John Njue.
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Ninian
360 - 432
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,687
George Preca
1880 - 1962
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,688
Orani João Tempesta
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,689
Anthimus VI of Constantinople
1782 - 1877
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,690
Henry Edward Manning
1808 - 1892
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 2,691
José Manuel Estepa Llaurens
1926 - 2019
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 2,692
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 2,693
Jean-Claude Turcotte
1936 - 2015
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,694
Phạm Minh Mẫn
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 2,695
Rino Fisichella
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 2,696
Demophilus of Constantinople
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,697
Luigi Padovese
1947 - 2010
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,698
John Njue
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,699
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi ranks 268. Before him are Valdemaras Chomičius, Gerd Wessig, Stephen Chow, Ulrich Matthes, Rodrigo García, and Prithvirajsing Roopun. After him are Timoleón Jiménez, Guy Ecker, David Blatt, Alan Taylor, Craig Armstrong, and John Hawkes.
Others Born in 1959
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Valdemaras Chomičius
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 262
Gerd Wessig
ATHLETE
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 263
Stephen Chow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 264
Ulrich Matthes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 265
Rodrigo García
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 266
Prithvirajsing Roopun
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 267
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 268
Timoleón Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 269
Guy Ecker
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 270
David Blatt
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 271
Alan Taylor
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 272
Craig Armstrong
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 273
John Hawkes
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 274
