RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr

967 - 1049

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Abū Saʿīd Abū'l-Khayr or Abusa'id Abolkhayr (Persian: ابوسعید ابوالخیر) (December 7, 967 - January 12, 1049), also known as Sheikh Abusaeid or Abu Sa'eed, was a famous Persian Sufi and poet who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi tradition. The majority of what is known from his life comes from the book Asrar al-Tawhid (اسرارالتوحید, or "The Mysteries of Unification") written by Mohammad Ibn Monavvar, one of his grandsons, 130 years after his death. The book, which is an important early Sufi writing in Persian, presents a record of his life in the form of anecdotes from a variety of sources and contains a collection of his words. During his life his fame spread throughout the Islamic world, even to Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr has received more than 52,018 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr is the 1,246th most popular religious figure (down from 1,230th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr has had the most page views in the with 77,125 views, followed by English (11,056), and Arabic (3,669). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (78.57%), Catalan (42.77%), and Kurdish (Sorani) (42.23%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr ranks 1,246 out of 3,187. Before him are Johann Arndt, Lothair II of Italy, Fernando Filoni, Agnes of Assisi, Jubal, and Regino of Prüm. After him are Irmina of Oeren, François de la Chaise, Beatrice of Silva, Giuseppe Bertello, Clemens August of Bavaria, and Eugène Tisserant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 967, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr ranks 4. Before him are Bolesław I the Brave, Louis V of France, and Emperor Kazan. After him are Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, and Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani. Among people deceased in 1049, Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr ranks 2. Before him is Odilo of Cluny. After him are Dirk IV, Count of Holland, and Ermesinda of Bigorre.

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