RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ahmad al-Rifaʽi

1118 - 1182

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Aḥmad ibn ʽAlī al-Rifāʽī (Arabic: أَحْمَد ابْن عَلِي ٱلرِّفَاعِي) was a Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic, mystic, jurist, and theologian, known for being the eponymous founder of the Rifaʽi tariqa (Sufi order) of Islam. The Rifaʽi order had its greatest following until it was overtaken by the Qadiri order. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ahmad al-Rifaʽi has received more than 119,505 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad al-Rifaʽi is the 882nd most popular religious figure, the 108th most popular biography from Iraq and the 16th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

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  • 66.39

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

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  • 1.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi ranks 882 out of 3,187. Before him are Caesar Baronius, Ebussuud Efendi, Gerard Majella, Bavo of Ghent, Al-Tabarani, and Angela of Foligno. After him are Scipione Borghese, Mary of Bethany, Killing of Peter Fechter, Juan Diego, Maria Cristina of Savoy, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1118, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi ranks 4. Before him are Manuel I Komnenos, Andronikos I Komnenos, and Taira no Kiyomori. After him are Saigyō, Odo II, Duke of Burgundy, and Ioveta. Among people deceased in 1182, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi ranks 2. Before him is Valdemar I of Denmark. After him are Maria of Antioch, Margaret of Navarre, Kirill of Turov, Marie I, Countess of Boulogne, Agnes of Austria, and Maria Komnene.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi ranks 108 out of 384. Before him are Samsu-iluna (-1792), Ovadia Yosef (1920), Labashi-Marduk (-550), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), Parysatis (-500), and Shamash-shum-ukin (-650). After him are Al-Mawardi (974), Tukulti-Ninurta I (-1300), Kerbogha (1100), Al-Qahir (899), Diogenes of Babylon (-240), and Al-Muhtadi (825).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Ahmad al-Rifaʽi ranks 16. Before him are Junayd of Baghdad (830), Ibn Hisham (701), Hillel the Elder (-110), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), and Ibn Qutaybah (828). After him are Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ibn Sa'd (784), Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (1935), Abo of Tiflis (756), Dawud al-Zahiri (815), and An Shigao (101).

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