RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Baghawi

1041 - 1122

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Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥusayn ibn Masʻūd ibn Muḥammad al-Farrā' al-Baghawī (Persian/Arabic:ابو محمد حسین بن مسعود بغوی), born 1041 or 1044 (433 AH or 436 AH) died 1122 (516 AH) was a renowned Persian Muslim mufassir, hadith scholar, and Shafi‘i faqih, best known for his major work Maʻālim at-Tanzīl. Al-Farra' is a reference to trading with fur, and al-Baghawī is a reference to his hometown Bagh or Baghshûr (then in Khorasan) between Herat (Afghanistan) and Marw al-Rudh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Baghawi has received more than 97,125 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Baghawi is the 1,430th most popular religious figure.

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  • 55.82

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Baghawi ranks 1,430 out of 3,187. Before him are Yahya ibn Ma'in, Raniero Cantalamessa, Armand de Périgord, Baldwin of Luxembourg, Peter Bartholomew, and Ajahn Chah. After him are Anna Vyrubova, Lubaba bint al-Harith, Leonard of Port Maurice, Antonio Quarracino, Juan de Zumárraga, and Georg Ratzinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1041, Al-Baghawi ranks 3. Before him are Bolesław II the Generous, and Harald III of Denmark.  Among people deceased in 1122, Al-Baghawi ranks 4. Before him are Yejong of Goryeo, Al-Hariri of Basra, and Ilghazi. After him are Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.

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