RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Bayhaqi

994 - 1066

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Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Arabic: أبو بكر أحمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسى الخسروجردي البيهقي, 994–1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Bayhaqi has received more than 265,746 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Al-Bayhaqi is the 864th most popular religious figure (up from 912th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from Iran (down from 144th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Al-Bayhaqi is most famous for his work in the field of hadith, specifically his compilation of the Sunan al-Bayhaqi.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 864 out of 3,187. Before him are Antipope John XVI, Louise de Marillac, Saturnin, Saint Emeric of Hungary, Basil Fool for Christ, and Julia Pastrana. After him are Peter of Verona, Mata Amritanandamayi, Lawrence of Brindisi, Mikao Usui, Sai Baba of Shirdi, and Tarasios of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 994, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 2. Before him is Ibn Hazm. After him is Alfonso V of León. Among people deceased in 1066, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 5. Before him are Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardrada, Edward the Confessor, and Stenkil. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, Muniadona of Castile, Tostig Godwinson, Gottschalk, Yahya of Antioch, Ibn Butlan, and Conan II, Duke of Brittany.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 147 out of 631. Before him are Musa al-Sadr (1928), Suleiman of Persia (1647), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Al-Juwayni (1028), Teispes (-675), and Phraates IV (-90). After him are Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), and Amytis of Media (-630).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 17. Before him are Sasan (200), Anastasius of Persia (550), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), and Al-Juwayni (1028). After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Ibn Khuzayma (838), and Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627).

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