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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 237,807 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Al-Bayhaqi is the 920th most popular religious figure (down from 824th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Iran (down from 129th 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 920 out of 2,238Before him are Gerolamo Emiliani, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Eleazar, Louise de Marillac, Lambert of Maastricht, and Methodios I of Constantinople. After him are Jeanne Guyon, Tatiana of Rome, Bao Xishun, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Antipope John XVI, and Humbert of Silva Candida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 994, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 3Before him are Ibn Hazm and Alfonso V of León.  Among people deceased in 1066, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 5Before him are Harold Godwinson, Edward the Confessor, Harald Hardrada, and Stenkil. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, Muniadona of Castile, Tostig Godwinson, Gottschalk, Yahya of Antioch, Udayadityavarman II, and Conan II, Duke of Brittany.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 144 out of 528Before him are Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), Sibawayh (760), Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226), Osroes I (50), and Harpagus (-700). After him are Al-Karaji (953), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Barbet Schroeder (1941), Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203), Phraates V (-100), and Abu Nasr Mansur (960).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 17Before him are Mordecai (null), Sasan (200), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Anastasius of Persia (550). After him are Sufyan al-Thawri (716), Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), and Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627).