RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri

933 - 1014

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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (Persian: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله الحاكم النيسابوري; 933 - 1014 CE), also known as Ibn al-Bayyiʿ, was a Persian Sunni scholar and the leading traditionist of his age, frequently referred to as the "Imam of the Muhaddithin" or the "Muhaddith of Khorasan." He is widely renowned for his expertise in Hadith criticism, and regarded as the Sheikh of Hadith masters at his time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri has received more than 77,461 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri is the 1,126th most popular religious figure (up from 1,239th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 192nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 1,126 out of 3,187. Before him are Raël, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Agostino Casaroli, and Abtai Sain Khan. After him are Antipope Christopher, Babylas of Antioch, Daniel the Stylite, Joseph Zen, Shoghi Effendi, and John Fisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 933, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 2. Before him is Richard I of Normandy.  Among people deceased in 1014, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 6. Before him are Murasaki Shikibu, Sweyn Forkbeard, Samuel of Bulgaria, Sigrid the Haughty, and Bagrat III of Georgia. After him are Brian Boru, and Rajaraja I.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 182 out of 631. Before him are Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Shaykh Tusi (995), Barbet Schroeder (1941), and Googoosh (1950). After him are Pacorus I (-63), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), Arsames (-550), Apama (-400), Al-Taftazani (1322), and Shahrokh Shah (1734).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 21. Before him are `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Al-Juwayni (1028), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Ibn Babawayh (918), and Shaykh Tusi (995). After him are Ibn Khuzayma (838), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854), Aga Khan II (1830), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), and Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985).

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