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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Juwayni

1028 - 1085

Al-Juwayni

Dhia' ul-Dīn 'Abd al-Malik ibn Yūsuf al-Juwaynī al-Shafi'ī (Persian: امام الحرمین ضیاءالدین عبدالملک ابن یوسف جوینی شافعی, 17 February 1028 – 20 August 1085; 419–478 AH) was a Persian Sunni scholar famous for being the foremost leading jurisconsult, legal theoretician and Islamic theologian of his time. His name is commonly abbreviated as al-Juwayni; he is also commonly referred to as Imam al-Haramayn meaning "leading master of the two holy cities", that is, Mecca and Medina. He acquired the status of a mujtahid in the field of fiqh and usul al-fiqh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Juwayni has received more than 180,098 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Al-Juwayni is the 880th most popular religious figure (up from 958th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Iran (up from 148th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

180k
Page Views (PV)
60.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.27
Effective Languages (L*)
2.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Juwayni ranks 880 out of 2,238. Before him are Antipope Clement VIII, Sophronius of Jerusalem, Cyriacus, Jael, Abiathar, and Saint Emeric of Hungary. After him are Peter Chrysologus, Gerard Majella, Sergius of Radonezh, Anastasius Bibliothecarius, Avvakum, and Philipp Spener.

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HPI: 60.16
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1028, Al-Juwayni ranks 2. Before him is William the Conqueror. Among people deceased in 1085, Al-Juwayni ranks 4. Before him are Pope Gregory VII, Robert Guiscard, and Emperor Shenzong of Song. After him is Cheng Hao.