RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Juwayni

1028 - 1085

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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 177,565 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Al-Juwayni is the 853rd most popular religious figure (up from 872nd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Iran (down from 138th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Al-Juwaynis by language

Over the past year Al-Juwayni has had the most page views in the with 47,705 views, followed by English (26,098), and Persian (7,578). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malay (87.28%), Bengali (54.78%), and Western Punjabi (40.15%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Juwayni ranks 853 out of 3,187. Before him are Jacob Frank, Arnulf of Metz, Methodios I of Constantinople, Ravi Shankar, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, and Agabus. After him are Mesud II, Rashid Rida, Alessandro Valignano, Jean-Louis Tauran, Antipope John XVI, and Louise de Marillac.

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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.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Juwayni ranks 144 out of 631. Before him are Arsaces I of Parthia (-280), Datis (-600), Osroes I (50), Musa al-Sadr (1928), Suleiman of Persia (1647), and Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226). After him are Teispes (-675), Phraates IV (-90), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), and Abu Nasr Mansur (960).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Juwayni ranks 16. Before him are Mordecai (null), Sasan (200), Anastasius of Persia (550), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), and `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844). After him are Al-Bayhaqi (994), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), and Ibn Khuzayma (838).

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