RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Nasa'i

829 - 915

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Al-Nasāʾī (214 – 303 AH; c. 829 – 915 CE), full name Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Aḥmad ibn Shuʿayb ibn ʿAlī ibn Sinān ibn Baḥr ibn Dīnar al-Khurasānī al-Nasāʾī, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), from the city of Nasa (early Khorasan and present day Turkmenistan), and the author of "As-Sunan", one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims. From his "As-Sunan al-Kubra (The Large Sunan)" he wrote an abridged version, "Al-Mujtaba" or Sunan al-Sughra (The Concise Sunan). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Nasa'i has received more than 320,546 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Al-Nasa'i is the 565th most popular religious figure (up from 727th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Turkmen Religious Figure.

Al-Nasa'i is most famous for his compilation of the Sunan, which is a collection of hadith.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Nasa'i ranks 565 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Victor II, Eric IX of Sweden, Ali al-Hadi, Antipope Alexander V, Al-Suyuti, and Abdullah ibn Muhammad. After him are Pope Donus, Guru Gobind Singh, Jephthah, Pope Hyginus, Junayd of Baghdad, and Pope Romanus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 829, Al-Nasa'i ranks 2. Before him is Ali al-Hadi. After him are Yahya ibn Muhammad, and Antony II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 915, Al-Nasa'i ranks 1. After him are Regino of Prüm, Spytihněv I, Duke of Bohemia, Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany, and Reginar I Longneck.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Al-Nasa'i ranks 6 out of 50. Before him are Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (780), Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu (1199), Abu Muslim (718), Saparmurat Niyazov (1940), and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957). After him are Al-Zamakhshari (1075), Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur (1603), Ibn Khordadbeh (820), Chaghri Beg (989), Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), and Al-Muqanna (800).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkmenistan

Among religious figures born in Turkmenistan, Al-Nasa'i ranks 1. After him are Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), Najm al-Din Kubra (1145), and Sufyan al-Thawri (716).

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