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Al-Nawawi

1233 - 1278

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Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (Arabic: يحيى بن شرف النووي, romanized: Yaḥyā ibn Sharaf al-Nawawī;‎ (631A.H-676A.H) (October 1230–21 December 1277) was a Sunni Shafi'ite jurist and hadith scholar. Al-Nawawi died at the relatively early age of 45. Despite this, he authored numerous and lengthy works ranging from hadith, to theology, biography, and jurisprudence that are still read to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Nawawi has received more than 602,724 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Al-Nawawi is the 10th most popular lawyer, the 17th most popular biography from Syria (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Lawyer.

Al-Nawawi was most famous for his book "al-Minhaj fi Sharh Sahih Muslim" which is a commentary on Sahih Muslim.

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  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among LAWYERS

Among lawyers, Al-Nawawi ranks 10 out of 136. Before him are Charles Albert Gobat, Ulpian, Louis Renault, J. Edgar Hoover, Henri La Fontaine, and Gaius. After him are Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, Leo Frank, Tribonian, and Muhammad al-Shaybani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1233, Al-Nawawi ranks 2. Before him is Ottokar II of Bohemia. After him are Rose of Viterbo, and Ibn Manzur. Among people deceased in 1278, Al-Nawawi ranks 2. Before him is Ottokar II of Bohemia. After him are Madhvacharya, Emperor Duanzong, William of Villehardouin, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, Bolesław II the Horned, and Peire Cardenal.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Al-Nawawi ranks 17 out of 210. Before him are Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Ibn Kathir (1301), Pope Anicetus (70), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), and Julia Domna (160). After him are Al-Maʿarri (973), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (1882), John Climacus (579), Iamblichus (245), and Aemilius Papinianus (142).

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Among LAWYERS In Syria

Among lawyers born in Syria, Al-Nawawi ranks 1. After him are Aemilius Papinianus (142).

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