PHILOSOPHER

Al-Shahrastani

1086 - 1153

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Tāj al-Dīn Abū al-Fath Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Karīm ash-Shahrastānī (Arabic: تاج الدين أبو الفتح محمد بن عبد الكريم الشهرستاني; 1086–1153 CE), also known as Muhammad al-Shahrastānī, was an influential Persian historian of religions, a historiographer, Islamic scholar, philosopher and theologian. His book, Kitab al–Milal wa al-Nihal (lit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Shahrastani has received more than 127,459 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Shahrastani is the 555th most popular philosopher (down from 524th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (up from 164th in 2019) and the most popular Turkmen Philosopher.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Al-Shahrastani ranks 555 out of 1,267. Before him are Harriet Taylor Mill, Crates of Athens, Narayana Guru, Ammonius Hermiae, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, and Sergei Bulgakov. After him are Eric Voegelin, Nicos Poulantzas, Manuel Chrysoloras, Silvia Federici, John Austin, and Liu Bowen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1086, Al-Shahrastani ranks 4. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Bolesław III Wrymouth, and Ramiro II of Aragon.  Among people deceased in 1153, Al-Shahrastani ranks 6. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Eugene III, Anna Komnene, David I of Scotland, and Bernard de Tremelay. After him are Gampopa, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Al-Shahrastani ranks 16 out of 50. Before him are Chaghri Beg (989), Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), Al-Muqanna (800), Najm al-Din Kubra (1145), Sufyan al-Thawri (716), and Yelena Bonner (1923). After him are Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi (770), Mithridates II of Parthia (-150), Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), Yahya ibn Khalid (701), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), and Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkmenistan

Among philosophers born in Turkmenistan, Al-Shahrastani ranks 1. 

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