RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Suyuti

1445 - 1505

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Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (Arabic: جلال الدين السيوطي, romanized: Jalāl al-Dīn al-Suyūṭī; c. 1445–1505), or al-Suyuti, was an Egyptian Sunni Muslim polymath of Persian descent. Considered the mujtahid and mujaddid of the Islamic 10th century, he was a leading muhaddith (hadith master), mufassir (Qu'ran exegete), faqīh (jurist), usuli (legal theorist), sufi (mystic), theologian, grammarian, linguist, rhetorician, philologist, lexicographer and historian, who authored works in virtually every Islamic science. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Suyuti has received more than 536,123 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Al-Suyuti is the 563rd most popular religious figure (up from 581st in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 106th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Al-suyuti is most famous for his work in the fields of Quranic studies and Islamic history. He wrote a commentary on the Quran, "al-Durr al-manthur," and was the first to compile a list of the 114 surahs of the Quran. He also wrote a dictionary of Quranic terms, "al-Jawahir al-lughawiyyah."

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Suyuti ranks 563 out of 3,187. Before him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Paul the Deacon, Pope Victor II, Eric IX of Sweden, Ali al-Hadi, and Antipope Alexander V. After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Pope Donus, Guru Gobind Singh, Jephthah, and Pope Hyginus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1445, Al-Suyuti ranks 4. Before him are Sandro Botticelli, Luca Pacioli, and Meñli I Giray. After him are Giuliano da Sangallo, Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg, Alvise Vivarini, and Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1505, Al-Suyuti ranks 3. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, and Joan of France, Duchess of Berry. After him are Hongzhi Emperor, Jacob Obrecht, Elizabeth of Austria, Gülbahar Hatun, Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Heinrich Kramer, Ascanio Sforza, Johannes Widmann, and Jean Hey.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Al-Suyuti ranks 112 out of 642. Before him are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), Shepseskaf (-2600), Seti II (-1300), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), Dorothy Hodgkin (1910), and Amasis II (-700). After him are Ka (-3200), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Isetnofret (-1250), Seqenenre Tao (-1600), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), and Macarius of Egypt (300).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Al-Suyuti ranks 21. Before him are Paul of Thebes (227), Saint Sarah (100), Saint Menas (285), Mary of Egypt (344), Djet (-3000), and Meritaten (-1400). After him are Macarius of Egypt (300), Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250), Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (1923), Basilides (117), Amun-her-khepeshef (-1300), and Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300).

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