RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ali al-Hadi

829 - 868

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ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī (Arabic: عَلي إبن مُحَمَّد الهادي‎; 828 – 868 CE) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth Imam in Twelver Shia, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad (d. 835). Born in Medina in 828, Ali is known with the titles al-Hādī (Arabic: الهادي, lit. 'the guide') and al-Naqī (Arabic: النقي, lit. 'the distinguished'). After the death of his father in 835, most followers of al-Jawad readily accepted the imamate of Ali, who was still a child at the time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali al-Hadi has received more than 590,207 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ali al-Hadi is the 561st most popular religious figure (up from 597th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 80th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Ali al-Hadi was a Muslim scholar who was famous for his work on the Qur'an and hadith. He is also known for his work on Arabic grammar.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ali al-Hadi ranks 561 out of 3,187Before him are Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Pope John XIII, Ludmila of Bohemia, Paul the Deacon, Pope Victor II, and Eric IX of Sweden. After him are Antipope Alexander V, Al-Suyuti, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Pope Donus, and Guru Gobind Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 829, Ali al-Hadi ranks 1After him are Al-Nasa'i, Yahya ibn Muhammad, and Antony II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 868, Ali al-Hadi ranks 2Before him is Al-Jahiz. After him is Ratramnus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Hadi ranks 83 out of 354Before him are Abbas ibn Ali (647), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Hind bint Utbah (510), Zayd ibn Thabit (615), and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi (622). After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), and Qasim ibn Muhammad (598).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Hadi ranks 39Before him are Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589), Hind bint Utbah (510), and Zayd ibn Thabit (615). After him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600).