RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ali al-Ridha

770 - 818

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Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (Arabic: عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, romanized: ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, c. 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the eighth imam in Twelver Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Musa al-Kazim. He is also part of the chain of mystical authority in Sunni Sufi orders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ali al-Ridha has received more than 707,492 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Ali al-Ridha is the 342nd most popular religious figure (up from 431st in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 49th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Ali al-Ridha is most famous for his role as the eighth Imam of Shi'a Islam. He is also known for his stature as a scholar and theologian.

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  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ali al-Ridha ranks 342 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Dionysius, Pope Leo IV, Ulfilas, Gregory of Nyssa, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, and Pope John I. After him are Talhah, Pope Stephen I, Hosea, Pope Liberius, Pope Marinus II, and Pope John II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Ali al-Ridha ranks 1. After him are Einhard, Pope Stephen IV, Michael II, Michael I Rangabe, Al-Hakam I, Pepin the Hunchback, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Maria of Amnia, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Hugh of Tours, and Theodosia, wife of Leo V. Among people deceased in 818, Ali al-Ridha ranks 1. After him are Theophanes the Confessor, Bernard of Italy, and Ermengarde of Hesbaye.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Ridha ranks 44 out of 354. Before him are Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Umar II (682), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Hafsa bint Umar (602), and Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619). After him are Talhah (595), Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), and Umm Salama (602).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Ridha ranks 17. Before him are Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), and Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619). After him are Talhah (595), Umm Salama (602), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), and Zaynab bint Ali (626).

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