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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 700,349 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Ali al-Ridha is the 436th most popular religious figure (down from 375th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 38th in 2019) and the 19th 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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  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ali al-Ridha ranks 436 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Celestine II, Thomas à Kempis, Pope John IV, Thomas Becket, Guru Nanak, and Pope Cornelius. After him are Pope Gregory III, Saint Maurice, Pope Anterus, Pope Sergius I, Pope Innocent II, and Parascheva of the Balkans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 770, Ali al-Ridha ranks 4. Before him are Pope Stephen IV, Einhard, and Michael I Rangabe. After him are Michael II, Al-Hakam I, Pepin the Hunchback, Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi, Bera, Count of Barcelona, Maria of Amnia, Theodosia, wife of Leo V, and Hugh of Tours. Among people deceased in 818, Ali al-Ridha ranks 1. After him are Theophanes the Confessor, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, and Bernard of Italy.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Ridha ranks 49 out of 251. Before him are Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Al-Walid I (668), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), and Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1912). After him are Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Amr ibn Hishām (570), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Hasan al-Basri (642), Zaynab bint Ali (626), and Abraha (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Ali al-Ridha ranks 19. Before him are Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abu Hurairah (600), Talhah (595), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), and Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619). After him are Musa al-Kadhim (745), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Abbas ibn Ali (647), Umm Salama (602), Abdullah ibn Umar (610), and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (589).

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