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Dhul-Nun al-Misri

796 - 859

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Dhūl-Nūn Abū l-Fayḍ Thawbān b. Ibrāhīm al-Miṣrī (Arabic: ذو النون المصري; d. Giza, in 245/859 or 248/862), often referred to as Dhūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī or Zūl-Nūn al-Miṣrī for short, was an early Egyptian Muslim mystic and ascetic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dhul-Nun al-Misri has received more than 188,618 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Dhul-Nun al-Misri is the 422nd most popular philosopher (up from 461st in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 215th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Dhul-Nun al-Misri ranks 422 out of 1,267. Before him are John Philoponus, Bernard of Chartres, Alain de Benoist, Pavel Florensky, Dong Zhongshu, and Olympiodorus the Younger. After him are Adam Ferguson, Ge Hong, Adolf von Harnack, Pierre d'Ailly, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, and Hunayn ibn Ishaq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 796, Dhul-Nun al-Misri ranks 2. Before him is Al-Mu'tasim. After him are Lü Dongbin, and Lambert I of Nantes. Among people deceased in 859, Dhul-Nun al-Misri ranks 1. After him are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and Eulogius of Córdoba.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Dhul-Nun al-Misri ranks 197 out of 642. Before him are Amenhotep, son of Hapu (-1420), Al-Adid (1149), Al-Maqrizi (1364), John Philoponus (490), Al-Mutawakkil III (1500), and Olympiodorus the Younger (495). After him are Senakhtenre Ahmose (-1600), Dionysius Thrax (-170), Abdel Hakim Amer (1919), Farida of Egypt (1921), Tetisheri (-1600), and Berenice III of Egypt (-120).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Dhul-Nun al-Misri ranks 11. Before him are Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), and Olympiodorus the Younger (495). After him are Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Julius Pollux (200), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), Syrianus (400), and Nasr Abu Zayd (1943).

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