PHILOSOPHER

Fazlur Rahman Malik

1919 - 1988

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Fazlur Rahman Malik ( FAHZ-luhr-RAH-mahn-MAL-ik; Urdu: فضل الرحمان ملک; September 21, 1919 – July 26, 1988), commonly known as Fazlur Rahman, was a modernist scholar and Islamic philosopher from present-day Pakistan. Recognized as a leading liberal reformer within Islam, he focused on educational reform and promoting independent reasoning (ijtihad). His work has attracted both significant interest and criticism in Muslim-majority countries. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fazlur Rahman Malik has received more than 237,479 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Fazlur Rahman Malik is the 968th most popular philosopher, the 56th most popular biography from Pakistan and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Philosopher.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Fazlur Rahman Malik ranks 968 out of 1,267. Before him are Abraham Joshua Heschel, Georges Florovsky, Anselm of Laon, Huang Zongxi, Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, and Harald Høffding. After him are Martin Lings, Pierre Nicole, Imran N. Hosein, Maitreyi, Egon Bondy, and Samuel Clarke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Fazlur Rahman Malik ranks 166. Before him are Oswaldo Guayasamín, Hans Hermann Groër, Galina Ustvolskaya, Julia Robinson, Laila Schou Nilsen, and Eva Gabor. After him are Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Pál Losonczi, Tatyana Baramzina, Rocky Graziano, Angelo Felici, and John Ljunggren. Among people deceased in 1988, Fazlur Rahman Malik ranks 120. Before him are Shen Congwen, Roy Buchanan, Marcel Bozzuffi, Daniel Guérin, Herbert Feigl, and Nikolay Makarov. After him are Josep Tarradellas, Michel Auclair, Anatoly Levchenko, Steno, Pete Maravich, and Alfréd Wetzler.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Fazlur Rahman Malik ranks 56 out of 217. Before him are Taxiles (-400), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), I. K. Gujral (1919), Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929), Sunil Dutt (1929), and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948). After him are Milkha Singh (1935), Francis Younghusband (1863), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Farooq Leghari (1940), Manoj Kumar (1937), and Aafia Siddiqui (1972).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Pakistan

Among philosophers born in Pakistan, Fazlur Rahman Malik ranks 3. Before him are Chanakya (-375), and Asanga (300).

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