642 - 728
Abū Saʿīd b. Abi ’l-Ḥasan Yasār al-Baṣrī, often referred to as Ḥasan of Basra (Arabic: حسن البصري, Ḥasan al-Baṣrī; 642 - 15 October 728) for short, or reverentially as Imam Ḥasan al-Baṣrī in Sunni Islam, was an early Muslim preacher, ascetic, theologian, exegete, scholar, judge, and mystic. Born in Medina in 642, Hasan belonged to the second generation of Muslims, all of whom would subsequently be referred to as the tābiʿūn in Sunni Islamic piety. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hasan al-Basri has received more than 204,939 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Hasan al-Basri is the 217th most popular philosopher (up from 229th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Philosopher.
Hasan al-Basri is most famous for his teachings on the Quran and the Sunnah.
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Among philosophers, Hasan al-Basri ranks 217 out of 1,089. Before him are Melissus of Samos, Gabriel Marcel, Miguel de Unamuno, Swami Vivekananda, Paulo Freire, and Bernard Bolzano. After him are Hippias, Imre Lakatos, Gaston Bachelard, Diotima of Mantinea, Joseph de Maistre, and Paul Feyerabend.
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 211
1889 - 1973
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 212
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 213
1863 - 1902
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 214
1921 - 1997
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 215
1781 - 1848
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 216
642 - 728
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 217
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 218
1922 - 1974
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 219
1884 - 1962
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 220
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 221
1753 - 1821
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 222
1924 - 1994
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 223
Among people born in 642, Hasan al-Basri ranks 1. After him is Erwig. Among people deceased in 728, Hasan al-Basri ranks 1. After him are Ine of Wessex and Jarir ibn Atiyah.
642 - 728
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 1
700 - 728
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 2
650 - 728
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Hasan al-Basri ranks 51 out of 222. Before him are Talhah (595), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Muhammad al-Baqir (677), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Musa al-Kadhim (745), and Amr ibn al-As (580). After him are 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (674), Umm Salama (602), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), and Abdullah ibn Umar (610).
595 - 656
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 45
582 - 639
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 46
677 - 733
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 47
610 - 670
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 48
745 - 799
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 49
580 - 664
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 50
642 - 728
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 51
580 - 654
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 52
600 - 629
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 53
674 - 717
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 54
602 - 683
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 55
603 - 630
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 56
610 - 693
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 57
Among philosophers born in Saudi Arabia, Hasan al-Basri ranks 2. Before him are Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703).