PHILOSOPHER
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
Ibn Taymiyyah
Ibn Taymiyya (Arabic: ٱبْن تَيْمِيَّة; 22 January 1263 – 26 September 1328) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, traditionist, ascetic, and proto-Salafi and iconoclastic theologian. He is known for his diplomatic involvement with the Ilkhanid ruler Ghazan Khan at the Battle of Marj al-Saffar, which ended the Mongol invasions of the Levant. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Taymiyyah has received more than 2,195,988 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Ibn Taymiyyah is the 90th most popular philosopher (up from 100th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 73rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Philosopher.
Ibn Taymiyyah is most famous for his belief that Muslims should not live under non-Muslim rule. He also believed that the Muslim world should be united under one caliphate.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
6.48
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 90 out of 1,267. Before him are Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, John of Damascus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Peter Abelard, Theophrastus, and Johann Gottfried Herder. After him are Leucippus, Walter Benjamin, Zhuang Zhou, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Jean Bodin, and Boethius.
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HPI: 74.74
Rank: 84
John of Damascus
676 - 749
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 85
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 86
Peter Abelard
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HPI: 74.57
Rank: 87
Theophrastus
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HPI: 74.54
Rank: 88
Johann Gottfried Herder
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HPI: 74.49
Rank: 89
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 90
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HPI: 74.41
Rank: 91
Walter Benjamin
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 92
Zhuang Zhou
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HPI: 74.38
Rank: 93
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 94
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 95
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 96
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1263, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 1. After him are Isabella of Villehardouin, Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland, David VIII of Georgia, and Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1328, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 1. After him are Charles IV of France, Meister Eckhart, Clementia of Hungary, Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Yesün Temür, John of Montecorvino, Ragibagh Khan, Galeazzo I Visconti, Charles, Duke of Calabria, Prince Hisaaki, and Castruccio Castracani.
Others Born in 1263
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PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 1
Isabella of Villehardouin
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1312
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 2
Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1330
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 3
David VIII of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1311
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 4
Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1263 - 1312
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 1328
Go to all RankingsIbn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 1
Charles IV of France
POLITICIAN
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 2
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 3
Clementia of Hungary
COMPANION
1293 - 1328
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 4
Isabella of Castile, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1283 - 1328
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 5
Yesün Temür
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6
John of Montecorvino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1246 - 1328
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Ragibagh Khan
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1328
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 8
Galeazzo I Visconti
POLITICIAN
1277 - 1328
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 9
Charles, Duke of Calabria
POLITICIAN
1298 - 1328
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 10
Prince Hisaaki
POLITICIAN
1276 - 1328
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 11
Castruccio Castracani
NOBLEMAN
1281 - 1328
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 62 out of 1,347. Before him are Apollonius of Perga (-262), Abdulmejid I (1823), Aspasia (-470), Hatice Sultan (1496), Abdul Hamid I (1725), and Selim III (1761). After him are Mahmud I (1696), Leucippus (-500), Saint Blaise (300), Osman III (1699), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Şehzade Mehmed (1522).
Others born in Türkiye
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MATHEMATICIAN
262 BC - 190 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 56
Abdulmejid I
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1861
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 57
Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 58
Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1538
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 59
Abdul Hamid I
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1789
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 60
Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 61
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 62
Mahmud I
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 63
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 64
Saint Blaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 65
Osman III
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 66
Anaximenes of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 67
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 68
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Ibn Taymiyyah ranks 9. Before him are Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), and Gregory of Nazianzus (329). After him are Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Apollonius of Tyana (15), and Bias of Priene (-600).
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 3
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 4
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 5
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 13
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 15