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Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (Arabic: جَعْفَر بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلصَّادِق, romanized: Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq; c. 702–765 CE) was a Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian, and the sixth imam of the Twelver and Isma'ili branches of Shia Islam. Known by the title al-Sadiq ("the truthful"), Ja'far was the founder of the Ja'fari school of Islamic jurisprudence. The hadith recorded from al-Sadiq and his predecessor, Muhammad al-Baqir, are said to be more numerous than all the hadith preserved from the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the other Shia imams combined. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ja'far al-Sadiq has received more than 1,896,250 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Ja'far al-Sadiq is the 14th most popular astronomer (up from 15th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 21st in 2019) and the most popular Saudi Arabian Astronomer.
Ja'far al-sadiq is most famous for being the sixth imam of the Shia.
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1.9M
Page Views (PV)
73.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
6.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
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Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 14 out of 531. Before him are William Herschel, Aristarchus of Samos, Edwin Hubble, Ulugh Beg, Hipparchus, and Ole Rømer. After him are Carl Sagan, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Aryabhata, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Edmond Halley, and Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
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William Herschel
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HPI: 75.68
Rank: 8
Aristarchus of Samos
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HPI: 75.56
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Edwin Hubble
1889 - 1953
HPI: 75.32
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Hipparchus
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Ole Rømer
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HPI: 73.77
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Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 14
Carl Sagan
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HPI: 71.94
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Giovanni Domenico Cassini
1625 - 1712
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Aryabhata
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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HPI: 69.43
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell
1943 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 702, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1. After him is An Lushan. Among people deceased in 765, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1. After him are Emperor Junnin and Ceolwulf of Northumbria.
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Others Deceased in 765
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702 - 765
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 1
Emperor Junnin
733 - 765
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 2
Ceolwulf of Northumbria
695 - 765
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 3
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 20 out of 251. Before him are Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Muawiyah I (603), Aminah (557), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), and Ibn Saud (1875). After him are Malik ibn Anas (711), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Umar II (682), Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).
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Bilal ibn Rabah
580 - 642
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 14
Muawiyah I
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 15
Aminah
557 - 577
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 16
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 17
Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
548 - 570
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 18
Ibn Saud
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 19
Ja'far al-Sadiq
702 - 765
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 20
Malik ibn Anas
711 - 795
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 21
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
646 - 705
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 22
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
1703 - 1792
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 23
Umar II
682 - 720
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 24
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
539 - 619
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 25
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
580 - 641
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 26
Among ASTRONOMERS In Saudi Arabia
Among astronomers born in Saudi Arabia, Ja'far al-Sadiq ranks 1.
