RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Junayd of Baghdad

830 - 910

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Junayd of Baghdad (Persian: جُنیدِ بَغدادی; Arabic: الجنيد البغدادي) was a Persian mystic and one of the most famous of the early Islamic saints. He is a central figure in the spiritual lineage of many Sufi orders. Junayd taught in Baghdad throughout his lifetime and was an important figure in the development of Sufi doctrine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Junayd of Baghdad has received more than 451,736 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Junayd of Baghdad is the 570th most popular religious figure (up from 584th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

The Al-Mustansiriyya Madrasa is a madrasa in Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1227 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir and served as an educational institution for the Islamic sciences.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 570 out of 3,187. Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Al-Nasa'i, Pope Donus, Guru Gobind Singh, Jephthah, and Pope Hyginus. After him are Pope Romanus, Pope Eleutherius, Zayd ibn Ali, Sabbas the Sanctified, Saint Giles, and Pope John VII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 830, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 3. Before him are Rurik, and Pope Marinus I. After him are Saint Naum, Carloman of Bavaria, Baldwin I, Margrave of Flanders, Kocel, Ermentrude of Orléans, Emperor Kōkō, Guthrum, Rimbert, and Mutimir of Serbia. Among people deceased in 910, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 2. Before him is Ingólfr Arnarson. After him are Saint Naum, Alfonso III of Asturias, Yasovarman I, Richilde of Provence, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and Ishaq ibn Hunayn.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 53 out of 384. Before him are Shalmaneser III (-900), Ziryab (789), Nahum (-600), Mustafa Barzani (1903), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), and Al-Mutawakkil (822). After him are Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Ibn Hisham (701), Ali Hassan al-Majid (1941), Ya'qubi (801), Fuad Masum (1938), and Tariq Aziz (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Junayd of Baghdad ranks 10. Before him are Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Belshazzar (-600), and Eber (-2038). After him are Ibn Hisham (701), Hillel the Elder (-110), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), Ibn Qutaybah (828), and Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118).

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