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Luqman

1100 BC - Today

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Luqman (Arabic: لقمان, romanized: Luqmān; also known as Luqman the Wise or Luqman al-Hakeem) was a wise man after whom Surah Luqman, the 31st sura (chapter) of the Quran, was named. Luqman (c. 1100 BC) is believed to have been from Nubia or from Egypt. There are many stories about Luqman in Persian, Arabic and Turkish literature, with the primary historical sources for his life being Tafsir ibn Kathir and Stories of the Qur'an by Ibn Kathir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luqman has received more than 595,668 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Luqman is the 876th most popular writer (down from 818th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Sudan (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Sudanese Writer.

Luqman is most famous for his incredible wisdom and his teachings.

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  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Luqman ranks 876 out of 5,794. Before him are Richard Matheson, Kobayashi Issa, Nestor the Chronicler, Tukaram, Władysław Reymont, and Bruce Chatwin. After him are V. S. Naipaul, Venantius Fortunatus, Anna Seghers, Laura de Noves, Tannhäuser, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100 BC, Luqman ranks 3. Before him are Samuel and Psusennes I. After him are Ish-bosheth, King Cheng of Zhou, Amenemnisu, Psusennes II, Osorkon the Elder, Ashurnasirpal I, Pinedjem II, Ashur-rabi II, and Ashur-resh-ishi II.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 5 out of 28. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944), Muhammad Ahmad (1844), Mohamed Naguib (1901), and Piye (-800). After him are Josephine Bakhita (1868), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), John Garang (1945), Hassan Al-Turabi (1932), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), Tayeb Salih (1929), and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960).

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Among WRITERS In Sudan

Among writers born in Sudan, Luqman ranks 1. After him are Tayeb Salih (1929).

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