RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Baqir

677 - 733

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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (Arabic: محمد بن علي الباقر, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Bāqir; c. 676–732) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the fifth of the twelve Shia imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Sajjad, and succeeded by his son, Ja'far al-Sadiq. Muhammad's honorific title al-Baqir is short for baqir al-ilm, which means 'the one who splits knowledge open', a reference to his fame as a religious scholar. Muhammad was born in Medina around 676 CE. In 680, when he was a small child, he witnessed the Battle of Karbala, where his grandfather Husayn ibn Ali and most of his relatives were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r. 680–683). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad al-Baqir has received more than 1,058,581 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Muhammad al-Baqir is the 376th most popular religious figure (up from 396th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muhammad al-Baqir is most famous for being the 5th Imam of Shia Islam.

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  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 376 out of 3,187. Before him are James, son of Alphaeus, Pope Anicetus, Sabbatai Zevi, Pope Nicholas II, Parascheva of the Balkans, and Alcuin. After him are Pope Martin I, Pope Fabian, Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Matteo Ricci, Pope Zachary, and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 677, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 1. After him is Clovis IV. Among people deceased in 733, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 1. After him is Germanus I of Constantinople.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 52 out of 354. Before him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia (1921), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Safiyya bint Huyayy (610), Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906), Umm Salama (602), and Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603). After him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Musa al-Kadhim (745), and Anas ibn Malik (612).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 20. Before him are Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), Ali al-Ridha (770), Talhah (595), and Umm Salama (602). After him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Zaynab bint Ali (626), Musa al-Kadhim (745), Anas ibn Malik (612), and Abdullah ibn Masud (600).

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