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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Mahdi

869 - 941

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Muhammad ibn Hasan al-Mahdi (Arabic: محمد بن الحسن المهدي, romanized: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justice and redeem Islam. Hasan al-Askari, the eleventh Imam, died in 260 AH (873–874 CE), possibly poisoned by the Abbasids. Immediately after his death, his main representative, Uthman ibn Sa'id, claimed that the eleventh Imam had an infant son named Muhammad, who was kept hidden from the public out of fear of Abbasid persecution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad al-Mahdi has received more than 1,992,858 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Muhammad al-Mahdi is the 366th most popular religious figure (down from 298th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 24th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Iraqi Religious Figure.

Muhammad al-Mahdi is most famous for his role as the 12th Imam of Shia Islam.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 366 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Celestine IV, Geli Raubal, Pope Honorius I, Pope Symmachus, Hosea, and Saint Monica. After him are Pope Vitalian, Saint Apollonia, Pope Zosimus, Mahavira, Saint Nino, and Meritaten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 869, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him are Æthelflæd and Gung Ye. Among people deceased in 941, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 1. After him are Rudaki, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, Jayavarman IV, and Olaf Guthfrithson.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 30 out of 338. Before him are Khosrow II (570), Al-Ma'mun (786), Nur ad-Din (1116), Idris (-3500), Fuzûlî (1494), and Gudea (-2200). After him are Nabopolassar (-658), Jalal Talabani (1933), Ismail al-Jazari (1136), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), and Eber (-2038).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iraq

Among religious figures born in Iraq, Muhammad al-Mahdi ranks 9. Before him are Sarah (-1803), Mani (216), Rabia of Basra (710), Ezra (-500), Belshazzar (-600), and Idris (-3500). After him are Eber (-2038), Ibn Hisham (701), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Hillel the Elder (-110), Nahor, son of Serug (-1912), and Haran (null).

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