RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

864 - 941

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Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq al-Kulaynī ar-Rāzī (Persian: محمد بن یعقوب بن اسحاق کلینی رازی; Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر مُحَمَّد ٱبْن يَعْقُوب ٱبْن إِسْحَاق ٱلْكُلَيْنِيّ ٱلرَّازِيّ; c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni has received more than 212,302 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni is the 918th most popular religious figure (up from 1,134th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 176th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks 918 out of 3,187. Before him are Sebastian Castellio, Lambert of Maastricht, Cyril Lucaris, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Pierre Cauchon, and Cyriacus. After him are Clemens August Graf von Galen, Robert Sarah, Conrad Schumann, Gudula, John of Leiden, and Leopold Mandić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 864, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks 2. Before him is Simeon I of Bulgaria. After him is Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun. Among people deceased in 941, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad al-Mahdi, and Rudaki. After him are Jayavarman IV, and Olaf Guthfrithson.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks 152 out of 631. Before him are Phraates IV (-90), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), Forough Farrokhzad (1935), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), and Dariush Mehrjui (1939). After him are Amytis of Media (-630), Al-Khazini (1077), Al-Karaji (953), Vologases IV (150), Ibn Babawayh (918), and Zakariya al-Qazwini (1203).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni ranks 18. Before him are Anastasius of Persia (550), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Al-Juwayni (1028), and Al-Bayhaqi (994). After him are Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), and Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854).

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