RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah

637 - 700

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Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (Arabic: مُحَمَّد ابْن الْحَنَفِيَّة, romanized: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafiyya, c. 637–700, 15–81 AH) was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the fourth caliph in Sunni Islam (r. 656–661) and the first imam in Shia Islam. Ibn al-Hanafiyya was an effective lieutenant for his father Ali during his caliphate. After the assassination of Ali and the deaths of his two sons Hasan and Husayn, many recognized Ibn al-Hanafiyya as the head of the House of Ali. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah has received more than 354,344 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah is the 622nd most popular religious figure (up from 670th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 85th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah is most famous for his opposition to the Umayyad dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyahs by language

Over the past year Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah has had the most page views in the with 122,811 views, followed by Persian (99,488), and English (18,477). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Somali (2,825.00%), Spanish (81.39%), and Catalan (66.67%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 622 out of 3,187Before him are Alexius of Rome, Saint Casimir, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Gamaliel, Pope Alexander I of Alexandria, and Pope Eusebius. After him are Mahākāśyapa, Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, Pope Leo VI, Theophanes the Confessor, and Canaan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 637, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 1 Among people deceased in 700, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 4Before him are Bahira, Asparuh of Bulgaria, and Isaac of Nineveh. After him are Abdullah ibn Saba', Di Renjie, Bāṇabhaṭṭa, Sebeos, Gregoria, Cunipert, Daṇḍin, and Eulji Mundeok.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 95 out of 354Before him are Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), Muhammad bin Saud (1710), Amr ibn al-As (580), and Sa'id bin Zayd (593). After him are Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (576), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Usama ibn Zayd (615), Asmā' bint Abi Bakr (595), and Uqba ibn Nafi (622).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah ranks 47Before him are Zayd ibn Ali (695), Muadh ibn Jabal (600), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Qasim ibn Muhammad (598), Abu Dhar al-Ghifari (600), and Sa'id bin Zayd (593). After him are Muhammad al-Jawad (811), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Fatimah bint Asad (555), Ubayy ibn Ka'b (600), 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (616), and Waraqah ibn Nawfal (null).