RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nafiʽ al-Madani

689 - 785

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Abu Ruwaym Ibn ʽAbd ar-Rahman Ibn Abi Naʽim al-Laythi (Arabic: أبو رويم بن عبدالرحمن بن أبي النعيم الليثي)(70-169AH), better known as Nafiʽ al-Madani, was one of the transmitters of the seven canonical Qira'at, or methods of reciting the Qur'an. Outside of Egypt, his method of Qur'an recitation is the most popular in Africa in general, and his chain of narration returning to the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad is well-attested. Nafiʽ was born in the year 689CE, and he died in the year 785CE. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nafiʽ al-Madani has received more than 42,035 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nafiʽ al-Madani is the 1,709th most popular religious figure, the 195th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia and the 79th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nafiʽ al-Madani ranks 1,709 out of 3,187. Before him are Jan Sarkander, Trifko Grabež, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Poppo von Osterna, Raymond Franz, and Alberic of Cîteaux. After him are Stephen I of Constantinople, Burchard of Worms, Johannes Willebrands, Fouad Twal, Scipione Rebiba, and Joachim Meisner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 689, Nafiʽ al-Madani ranks 1. After him is Saint Othmar. Among people deceased in 785, Nafiʽ al-Madani ranks 3. Before him are Al-Mahdi, and Yan Zhenqing. After him is Ōtomo no Yakamochi.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Nafiʽ al-Madani ranks 195 out of 354. Before him are Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud (1949), Shaykh Ahmad (1753), Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr (null), Fadl ibn Abbas (614), Mohammad bin Salman (1985), and Muhammad ibn Maslamah (589). After him are Saad Hariri (1970), Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Sharif Ali (1450), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), Ibn al-Khattab (1969), and Sami Al-Jaber (1972).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Nafiʽ al-Madani ranks 79. Before him are Lubaba bint al-Harith (593), Abu Dujana (null), Nusaybah bint Ka'ab (null), Umayya ibn Khalaf (null), Shaykh Ahmad (1753), and Fadl ibn Abbas (614). After him are Uthman ibn Maz'un (null), Sharif Ali (1450), Al-Bara' ibn Azib (600), Utba ibn Ghazwan (581), Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-Sahmi (null), and Saud Al-Shuraim (1964).

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