PHILOSOPHER

Nasr Abu Zayd

1943 - 2010

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Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd (Arabic: نصر حامد أبو زيد, IPA: [ˈnɑsˤɾe ˈħæːmed ˈæbuˈzeːd]; also Abu Zaid or Abu Zeid; July 10, 1943 – July 5, 2010) was an Egyptian Quranic thinker, author, academic and one of the leading liberal theologians in Islam. He is famous for his project of a humanistic Quranic hermeneutics, which "challenged mainstream views" on the Quran, sparking "controversy and debate." While not denying that the Quran was of divine origin, Zayd argued that it was a "cultural product" that had to be read in the context of the language and culture of seventh century Arabs, and could be interpreted in more than one way. He also criticized the use of religion to exert political power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nasr Abu Zayd has received more than 180,989 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Nasr Abu Zayd is the 754th most popular philosopher (up from 876th in 2019), the 340th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 365th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 754 out of 1,267. Before him are Glaucon, Ian Stevenson, Paolo Sarpi, Helen Parkhurst, Michael J. Sandel, and Hayashi Razan. After him are Hermann von Keyserling, Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Zaki al-Arsuzi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and Henry of Ghent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 197. Before him are Michael Spence, Odilon Polleunis, Don Simpson, Edie Sedgwick, Dominik Duka, and Paul Freeman. After him are Antonio Juliano, Rodney Alcala, Mie Hama, Carmen Argenziano, Surayud Chulanont, and Nicolae Văcăroiu. Among people deceased in 2010, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 103. Before him are Richard Holbrooke, Cécile Aubry, Philippa Foot, Orlando Peçanha, Erich Segal, and Guido de Marco. After him are Howard Zinn, Andrei Voznesensky, Robert Culp, Raimon Panikkar, Georges Wilson, and Vladimir Ilyushin.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 340 out of 642. Before him are Shenoute (348), Muhammad Siddiq Al-Minshawi (1920), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Abdulrahman Fawzi (1909), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), and Iset (-1350). After him are Timocharis (-320), Mariamne (-100), Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Neferkaure (-2150), Albert Cossery (1913), and Nebettawy (-1250).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Nasr Abu Zayd ranks 17. Before him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), Ammonius Hermiae (440), Julius Pollux (200), Isaac Israeli ben Solomon (832), and Syrianus (400). After him are Ahmad al-Tayyeb (1946), Hermias (401), Isidore of Alexandria (450), Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), and Leila Ahmed (1940).

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