RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Shaykh Tusi

995 - 1067

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Shaykh Tusi (Persian: شیخ طوسی), full name Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi (Arabic: ابو جعفر محمد بن الحسن الطوسي, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī), known as Shaykh al-Ta'ifah (Arabic: شيخ الطائفة, romanized: Shaykh al-Ṭāʾifah) was a Persian scholar of the Twelver school of Shia Islam. He is the author of two of the Four Books of hadith; namely, Tahdhib al-Ahkam and al-Istibsar, and is believed to have founded the Hawza of Najaf. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shaykh Tusi has received more than 198,507 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Shaykh Tusi is the 1,071st most popular religious figure (up from 1,124th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Iran (down from 175th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Shaykh Tusi ranks 1,071 out of 3,187. Before him are Paul of the Cross, Stefan Wyszyński, Yolanda of Poland, Al-Shadhili, Felix of Cantalice, and Valentin Haüy. After him are Diego de Landa, Euthymius the Great, Jacob Baradaeus, Pope Sisinnius, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, and Anthony de Mello.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 995, Shaykh Tusi ranks 2. Before him is Cnut the Great. After him are Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, Richeza of Lotharingia, Muniadona of Castile, John Gualbert, Yahya ibn Ali ibn Hammud al-Mu'tali, Haakon Ericsson, Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, Herman III, Duke of Swabia, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, and Wipo of Burgundy. Among people deceased in 1067, Shaykh Tusi ranks 5. Before him are Lady Godiva, Constantine X Doukas, Emperor Yingzong of Song, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. After him are Sancha of León, John Komnenos, and Cai Xiang.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Shaykh Tusi ranks 179 out of 631. Before him are Mehdi Bazargan (1907), Shaul Mofaz (1948), 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), and Sinatruces of Parthia (-157). After him are Barbet Schroeder (1941), Googoosh (1950), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Pacorus I (-63), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), and Arsames (-550).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Shaykh Tusi ranks 20. Before him are Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Al-Juwayni (1028), Al-Bayhaqi (994), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), and Ibn Babawayh (918). After him are Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854), Aga Khan II (1830), and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875).

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