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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sufyan al-Thawri

716 - 778

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh Sufyān ibn Saʿīd ibn Masrūq ibn Ḥamza al-Thawrī al-Muḍarī al-Kūfī (Arabic: أَبُو عَبْد ٱللَّٰه سُفْيَان بْن سَعِيد بْن مَسْرُوق بْن حَمْرَة ٱلثَّوْرِيّ ٱلْمُضَرِيّ ٱلْكُوفِيّ; 716–778 CE / 97–161 AH), commonly known as Sufyān al-Thawrī (Arabic: سُفْيَان ٱلثَّوْرِيّ), was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, ascetic, traditionist, and eponymous founder of the Thawri school of Islamic jurisprudence, considered one of the Eight Ascetics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sufyan al-Thawri has received more than 186,188 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sufyan al-Thawri is the 1,061st most popular religious figure, the 160th most popular biography from Iran and the 18th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

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  • 190k

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  • 58.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 1,061 out of 2,238Before him are Germain of Paris, Peter Faber, Khwaja Abdullah Ansari, Witch of Endor, Yves Congar, and Petar I Petrović-Njegoš. After him are Rupert of Salzburg, Nicholas of Tolentino, Ahmad al-Badawi, Shamgar, Maria Celeste, and 6th Dalai Lama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 716, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 1 Among people deceased in 778, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 2Before him is Roland. After him is Lupus II of Gascony.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 160 out of 528Before him are Orodes II (null), Ashraf Pahlavi (1919), Ali Daei (1969), Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi (1236), Hussein-Ali Montazeri (1922), and Sadegh Hedayat (1903). After him are Vologases IV (150), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Arsames (-550), Al-Shahrastani (1086), Al-Baydawi (1201), and Al-Khazini (1077).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Sufyan al-Thawri ranks 18Before him are Sasan (200), `Abdu'l-Bahá (1844), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), Al-Juwayni (1028), Anastasius of Persia (550), and Al-Bayhaqi (994). After him are Ibn Babawayh (918), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), and Ibn Khuzayma (838).