Trending Imams in China — the 12 months to October 2026
The 56 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Chinese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
132
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
89
views
views
3
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
47
views
views
4
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
45
views
views
5
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
24
views
views
6
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
24
views
views
7
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
24
views
views
8
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
23
views
views
9
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
18
views
views
10
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
17
views
views
11
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
17
views
views
12
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
15
views
views
13
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
15
views
views
14
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
14
views
views
15
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
12
views
views
16
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
12
views
views
17
Chen Guangyuan
Chinese imam (1932-2020)
11
views
views
18
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
11
views
views
19
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
10
views
views
20
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
10
views
views
21
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
10
views
views
22
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
10
views
views
23
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
10
views
views
24
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
9
views
views
25
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
8
views
views
26
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
8
views
views
27
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
8
views
views
28
Moaz Khatib
Syrian politician
8
views
views
29
Ma Wanfu
Chinese imam
8
views
views
30
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
7
views
views
31
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
6
views
views
32
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
6
views
views
33
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
6
views
views
34
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
6
views
views
35
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
6
views
views
36
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
6
views
views
37
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
6
views
views
38
Sidi Boushaki
Algerian theologian, exeget, linguist and sufi
6
views
views
39
穆合特热木·谢日甫江
5
views
views
40
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
5
views
views
41
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
4
views
views
42
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
4
views
views
43
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
4
views
views
44
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
4
views
views
45
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
4
views
views
46
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
3
views
views
47
Ahmad Dahlan
Indonesian Islamic revivalist (1868-1923)
3
views
views
48
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
3
views
views
49
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
3
views
views
50
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
2
views
views
51
Saud II. ibn Faisal
Ruler of Second Saudi State in 1871 and from 1873 to 1875
2
views
views
52
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
2
views
views
53
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
2
views
views
54
Khalid bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Emir of Nejd and Head of the House (1811–1865) (r.1838-1841)
1
views
views
55
Azizul Haque
Islamic studies scholar
1
views
views
56
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
1
views
views