Trending Imams in France — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, September 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
78,361
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
10,947
views
views
2
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
9,139
views
views
3
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
6,177
views
views
4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
5,043
views
views
5
Hassan Iquioussen
3,947
views
views
6
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
3,325
views
views
7
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
2,507
views
views
8
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
2,503
views
views
9
Kahina Bahloul
French imam (born 1979)
2,101
views
views
10
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
1,811
views
views
11
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
1,709
views
views
12
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
1,456
views
views
13
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
1,407
views
views
14
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
1,259
views
views
15
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
1,082
views
views
16
Tareq Oubrou
French writer
957
views
views
17
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
957
views
views
18
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
876
views
views
19
Rachid Eljay
French imam
851
views
views
20
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
752
views
views
21
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
703
views
views
22
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
677
views
views
23
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
640
views
views
24
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
630
views
views
25
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
550
views
views
26
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
531
views
views
27
Mohamed Bajrafil
French essayist
527
views
views
28
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
524
views
views
29
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
522
views
views
30
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
499
views
views
31
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
486
views
views
32
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
451
views
views
33
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
429
views
views
34
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
420
views
views
35
Adil Charkaoui
Canadian proselyte & imam
418
views
views
36
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
416
views
views
37
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
382
views
views
38
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
378
views
views
39
Abdelkader Mesli
Imam and French resistant member (1902–1961)
333
views
views
40
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
331
views
views
41
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
310
views
views
42
Ali Saleh Mohammed Ali Jaber
preacher and scholar with Indonesian nationality (1976-2021)
295
views
views
43
Abdelmonaim Boussenna
French imam
295
views
views
44
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
284
views
views
45
Mamoudou barry
Malian
268
views
views
46
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
246
views
views
47
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
236
views
views
48
Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine
Algerian theologian and sufi (1720–1793)
233
views
views
49
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
229
views
views
50
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
228
views
views
51
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
227
views
views
52
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
227
views
views
53
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
216
views
views
54
Abdelbaki Sahraoui
Algerian terrorist (1910-1995)
214
views
views
55
Eva Janadin
213
views
views
56
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
213
views
views
57
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
208
views
views
58
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
199
views
views
59
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
195
views
views
60
Seydina Limamou Laye
Founder of the Layene Sufi order (1843–1909)
189
views
views
61
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
187
views
views
62
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
186
views
views
63
Sidi El Houari
Algerian Imam
184
views
views
64
Anne-Sophie Monsinay
181
views
views
65
Bassam Ayachi
176
views
views
66
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
173
views
views
67
Adnan Ibrahim
Austrian imam and television preacher
173
views
views
68
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
173
views
views
69
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
168
views
views
70
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
167
views
views
71
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
157
views
views
72
Mohamed Khattabi
144
views
views
73
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
139
views
views
74
Cheick Ousmane Diakité
138
views
views
75
El Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara
129
views
views
76
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
128
views
views
77
Al-Mansur Billah
Fatimid ruler from 946 to 953 and 13th Ismaili Imam
124
views
views
78
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
124
views
views
79
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
123
views
views
80
Ahmed Sahnoune
Algerian theologian and poet
122
views
views
81
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
122
views
views
82
Nordine Taouil
116
views
views
83
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
116
views
views
84
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
114
views
views
85
Bel Hadj El Maafi
imam and Algerian/French resistance fighter
110
views
views
86
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
102
views
views
87
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
98
views
views
88
Abdelkader Bouziane
imam
97
views
views
89
Seyit Rıza
Zaza tribal chief
93
views
views
90
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
92
views
views
91
Salah Al Budair
Imaam at Masjid al-Nabawi
88
views
views
92
Abderrahmane El Waghlissi
famous Islamic jurist, mufti and author
87
views
views
93
Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Khateeb of the central mosque of Islamabad known as Lal Masjid
86
views
views
94
Abderrahmane Djilali
Algerian historian (1908-2010)
83
views
views
95
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
Imam allegedly kidnapped by CIA in Italy
83
views
views
96
Thierno Mansour Barro
82
views
views
97
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
82
views
views
98
Abdelfattah Hamadache
81
views
views
99
Hichem Ben Mahmoud
Tunisian islamic leader
78
views
views
100
Warsh
imam and Muslim theologian of Quran (728–812)
77
views
views