Trending Imams in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
85,548
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
12,617
views
views
2
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
10,501
views
views
3
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
6,432
views
views
4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
5,293
views
views
5
Hassan Iquioussen
4,085
views
views
6
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
3,435
views
views
7
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
2,752
views
views
8
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
2,679
views
views
9
Kahina Bahloul
French imam (born 1979)
2,161
views
views
10
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
2,044
views
views
11
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
1,890
views
views
12
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
1,546
views
views
13
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
1,520
views
views
14
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
1,349
views
views
15
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
1,146
views
views
16
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
1,076
views
views
17
Tareq Oubrou
French writer
1,033
views
views
18
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
944
views
views
19
Rachid Eljay
French imam
920
views
views
20
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
790
views
views
21
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
775
views
views
22
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
717
views
views
23
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
657
views
views
24
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
652
views
views
25
Abdelkader Mesli
Imam and French resistant member (1902–1961)
594
views
views
26
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
582
views
views
27
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
580
views
views
28
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
561
views
views
29
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
561
views
views
30
Mohamed Bajrafil
French essayist
554
views
views
31
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
527
views
views
32
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
524
views
views
33
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
462
views
views
34
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
451
views
views
35
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
451
views
views
36
Adil Charkaoui
Canadian proselyte & imam
441
views
views
37
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
429
views
views
38
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
428
views
views
39
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
420
views
views
40
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
373
views
views
41
Abdelmonaim Boussenna
French imam
360
views
views
42
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
328
views
views
43
Ali Saleh Mohammed Ali Jaber
preacher and scholar with Indonesian nationality (1976-2021)
313
views
views
44
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
303
views
views
45
Mamoudou barry
Malian
302
views
views
46
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
266
views
views
47
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
255
views
views
48
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
252
views
views
49
Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine
Algerian theologian and sufi (1720–1793)
250
views
views
50
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
249
views
views
51
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
245
views
views
52
Abdelbaki Sahraoui
Algerian terrorist (1910-1995)
242
views
views
53
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
239
views
views
54
Seydina Limamou Laye
Founder of the Layene Sufi order (1843–1909)
238
views
views
55
Eva Janadin
238
views
views
56
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
235
views
views
57
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
233
views
views
58
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
229
views
views
59
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
223
views
views
60
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
207
views
views
61
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
203
views
views
62
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
199
views
views
63
Anne-Sophie Monsinay
197
views
views
64
Bassam Ayachi
195
views
views
65
Sidi El Houari
Algerian Imam
194
views
views
66
Adnan Ibrahim
Austrian imam and television preacher
192
views
views
67
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
189
views
views
68
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
181
views
views
69
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
180
views
views
70
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
172
views
views
71
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
168
views
views
72
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
149
views
views
73
Ahmed Sahnoune
Algerian theologian and poet
149
views
views
74
Mohamed Khattabi
148
views
views
75
Cheick Ousmane Diakité
145
views
views
76
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
143
views
views
77
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
135
views
views
78
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
134
views
views
79
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
134
views
views
80
Bel Hadj El Maafi
imam and Algerian/French resistance fighter
133
views
views
81
Al-Mansur Billah
Fatimid ruler from 946 to 953 and 13th Ismaili Imam
133
views
views
82
El Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara
132
views
views
83
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
130
views
views
84
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
125
views
views
85
Nordine Taouil
124
views
views
86
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
118
views
views
87
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
108
views
views
88
Abdelkader Bouziane
imam
99
views
views
89
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
98
views
views
90
Seyit Rıza
Zaza tribal chief
97
views
views
91
Salah Al Budair
Imaam at Masjid al-Nabawi
97
views
views
92
Abderrahmane El Waghlissi
famous Islamic jurist, mufti and author
94
views
views
93
Warsh
imam and Muslim theologian of Quran (728–812)
90
views
views
94
Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Khateeb of the central mosque of Islamabad known as Lal Masjid
89
views
views
95
Thierno Mansour Barro
88
views
views
96
Abderrahmane Djilali
Algerian historian (1908-2010)
87
views
views
97
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
86
views
views
98
Abdelfattah Hamadache
85
views
views
99
Hichem Ben Mahmoud
Tunisian islamic leader
85
views
views
100
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
Imam allegedly kidnapped by CIA in Italy
84
views
views