Trending Imams of all time
The 100 most-viewed imams of all time on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X.
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147,367
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Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
42,157
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Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
17,784
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
11,583
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4
Louis Farrakhan
controversial leader of Nation of Islam
11,472
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5
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
10,944
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6
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
7,131
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7
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
2,320
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8
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
2,261
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9
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
1,919
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10
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
1,754
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11
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
1,713
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12
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
1,624
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13
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
1,564
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14
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
1,419
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15
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
1,368
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16
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
1,224
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17
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
1,170
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18
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
1,031
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19
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
968
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20
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
856
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21
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
815
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22
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
758
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23
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
735
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24
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
713
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25
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
674
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26
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
672
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27
Ali al-Ridha
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
637
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28
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
636
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29
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
629
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30
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
621
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31
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
614
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32
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
613
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33
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
576
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34
Yasir AlDawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
557
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35
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
553
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36
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
533
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37
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
530
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38
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
456
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39
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
447
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40
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
415
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41
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
403
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42
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
392
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43
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
382
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44
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
375
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45
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
Islamic scholar
370
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46
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
367
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47
Salman Alodah
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
364
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48
Sheikh Mansur
Military general and politician (1760-1794)
362
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49
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
359
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50
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
355
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51
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009)
345
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52
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
327
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53
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
319
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54
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
306
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55
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
293
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56
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
282
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57
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
255
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58
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
252
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59
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
242
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60
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
239
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61
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
234
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62
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
231
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63
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
231
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64
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
229
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65
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
229
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66
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
226
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67
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
217
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68
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
212
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69
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
212
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70
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
203
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Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
194
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72
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
182
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73
Warsh
imam and Muslim theologian of Quran (728–812)
179
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74
Abdullah Matroud
Saudi Qari and Imam
174
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75
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
168
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76
Suhaib Webb
American Muslim scholar
168
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77
Halim Malkoč
Waffen SS volunteer (1917-1947)
165
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78
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
164
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79
Abu Bakr ash-Shatry
Saudi Quran reciter
141
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80
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Quran translator
140
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81
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
138
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82
Conrad Tillard
American religious leader & politician (1964-)
136
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83
Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Khateeb of the central mosque of Islamabad known as Lal Masjid
134
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84
Ibrahim al-Imam
8th-century leader of the Abbasid family
132
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85
Ahmad Dahlan
Indonesian Islamic revivalist (1868-1923)
131
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86
Adnan Ibrahim
Austrian imam and television preacher
130
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87
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
128
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88
Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
Ghanaian Islamic cleric
127
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89
Yasin Abu Bakr
religious figure in Trinidad and Tobago; leader of Jamaat al Muslimeen
124
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90
Taha Najmuddin
Indian imam
123
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91
Ali Saleh Mohammed Ali Jaber
preacher and scholar with Indonesian nationality (1976-2021)
123
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92
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
120
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93
Abdulmohsen Al-Qasim
Saudi Scholar and Imam of Prophet's Mosque
117
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94
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
115
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95
Yahya ibn Zayd
son of Zayd ibn Ali
112
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96
Meir Weinstein
Canadian activist
110
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97
Al-Mansur Billah
Fatimid ruler from 946 to 953 and 13th Ismaili Imam
109
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98
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
109
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99
Ahmad bin Ali Al-Ajmi
Quran reciter
108
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100
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
107
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