Trending Imams — all time
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, all time. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Anwar al-Awlaki. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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812,990
Total Views (all time)
Country
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1
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
189,612
views
views
2
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
120,962
views
views
3
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
50,901
views
views
4
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
47,306
views
views
5
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
47,268
views
views
6
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
35,542
views
views
7
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
27,978
views
views
8
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
21,934
views
views
9
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
18,933
views
views
10
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
12,558
views
views
11
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
10,022
views
views
12
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
9,527
views
views
13
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
8,915
views
views
14
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
7,595
views
views
15
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
7,527
views
views
16
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
6,785
views
views
17
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
6,772
views
views
18
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
6,285
views
views
19
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
6,060
views
views
20
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
5,557
views
views
21
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
5,344
views
views
22
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
5,308
views
views
23
Yasir al-Dawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
5,002
views
views
24
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
4,657
views
views
25
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
4,403
views
views
26
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
4,308
views
views
27
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
4,304
views
views
28
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
3,801
views
views
29
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
3,752
views
views
30
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
3,710
views
views
31
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
3,600
views
views
32
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
3,444
views
views
33
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
3,188
views
views
34
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
3,187
views
views
35
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
3,184
views
views
36
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
3,164
views
views
37
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
3,074
views
views
38
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
2,940
views
views
39
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
2,903
views
views
40
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
2,876
views
views
41
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
2,832
views
views
42
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
2,808
views
views
43
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
2,771
views
views
44
Hassan Iquioussen
2,720
views
views
45
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
2,660
views
views
46
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
2,660
views
views
47
Kahina Bahloul
French imam (born 1979)
2,497
views
views
48
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
2,443
views
views
49
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
2,364
views
views
50
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
2,227
views
views
51
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
2,225
views
views
52
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
2,211
views
views
53
Syed Ahmed Bukhari
Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi
2,201
views
views
54
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
1,915
views
views
55
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
1,882
views
views
56
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
1,850
views
views
57
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
1,837
views
views
58
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
1,794
views
views
59
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
1,648
views
views
60
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
1,621
views
views
61
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
1,553
views
views
62
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
1,522
views
views
63
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
1,465
views
views
64
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
1,454
views
views
65
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
1,429
views
views
66
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
1,411
views
views
67
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
1,403
views
views
68
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
1,394
views
views
69
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
1,392
views
views
70
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
1,381
views
views
71
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
1,376
views
views
72
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
1,298
views
views
73
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
1,288
views
views
74
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
1,285
views
views
75
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
1,275
views
views
76
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
1,273
views
views
77
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
1,205
views
views
78
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
1,165
views
views
79
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
1,146
views
views
80
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
1,113
views
views
81
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
1,064
views
views
82
Nedžad Grabus
Bosniak mufti
1,061
views
views
83
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
1,006
views
views
84
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
976
views
views
85
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Quran translator
928
views
views
86
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
922
views
views
87
Husein Kavazović
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012
910
views
views
88
Tareq Oubrou
French writer
894
views
views
89
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
820
views
views
90
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
809
views
views
91
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
798
views
views
92
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
787
views
views
93
Ibrahim Ahmad Maqari
Nigerian religious leader (Tijjaniya)
752
views
views
94
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
748
views
views
95
Seyit Rıza
Zaza tribal chief
745
views
views
96
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
725
views
views
97
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
719
views
views
98
Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari
Jurist, Historian, Master of Hadith
719
views
views
99
Shaikh Noreen Muhammad Siddique
Qari
714
views
views
100
Siraj Wahhaj
American Imam (born 1950)
711
views
views