Trending Imams — the 7 days to 24 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 24 October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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195,892
Total Views (the 7 days to 24 October 2026)
1
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
44,399
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
13,941
views
views
3
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
12,731
views
views
4
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
10,017
views
views
5
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
9,855
views
views
6
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
6,746
views
views
7
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
6,532
views
views
8
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
6,524
views
views
9
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
5,573
views
views
10
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
4,025
views
views
11
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
3,895
views
views
12
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
3,128
views
views
13
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
3,091
views
views
14
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
3,005
views
views
15
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
2,869
views
views
16
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
2,666
views
views
17
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
2,227
views
views
18
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
2,084
views
views
19
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
1,800
views
views
20
Yasir al-Dawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
1,644
views
views
21
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
1,619
views
views
22
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
1,577
views
views
23
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
1,477
views
views
24
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
1,252
views
views
25
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
1,234
views
views
26
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
1,151
views
views
27
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
1,139
views
views
28
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
1,096
views
views
29
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
1,080
views
views
30
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
1,063
views
views
31
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
1,042
views
views
32
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
1,022
views
views
33
Qaidjoher Ezzuddin
Indian Imam
970
views
views
34
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
944
views
views
35
Hassan Iquioussen
939
views
views
36
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
932
views
views
37
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
896
views
views
38
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
884
views
views
39
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
876
views
views
40
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
869
views
views
41
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
867
views
views
42
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
865
views
views
43
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
832
views
views
44
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
812
views
views
45
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
811
views
views
46
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
802
views
views
47
Taha Najmuddin
Indian imam
797
views
views
48
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
772
views
views
49
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
741
views
views
50
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
684
views
views
51
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
658
views
views
52
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
626
views
views
53
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
610
views
views
54
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
602
views
views
55
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
595
views
views
56
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
588
views
views
57
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
570
views
views
58
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
554
views
views
59
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
525
views
views
60
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
503
views
views
61
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
497
views
views
62
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
489
views
views
63
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
483
views
views
64
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
481
views
views
65
Kahina Bahloul
French imam (born 1979)
469
views
views
66
Saif bin Sultan II
Omani imam
438
views
views
67
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
430
views
views
68
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
428
views
views
69
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
416
views
views
70
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
403
views
views
71
Hamad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman
396
views
views
72
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
388
views
views
73
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
379
views
views
74
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
374
views
views
75
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
370
views
views
76
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
353
views
views
77
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
349
views
views
78
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
341
views
views
79
Saif bin Sultan
Omani imam
326
views
views
80
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
326
views
views
81
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
298
views
views
82
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
298
views
views
83
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
296
views
views
84
Syed Ahmed Bukhari
Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi
290
views
views
85
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
287
views
views
86
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
278
views
views
87
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
276
views
views
88
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Quran translator
270
views
views
89
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
258
views
views
90
Tareq Oubrou
French writer
254
views
views
91
Saud II. ibn Faisal
Ruler of Second Saudi State in 1871 and from 1873 to 1875
252
views
views
92
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
250
views
views
93
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
243
views
views
94
Shaikh Noreen Muhammad Siddique
Qari
240
views
views
95
Nasir bin Murshid
Omani imam
234
views
views
96
Abdelmonaim Boussenna
French imam
223
views
views
97
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
223
views
views
98
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
220
views
views
99
Sultan bin Saif II
Omani imam
219
views
views
100
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
219
views
views