Trending Imams this year
The 100 most-viewed imams this year on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X.
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264,939
Total Views (this year)
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Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
59,468
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2
Louis Farrakhan
controversial leader of Nation of Islam
26,041
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3
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
18,202
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4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
16,862
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5
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
16,502
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6
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Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
15,630
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views
7
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
9,263
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8
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
7,739
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9
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
4,690
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10
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
3,313
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views
11
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
3,305
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12
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
3,162
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13
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
2,918
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14
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
2,726
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15
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
2,562
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16
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
2,554
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17
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
2,488
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18
Yasir AlDawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
2,480
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19
Ali al-Ridha
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
2,350
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views
20
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
2,269
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views
21
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
2,150
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views
22
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
2,107
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views
23
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
2,045
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24
Daayiee Abdullah
American homosexual Muslim activist
1,961
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views
25
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
1,802
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26
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
1,724
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views
27
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
1,707
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views
28
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
1,648
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views
29
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
1,603
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views
30
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
1,404
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views
31
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
1,384
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32
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
1,377
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33
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
1,366
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views
34
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
1,164
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35
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
1,144
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36
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
1,128
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37
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
1,070
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38
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
1,068
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39
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
1,051
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views
40
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
1,031
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views
41
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
1,010
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views
42
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
1,004
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views
43
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
899
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views
44
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
867
views
views
45
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
843
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views
46
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
831
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views
47
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
831
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views
48
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
793
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views
49
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
771
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views
50
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
726
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51
Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
Ghanaian Islamic cleric
711
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52
Sheikh Mansur
Military general and politician (1760-1794)
700
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53
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
698
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54
Salman Alodah
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
673
views
views
55
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009)
654
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56
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
637
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57
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
634
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58
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
632
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views
59
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
617
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60
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
601
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61
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
569
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62
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
567
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views
63
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
563
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views
64
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
550
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65
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
512
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66
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
473
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67
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
467
views
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68
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
464
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69
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
444
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70
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
436
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71
Shaikh Noreen Muhammad Siddique
Qari
429
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72
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
416
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73
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
415
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74
Musa Baluku
Ugandan militant
409
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75
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
398
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76
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
394
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77
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
388
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78
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
377
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79
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
368
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80
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
364
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81
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
362
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82
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
361
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83
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
Islamic scholar
361
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84
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
333
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85
Adnan Ibrahim
Austrian imam and television preacher
331
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86
Mamoudou barry
Malian
331
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87
Taha Najmuddin
Indian imam
331
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88
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
328
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views
89
Abdelkader Mesli
Imam and French resistant member (1902–1961)
328
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views
90
Husein Kavazović
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012
319
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views
91
Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Khateeb of the central mosque of Islamabad known as Lal Masjid
306
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92
Warsh
imam and Muslim theologian of Quran (728–812)
305
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views
93
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
303
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94
Seyit Rıza
Zaza tribal chief
302
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95
Yasin Abu Bakr
religious figure in Trinidad and Tobago; leader of Jamaat al Muslimeen
301
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96
Suhaib Webb
American Muslim scholar
297
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views
97
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
295
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98
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
291
views
views
99
Salah Al Budair
Imaam at Masjid al-Nabawi
285
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views
100
Saleh Alluhaidan
Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars
276
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