Trending Imams in Russia — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Shamil. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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Ranked
15,490
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
2,430
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
1,811
views
views
3
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
1,539
views
views
4
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
1,245
views
views
5
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
765
views
views
6
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
678
views
views
7
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
437
views
views
8
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
414
views
views
9
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
321
views
views
10
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
290
views
views
11
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
289
views
views
12
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
213
views
views
13
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
211
views
views
14
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
206
views
views
15
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
198
views
views
16
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
190
views
views
17
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
177
views
views
18
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
168
views
views
19
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
147
views
views
20
Damir Mukhetdinov
Russian imam
146
views
views
21
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
145
views
views
22
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
134
views
views
23
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
134
views
views
24
Uzun-Hajji
North Caucasian religious, military, and political leader (1848–1920)
126
views
views
25
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
122
views
views
26
Kamil Sämiğullin
Mufti of Tatarstan
108
views
views
27
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
100
views
views
28
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
100
views
views
29
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
96
views
views
30
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
86
views
views
31
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
83
views
views
32
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
82
views
views
33
Tashaw-Hadji
prominent leader of the Caucasian resistance during Caucasian War
82
views
views
34
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
77
views
views
35
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
72
views
views
36
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
63
views
views
37
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
62
views
views
38
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
61
views
views
39
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
60
views
views
40
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
52
views
views
41
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
51
views
views
42
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
51
views
views
43
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
51
views
views
44
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
50
views
views
45
Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Nizari Ismaili Imam
49
views
views
46
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
48
views
views
47
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
47
views
views
48
Hassan II
Nizari imam
45
views
views
49
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
43
views
views
50
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
43
views
views
51
Anas Pshikhachev
Russian imam (1967–2010)
41
views
views
52
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
40
views
views
53
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
40
views
views
54
Daniyal Sultan
ruler of the Elisu Sultanate
37
views
views
55
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
36
views
views
56
Чумаков, Хамзат Хасанович
Russian imam, preacher and theologian
36
views
views
57
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
36
views
views
58
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
35
views
views
59
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
34
views
views
60
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
33
views
views
61
Hoji Mirzo
33
views
views
62
İldus Fäyezef
Tatar imam (born 1963)
32
views
views
63
Abu Ishaq al-Houweny
Islamic scholar (1956–2025)
32
views
views
64
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
32
views
views
65
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
31
views
views
66
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
31
views
views
67
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
30
views
views
68
Sadwaqas Ghylmani
Kazakhstani Islamic scholar
29
views
views
69
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
28
views
views
70
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
28
views
views
71
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
28
views
views
72
Ayrat Waxitof
Russian Guantanamo detainee (born 1977)
28
views
views
73
Saleh Alluhaidan
Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars
27
views
views
74
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
27
views
views
75
Ramil Belyaev
27
views
views
76
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
26
views
views
77
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
26
views
views
78
Сафаров, Юсуф-Хаджи
25
views
views
79
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
24
views
views
80
Motıyğulla Töxfätullin
24
views
views
81
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
24
views
views
82
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
22
views
views
83
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
20
views
views
84
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
20
views
views
85
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
20
views
views
86
Saud II. ibn Faisal
Ruler of Second Saudi State in 1871 and from 1873 to 1875
19
views
views
87
Khalid bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Emir of Nejd and Head of the House (1811–1865) (r.1838-1841)
18
views
views
88
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
18
views
views
89
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
18
views
views
90
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
18
views
views
91
Abd Allah al-Radi
Tenth of the Shia Isma'ili Imams ( 825–881)
18
views
views
92
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
17
views
views
93
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
16
views
views
94
al-Qahir
ismaili Nizari Imam
16
views
views
95
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
16
views
views
96
Imam Alī al-Hādī ibn Nizār
Ismaili Nizari Imam
16
views
views
97
Zhaqiya Beissenbayev
Kazakhstani islamic leader
15
views
views
98
Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid religious leader (died c.716)
15
views
views
99
al-Muhtadi
Imam of the Nizari Ismailis
15
views
views
100
Ala al-Din Muhammad III
Nizari Ismaili Imam
15
views
views