Trending Imams in Russia — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Shamil. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
56,342
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
9,068
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
7,830
views
views
3
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
5,464
views
views
4
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
2,883
views
views
5
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
2,831
views
views
6
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
2,094
views
views
7
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
1,713
views
views
8
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
1,316
views
views
9
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
1,201
views
views
10
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
1,093
views
views
11
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
949
views
views
12
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
768
views
views
13
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
746
views
views
14
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
718
views
views
15
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
708
views
views
16
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
683
views
views
17
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
640
views
views
18
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
631
views
views
19
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
582
views
views
20
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
535
views
views
21
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
520
views
views
22
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
487
views
views
23
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
481
views
views
24
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
463
views
views
25
Uzun-Hajji
North Caucasian religious, military, and political leader (1848–1920)
435
views
views
26
Kamil Sämiğullin
Mufti of Tatarstan
421
views
views
27
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
388
views
views
28
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
365
views
views
29
Tashaw-Hadji
prominent leader of the Caucasian resistance during Caucasian War
329
views
views
30
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
318
views
views
31
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
317
views
views
32
Damir Mukhetdinov
Russian imam
316
views
views
33
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
277
views
views
34
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
267
views
views
35
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
265
views
views
36
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
264
views
views
37
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
260
views
views
38
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
247
views
views
39
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
237
views
views
40
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
235
views
views
41
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
233
views
views
42
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
226
views
views
43
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
217
views
views
44
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
201
views
views
45
Saleh Alluhaidan
Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars
190
views
views
46
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
183
views
views
47
İldus Fäyezef
Tatar imam (born 1963)
182
views
views
48
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
181
views
views
49
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
180
views
views
50
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
174
views
views
51
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
173
views
views
52
Чумаков, Хамзат Хасанович
Russian imam, preacher and theologian
169
views
views
53
Daniyal Sultan
ruler of the Elisu Sultanate
164
views
views
54
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
164
views
views
55
Yasir al-Dawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
152
views
views
56
Ayrat Waxitof
Russian Guantanamo detainee (born 1977)
148
views
views
57
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
142
views
views
58
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
142
views
views
59
Abu Ishaq al-Houweny
Islamic scholar (1956–2025)
141
views
views
60
Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Nizari Ismaili Imam
141
views
views
61
Anas Pshikhachev
Russian imam (1967–2010)
141
views
views
62
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
131
views
views
63
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
131
views
views
64
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
130
views
views
65
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
124
views
views
66
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
121
views
views
67
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
120
views
views
68
Hoji Mirzo
119
views
views
69
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
112
views
views
70
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
106
views
views
71
Hassan II
Nizari imam
102
views
views
72
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
102
views
views
73
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
101
views
views
74
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
100
views
views
75
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
99
views
views
76
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
92
views
views
77
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
92
views
views
78
Ramil Belyaev
89
views
views
79
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
86
views
views
80
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
84
views
views
81
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
80
views
views
82
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
79
views
views
83
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
78
views
views
84
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
77
views
views
85
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
74
views
views
86
Imam Alī al-Hādī ibn Nizār
Ismaili Nizari Imam
71
views
views
87
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
71
views
views
88
Сафаров, Юсуф-Хаджи
69
views
views
89
Motıyğulla Töxfätullin
68
views
views
90
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
67
views
views
91
Abd al-Karim Ubeid
Lebanese imam
67
views
views
92
Asharin Abdul-Kudduss
62
views
views
93
Bauyrzhan Yesmakhan
58
views
views
94
Sadwaqas Ghylmani
Kazakhstani Islamic scholar
58
views
views
95
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
58
views
views
96
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
58
views
views
97
Moaz Khatib
Syrian politician
57
views
views
98
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
55
views
views
99
Abd Allah al-Radi
Tenth of the Shia Isma'ili Imams ( 825–881)
54
views
views
100
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
51
views
views