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 27 October 2026.
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954,086
Total Views (all time)
Country
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1
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
195,348
views
views
2
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
173,880
views
views
3
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
67,245
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
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
40,151
views
views
7
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
35,542
views
views
8
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
24,165
views
views
9
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
21,934
views
views
10
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
12,987
views
views
11
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
12,558
views
views
12
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
10,656
views
views
13
Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
10,022
views
views
14
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
9,527
views
views
15
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
9,002
views
views
16
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
8,915
views
views
17
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
8,746
views
views
18
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
8,585
views
views
19
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
8,399
views
views
20
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
7,595
views
views
21
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
6,692
views
views
22
Muhammad al-Badr
King and Imam (1926/1929-1996)
6,370
views
views
23
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
5,557
views
views
24
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
5,340
views
views
25
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
5,135
views
views
26
Yasir al-Dawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
5,002
views
views
27
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
4,932
views
views
28
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
4,657
views
views
29
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
4,487
views
views
30
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
4,479
views
views
31
Abdelhakim Sefrioui
4,436
views
views
32
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
4,403
views
views
33
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
4,304
views
views
34
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
4,017
views
views
35
Hassan Iquioussen
3,818
views
views
36
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
3,710
views
views
37
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
3,642
views
views
38
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
3,600
views
views
39
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
3,188
views
views
40
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
3,187
views
views
41
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
3,164
views
views
42
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
3,142
views
views
43
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
3,118
views
views
44
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
2,940
views
views
45
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
2,904
views
views
46
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
2,876
views
views
47
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
48
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
2,771
views
views
49
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
2,660
views
views
50
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
2,660
views
views
51
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
2,541
views
views
52
Syed Ahmed Bukhari
Shahi Imam of the Jama Masjid, Delhi
2,523
views
views
53
Kahina Bahloul
French imam (born 1979)
2,497
views
views
54
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
2,443
views
views
55
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
2,437
views
views
56
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
2,227
views
views
57
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
2,225
views
views
58
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
2,214
views
views
59
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
2,149
views
views
60
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
1,970
views
views
61
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
1,850
views
views
62
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
1,837
views
views
63
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
1,818
views
views
64
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
1,794
views
views
65
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
1,777
views
views
66
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
1,621
views
views
67
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
1,613
views
views
68
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
1,553
views
views
69
Taha Najmuddin
Indian imam
1,553
views
views
70
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
1,429
views
views
71
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
1,411
views
views
72
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
1,403
views
views
73
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
1,394
views
views
74
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
1,392
views
views
75
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
1,376
views
views
76
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
1,325
views
views
77
Qaidjoher Ezzuddin
Indian Imam
1,304
views
views
78
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
1,298
views
views
79
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
1,288
views
views
80
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
1,285
views
views
81
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
1,275
views
views
82
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
1,205
views
views
83
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
1,146
views
views
84
Hadayatullah Hübsch
German journalist (1946-2011)
1,113
views
views
85
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
1,113
views
views
86
Nedžad Grabus
Bosniak mufti
1,102
views
views
87
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
1,090
views
views
88
Husein Kavazović
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012
1,089
views
views
89
Al-Qa'im Bi-Amrillah
second Fatimid caliph from 934 to 946
1,079
views
views
90
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
1,022
views
views
91
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
1,006
views
views
92
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
976
views
views
93
Shaikh Noreen Muhammad Siddique
Qari
970
views
views
94
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
964
views
views
95
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
936
views
views
96
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Quran translator
928
views
views
97
Seyit Rıza
Zaza tribal chief
924
views
views
98
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
922
views
views
99
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
917
views
views
100
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
908
views
views