Trending Imams this week
The 100 most-viewed imams this week on Wikipedia. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X.
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Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
20,969
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Louis Farrakhan
controversial leader of Nation of Islam
12,139
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
7,456
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Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
7,098
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Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
5,728
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Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
4,790
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Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
4,132
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Warith Deen Mohammed
Leader of the Nation of Islam (1933-2008)
2,348
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Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
1,916
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10
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
1,616
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Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
1,560
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12
Ali al-Ridha
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
1,484
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13
Armando Bukele Kattán
Salvadorean chemist (1944-2015)
1,455
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14
Siraj Wahhaj
American Imam (born 1950)
1,395
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15
Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Black nationalist leader in the United States (1948-2001)
1,357
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Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
1,173
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17
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
1,162
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18
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
1,069
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19
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
1,063
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20
Yasir AlDawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
1,058
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21
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Islamist militant leader
1,023
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22
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
1,004
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23
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
944
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24
Omar Suleiman
American Islamic scholar and author (born 1986)
921
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25
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
909
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26
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
866
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27
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
855
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28
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
780
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29
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
720
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30
Yasin Abu Bakr
religious figure in Trinidad and Tobago; leader of Jamaat al Muslimeen
701
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31
Mohammad Tawhidi
Muslim influencer and reformist Imam
682
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32
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
660
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33
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
628
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34
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
542
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35
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
515
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36
Cheikh Anta Diop
Senegalese politician, essayist (1923–1986)
501
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37
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
499
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38
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
490
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39
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
484
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40
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
484
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41
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
443
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42
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
423
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43
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
416
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44
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
404
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45
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
Imam of al-Azhar Mosque in Egypt
387
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46
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
362
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47
Abdul Aziz Ghazi
Khateeb of the central mosque of Islamabad known as Lal Masjid
334
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48
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
308
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49
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
295
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50
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
289
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51
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
278
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52
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
266
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53
Salman Alodah
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
264
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54
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
259
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55
Muhsin Hendricks
South African imam and LGBTQIA activist
244
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56
Ibrahim Ahmad Maqari
Nigerian religious leader (Tijjaniya)
240
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57
Imam Samudra
Indonesian terrorist (1970–2008)
239
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58
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
236
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59
Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
Ghanaian Islamic cleric
234
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60
Sheikh Mansur
Military general and politician (1760-1794)
233
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61
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
231
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62
Aly Hindy
Canadian Imam
230
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63
Hussain Ahmad Madani
Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
223
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64
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
222
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65
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
222
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66
Haq Nawaz Jhangvi
Islamic scholar
220
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67
Amin Ahsan Islahi
Quran translator
218
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68
Adil al-Kalbani
Saudi Arabian Muslim cleric
212
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69
Hassen Chalghoumi
French imam
200
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70
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
193
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71
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
191
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72
Shaikh Noreen Muhammad Siddique
Qari
189
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73
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
189
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74
Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Nizari Ismaili Imam
186
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75
Mohammed Bello Abubakar
Nigerian imam
185
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76
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed
Tunisian-French LGBTQ+ activist
184
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77
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
183
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78
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
179
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79
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
177
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80
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
173
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81
Taha Najmuddin
Indian imam
171
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82
Husein Kavazović
Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2012
168
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83
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
168
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84
Saleh Al-Talib
Saudi scholar and Imam
167
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85
Musa Baluku
Ugandan militant
166
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86
Ayuba Suleiman Diallo
Senegalese slave
166
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87
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
165
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88
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
165
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89
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
162
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90
Conrad Tillard
American religious leader & politician (1964-)
160
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91
Ala al-Din Muhammad III
Nizari Ismaili Imam
160
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92
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009)
157
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93
Abdullah bin Faisal
Emir of Nejd (1831–1889)
153
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94
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
138
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95
Adnan Ibrahim
Austrian imam and television preacher
138
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96
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
136
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97
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
136
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98
Saif bin Sultan
Omani imam
134
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99
Muhammad Rizieq Shihab
Indonesian Islamic scholar
132
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100
Daayiee Abdullah
American homosexual Muslim activist
132
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