Trending Imams in Japan — the 12 months to October 2026
The 43 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (Japanese-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Malcolm X. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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17,239
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
8,035
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
2,052
views
views
3
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
1,319
views
views
4
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
647
views
views
5
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
586
views
views
6
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
503
views
views
7
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
394
views
views
8
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
361
views
views
9
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
292
views
views
10
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
291
views
views
11
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
227
views
views
12
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
226
views
views
13
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
225
views
views
14
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
212
views
views
15
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
195
views
views
16
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
176
views
views
17
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
174
views
views
18
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
133
views
views
19
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
131
views
views
20
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
107
views
views
21
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
101
views
views
22
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
88
views
views
23
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
85
views
views
24
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
85
views
views
25
Ala al-Din Muhammad III
Nizari Ismaili Imam
81
views
views
26
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
79
views
views
27
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
71
views
views
28
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
62
views
views
29
Hassan II
Nizari imam
55
views
views
30
Nizar Rayan
Hamas leader (1959-2009)
42
views
views
31
Seyran Ateş
Turkish-German attorney (born 1963)
40
views
views
32
Moaz Khatib
Syrian politician
32
views
views
33
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
24
views
views
34
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
23
views
views
35
Saif bin Sultan
Omani imam
21
views
views
36
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
17
views
views
37
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
15
views
views
38
Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid religious leader (died c.716)
7
views
views
39
Ahmad Khatib
Indonesian imam
6
views
views
40
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
6
views
views
41
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
6
views
views
42
Abu al-Khattab
4
views
views
43
Suhaib Webb
American Muslim scholar
3
views
views