Trending Imams in Russia — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, September 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Shamil. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
52,059
Total Views (September 2026)
1
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
8,354
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
7,381
views
views
3
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
4,732
views
views
4
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
2,716
views
views
5
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
2,585
views
views
6
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
1,947
views
views
7
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
1,562
views
views
8
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
1,213
views
views
9
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
1,065
views
views
10
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
1,023
views
views
11
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
892
views
views
12
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
703
views
views
13
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
681
views
views
14
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
657
views
views
15
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
629
views
views
16
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
618
views
views
17
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
573
views
views
18
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
563
views
views
19
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
540
views
views
20
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
514
views
views
21
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
499
views
views
22
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
452
views
views
23
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
444
views
views
24
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
442
views
views
25
Muhammad al-Badr
King and Imam (1926/1929-1996)
437
views
views
26
Uzun-Hajji
North Caucasian religious, military, and political leader (1848–1920)
409
views
views
27
Kamil Sämiğullin
Mufti of Tatarstan
403
views
views
28
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
347
views
views
29
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
329
views
views
30
Tashaw-Hadji
prominent leader of the Caucasian resistance during Caucasian War
295
views
views
31
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
290
views
views
32
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
289
views
views
33
Damir Mukhetdinov
Russian imam
265
views
views
34
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
254
views
views
35
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
249
views
views
36
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
243
views
views
37
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
239
views
views
38
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
233
views
views
39
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
231
views
views
40
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
225
views
views
41
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
222
views
views
42
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
216
views
views
43
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
213
views
views
44
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
197
views
views
45
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
185
views
views
46
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
170
views
views
47
İldus Fäyezef
Tatar imam (born 1963)
169
views
views
48
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
168
views
views
49
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
166
views
views
50
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
165
views
views
51
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
164
views
views
52
Saleh Alluhaidan
Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars
164
views
views
53
Чумаков, Хамзат Хасанович
Russian imam, preacher and theologian
155
views
views
54
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
150
views
views
55
Ayrat Waxitof
Russian Guantanamo detainee (born 1977)
140
views
views
56
Anas Pshikhachev
Russian imam (1967–2010)
136
views
views
57
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
132
views
views
58
Abu Ishaq al-Houweny
Islamic scholar (1956–2025)
130
views
views
59
Daniyal Sultan
ruler of the Elisu Sultanate
126
views
views
60
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
125
views
views
61
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
123
views
views
62
Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Nizari Ismaili Imam
121
views
views
63
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
121
views
views
64
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
118
views
views
65
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
117
views
views
66
Hoji Mirzo
113
views
views
67
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
113
views
views
68
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
109
views
views
69
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
102
views
views
70
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
101
views
views
71
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
95
views
views
72
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
93
views
views
73
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
92
views
views
74
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
91
views
views
75
Yasir al-Dawsari
Imam of Masjid-al-Haraam
90
views
views
76
Hassan II
Nizari imam
86
views
views
77
Ramil Belyaev
84
views
views
78
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
83
views
views
79
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
80
views
views
80
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
78
views
views
81
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
78
views
views
82
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
76
views
views
83
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
72
views
views
84
Assim al-Hakeem
Saudi Arabian Minangkabau Islamic Da'i
72
views
views
85
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
71
views
views
86
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
69
views
views
87
Imam Alī al-Hādī ibn Nizār
Ismaili Nizari Imam
66
views
views
88
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
65
views
views
89
Abd al-Karim Ubeid
Lebanese imam
64
views
views
90
Сафаров, Юсуф-Хаджи
64
views
views
91
Motıyğulla Töxfätullin
62
views
views
92
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
59
views
views
93
Bauyrzhan Yesmakhan
56
views
views
94
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
55
views
views
95
Sadwaqas Ghylmani
Kazakhstani Islamic scholar
53
views
views
96
Asharin Abdul-Kudduss
53
views
views
97
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
52
views
views
98
Moaz Khatib
Syrian politician
49
views
views
99
Abd Allah al-Radi
Tenth of the Shia Isma'ili Imams ( 825–881)
49
views
views
100
Abdullah Awad Al Juhany
Saudi imam
48
views
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