Trending Imams in Russia — the 7 days to 29 October 2026
The 100 most-viewed imams on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 29 October 2026 (Russian-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Shamil. Data as of 29 October 2026.
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Ranked
15,083
Total Views (the 7 days to 29 October 2026)
1
Shamil
North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871)
2,822
views
views
2
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019)
2,055
views
views
3
Malcolm X
American Black rights activist (1925–1965)
1,444
views
views
4
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb
2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644
813
views
views
5
Sheikh Mansur
military general and politician (1760-1794)
771
views
views
6
Aga Khan IV
49th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
429
views
views
7
Fethullah Gülen
Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
406
views
views
8
Ghazi Muhammad
Imam of Dagestan (1795–1832)
341
views
views
9
Rahim Aga Khan
50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1971)
269
views
views
10
Kunta-haji
Chechen mystic (1800–1867)
264
views
views
11
Aga Khan III
48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili community (1877-1957)
251
views
views
12
Elijah Muhammad
American religious leader (1897-1975)
247
views
views
13
Muhammad al-Mahdi
twelfth and last Imam in Shia Twelver of Islam
183
views
views
14
Zaynulla Rasulev
Bashkir religious leader (1833–1917)
178
views
views
15
Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
175
views
views
16
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
leader of the Syrian wing of the Hashshashin sect and figure in the history of the Crusades
174
views
views
17
Anwar al-Awlaki
American-Yemeni imam and suspected Islamist extremist (1971–2011)
170
views
views
18
Mishary Rashid Al-Afasy
Imam of Grand Mosque (Kuwait), Quran reciter, preacher, Nasheed artist
164
views
views
19
Louis Farrakhan
American religious (born 1935), leader of Nation of Islam (since 1981)
163
views
views
20
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
imam and preacher at the Grand Mosque in Mecca
155
views
views
21
Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ al-ʻUthaymīn
Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar (1929-2001)
140
views
views
22
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin
Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
128
views
views
23
Uzun-Hajji
North Caucasian religious, military, and political leader (1848–1920)
122
views
views
24
Uthman al-Khamis
Kuwaiti Islamic scholar
108
views
views
25
Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
103
views
views
26
Zayd ibn Ali
Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
99
views
views
27
Damir Mukhetdinov
Russian imam
96
views
views
28
Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Saudi monarch and the last Emir of Nejd (1850–1928)
96
views
views
29
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
6th Fatimid caliph (r. 996–1021) and 16th Ismaili Imam
93
views
views
30
Kamil Sämiğullin
Mufti of Tatarstan
90
views
views
31
Musa al-Kazim
seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)
87
views
views
32
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi
Islamic hadith scholar (824–892)
85
views
views
33
Tashaw-Hadji
prominent leader of the Caucasian resistance during Caucasian War
83
views
views
34
Muhammad al-Badr
King and Imam (1926/1929-1996)
77
views
views
35
Ali al-Rida
eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818)
72
views
views
36
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah
Alid political and religious leader (c.637-700)
71
views
views
37
Hasan al-Askari
eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
67
views
views
38
Ahmad bin Said Al Busaidi
Iman of Oman, first ruler from the Al Bu Said dynasty
60
views
views
39
Ma Hualong
Chinese Sufi (1810–1871)
60
views
views
40
Turki bin Abdullah Al Saud
5th King of the Saudi State
56
views
views
41
Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Nizari Ismaili Imam
55
views
views
42
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam
Syrian Muslim preacher (1882–1935)
55
views
views
43
Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
Isma'ili Imam and Fatimid Caliph from 909 to 934
54
views
views
44
Maher Almuaiqly
Saudi imam
54
views
views
45
Saud Al-Shuraim
Former Imam Saudi at Masjid al-Haram
48
views
views
46
Muhammad al-Jawad
ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism
47
views
views
47
İldus Fäyezef
Tatar imam (born 1963)
46
views
views
48
Ali al-Hadi
tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868)
46
views
views
49
Aga Khan I
politician (1800–1881)
45
views
views
50
Saud al-Kabeer
ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814
43
views
views
51
Daniyal Sultan
ruler of the Elisu Sultanate
40
views
views
52
Hassan II
Nizari imam
40
views
views
53
Чумаков, Хамзат Хасанович
Russian imam, preacher and theologian
39
views
views
54
Ahmed Talib Hameed
Saudi Islamic scholar and Imam (born 1981)
38
views
views
55
Isma'il ibn Jafar
sixth of the Isma'ili Shia Imams
38
views
views
56
Salman Al-Ouda
Saudi Muslim Scholar (born 1956)
37
views
views
57
Bandar Baleela
Saudi Islamic scholar and imam (born 1975)
35
views
views
58
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah
4th Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (r. 953–975)
34
views
views
59
Ali az-Zahir
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 1021 to 1036
33
views
views
60
Saleh Alluhaidan
Saudi scholar, judge, imam, preacher, and member of the Council of Senior Scholars
33
views
views
61
Anas Pshikhachev
Russian imam (1967–2010)
32
views
views
62
Saʻd al-Ghāmidī
Saudi Arabian Imam and Qari
32
views
views
63
Al-Mustansir
Egyptian caliph from 1036 to 1094/95
32
views
views
64
Hassan Yousef
Leader of Hamas
32
views
views
65
Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify
Saudi Imam
32
views
views
66
Nizar
Fatimid prince and Nizari imam (1045–1095)
32
views
views
67
Aga Khan II
Member of the Iranian royal family.
31
views
views
68
Sadwaqas Ghylmani
Kazakhstani Islamic scholar
31
views
views
69
Abu Ishaq al-Houweny
Islamic scholar (1956–2025)
29
views
views
70
Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad
Islamic scholar
29
views
views
71
Ahmad Sirhindi
Philosopher (1564-1624)
29
views
views
72
Motıyğulla Töxfätullin
29
views
views
73
Al Sayed Musa al-Sadr
Lebanese Shiite jurist and political activist
29
views
views
74
Hoji Mirzo
27
views
views
75
Ayrat Waxitof
Russian Guantanamo detainee (born 1977)
26
views
views
76
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
16th century Somali Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate
26
views
views
77
Ahmad al-Wafi
Eighth Ismaili imam (c. 766–828)
24
views
views
78
Muhammad ibn Ismail
Seventh of the Isma'ili Shia Imams (740–813
24
views
views
79
Ramil Belyaev
24
views
views
80
Muhammad Ayyub
Imam of Prophet's Mosque (1952–2016)
24
views
views
81
Muhammad al-Arifi
Saudi Arabian author and Da'i
23
views
views
82
Ali Jaber
former Imam of Masjid al-Haram (1954–2005)
23
views
views
83
Al-Musta'li
Fatimid caliph and imam (1074–1101)
23
views
views
84
Idris Ibn Abdallah
Idrisid ruler (r. 788–791)
22
views
views
85
Shah Khalil Allah III
Nizari imam (1740-1817)
21
views
views
86
Asharin Abdul-Kudduss
20
views
views
87
Imam Alī al-Hādī ibn Nizār
Ismaili Nizari Imam
19
views
views
88
Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah
Fatimid caliph and imam (1096–1130)
19
views
views
89
Jalal al-Din Hassan III
Nizari Imam of Alamut
19
views
views
90
Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya
10th-century Arab religious leader; founder of the Zaydi Imamate
19
views
views
91
Сафаров, Юсуф-Хаджи
19
views
views
92
Ala al-Din Muhammad III
Nizari Ismaili Imam
19
views
views
93
Abd Allah al-Radi
Tenth of the Shia Isma'ili Imams ( 825–881)
19
views
views
94
Suhayb ar-Rumi
companion of Muhammad
19
views
views
95
Ğataulla Bayazitof
18
views
views
96
Abdul Rashid Ghazi
Pakistani fundamentalist
17
views
views
97
Zhaqiya Beissenbayev
Kazakhstani islamic leader
17
views
views
98
Al-Aziz Billah
Fatimid dynasty caliph from 975 to 996
17
views
views
99
Насретдинов, Халил Фидаевич
15
views
views
100
Al-Mansur Billah
Fatimid ruler from 946 to 953 and 13th Ismaili Imam
14
views
views