RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Al-Bayhaqi

994 - 1066

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Abū Bakr Aḥmad ibn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Mūsā al-Khusrawjirdī al-Bayhaqī (Persian: ابو بكر احمد بن حسين بن علي بن موسی خسروجردی بيهقی, 994–1066), also known as Imām al-Bayhaqī, was a Sunni scholar widely known for being the foremost leading hadith master in his age, leading authority in the Shafi'i school, leading authority on the foundation of doctrine, meticulous, a devoted ascetic and one of the notable defenders of the Ash'ari school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Bayhaqi is the 1,093rd most popular religious figure (down from 864th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Iran (down from 147th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Al-Bayhaqi is most famous for his work in the field of hadith, specifically his compilation of the Sunan al-Bayhaqi.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 1,093 out of 3,187. Before him are Hatim al-Tai, Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Franc Rode, Paolo Giovio, and Eugène Tisserant. After him are Junípero Serra, Heinrich Bullinger, Abu Darda, Piruz Nahavandi, Josip Bozanić, and Abd al-Rahman ibn Muljam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 994, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 3. Before him are Ibn Hazm, and Alfonso V of León.  Among people deceased in 1066, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 5. Before him are Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson, Edward the Confessor, and Elisiv of Kiev. After him are Stenkil, Tostig Godwinson, Muniadona of Castile, Gottschalk, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Yahya of Antioch, and Ibn Butlan.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 167 out of 631. Before him are Datis (-600), Al-Juwayni (1028), Karim Khan Zand (1705), Abu Nasr Mansur (960), Abū Sahl al-Qūhī (940), and Tiridates I of Armenia (null). After him are Piruz Nahavandi (700), Hossein Salami (1960), Al-Khazini (1077), Abbas Mirza (1789), Sultan Husayn (1668), and 'Adud al-Dawla (936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Bayhaqi ranks 17. Before him are Mordecai (null), Sasan (200), Anastasius of Persia (550), Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad (985), Safi-ad-din Ardabili (1252), and Al-Juwayni (1028). After him are Piruz Nahavandi (700), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Aga Khan II (1830), Ibn Babawayh (918), and Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (933).

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