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Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri

933 - 1014

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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Abd Allah al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (Persian: أبو عبد الله محمد بن عبد الله الحاكم النيسابوري; 933 - 1014 CE), also known as Ibn al-Bayyiʿ, was a Persian Sunni scholar and the leading traditionist of his age, frequently referred to as the "Imam of the Muhaddithin" or the "Muhaddith of Khorasan." He is widely renowned for his expertise in Hadith criticism, and regarded as the Sheikh of Hadith masters at his time. Al-Daraqutni, considered Al-Hakim to be superior in the science of Hadith than Ibn Manda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri is the 1,578th most popular religious figure (down from 1,126th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Iran (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 1,578 out of 3,187. Before him are Jubal, Federico Borromeo, George Martinuzzi, Antoninus of Florence, Paisius Velichkovsky, and Gustav Trolle. After him are Julian of Antioch, Didacus of Alcalá, Elizabeth Hesselblad, Filaret, Scipione Rebiba, and Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 933, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 2. Before him is Richard I of Normandy.  Among people deceased in 1014, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 8. Before him are Sweyn Forkbeard, Samuel of Bulgaria, Sigrid the Haughty, Rajaraja I, Bagrat III of Georgia, and Brian Boru.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 223 out of 631. Before him are Gotarzes II of Parthia (10), Narges Mohammadi (1972), Phriapatius (-290), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), Shutruk-Nakhunte (-1300), and Fazlollah Zahedi (1897). After him are Safi al-Din al-Urmawi (1216), Shaul Mofaz (1948), Al-Taftazani (1322), Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854), Esmail Ghaani (1957), and Shahrokh Shah (1734).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri ranks 23. Before him are Al-Bayhaqi (994), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Shaykh Tusi (995), Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni (864), Aga Khan II (1830), and Ibn Babawayh (918). After him are Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli (854), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Morteza Motahhari (1919), Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), and Reza Hosseini Nassab (1960).

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