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Al-Shahrastani

1086 - 1153

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Tāj al-Dīn Abū al-Fath Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Karīm ash-Shahrastānī (Arabic: تاج الدين أبو الفتح محمد بن عبد الكريم الشهرستاني; 1086–1153 CE), also known as Muhammad al-Shahrastānī, was an influential Persian historian of religions, a historiographer, Islamic scholar, philosopher and theologian. His book, Kitab al–Milal wa al-Nihal (lit. The Book of Sects and Creeds) was one of the pioneers in developing an objective and philosophical approach to the study of religions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Shahrastani is the 563rd most popular philosopher (down from 555th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Turkmenistan (down from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Turkmen Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Al-Shahrastani ranks 563 out of 1,267. Before him are Karl Korsch, Arete of Cyrene, Barrington Moore Jr., Bernardino Telesio, Zaki al-Arsuzi, and Harriet Taylor Mill. After him are Bion of Borysthenes, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Bardaisan, Hans Vaihinger, Hu Shih, and Philipp Mainländer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1086, Al-Shahrastani ranks 4. Before him are Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Bolesław III Wrymouth, and Ramiro II of Aragon.  Among people deceased in 1153, Al-Shahrastani ranks 6. Before him are Bernard of Clairvaux, Pope Eugene III, Anna Komnene, David I of Scotland, and Gampopa. After him are Bernard de Tremelay, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne.

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In Turkmenistan

Among people born in Turkmenistan, Al-Shahrastani ranks 17 out of 50. Before him are Al-Muqanna (800), Yelena Bonner (1923), Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (736), Jaʻfar ibn Yahya (767), Sufyan al-Thawri (716), and Mithridates II of Parthia (-150). After him are Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi (770), Najm al-Din Kubra (1145), Safdar Jang (1708), Andronikos I of Trebizond (1101), Serdar Berdimuhamedow (1981), and Yahya ibn Khalid (701).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Turkmenistan

Among philosophers born in Turkmenistan, Al-Shahrastani ranks 1. 

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