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Ibn al-Rawandi

827 - 911

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Abu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Ishaq al-Rawandi (Arabic: أبو الحسن أحمد بن يحيى بن إسحاق الراوندي), commonly known as Ibn al-Rawandi (Arabic: ابن الراوندي;‎ 827–911 CE), was a scholar and theologian. In his early days, he was a Mu'tazilite scholar, but then rejected the Mu'tazilite doctrine. Afterwards, he became a Shia scholar; there is some debate about whether he stayed a Shia until his death or became a skeptic, though most sources confirm his eventual rejection of all religion and becoming an atheist. Although none of his works have survived, his opinions had been preserved through his critics and the surviving books that answered him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn al-Rawandi is the 468th most popular philosopher (up from 488th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 41st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Afghan Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ibn al-Rawandi ranks 468 out of 1,267. Before him are Brunetto Latini, Hegesias of Cyrene, Shantideva, Roger Scruton, Alasdair MacIntyre, and Theodorus the Atheist. After him are Zisi, Maine de Biran, Eubulides, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Guillaume Budé, and Nana Asmaʼu.

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Among people born in 827, Ibn al-Rawandi ranks 1. After him are Emperor Montoku, and Ali ibn Muhammad. Among people deceased in 911, Ibn al-Rawandi ranks 3. Before him are Pope Sergius III, and Louis the Child. After him are Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, and Pietro Tribuno.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ibn al-Rawandi ranks 40 out of 177. Before him are Sultan Husayn Bayqara (1438), Shah Shujah Durrani (1785), Khalil Sultan (1384), Heracles of Macedon (-327), Khaled Hosseini (1965), and Habibullāh Kalakāni (1890). After him are Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), and Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Afghanistan

Among philosophers born in Afghanistan, Ibn al-Rawandi ranks 2. Before him are Al-Farabi (872). After him are Ibrahim al-Nazzam (760).

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