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Directory 607 of 7,622 figures
Figures — Islam
The figures filed under Islam.
Figures in Islam
Arabia, North Africa, the Near East, South and Southeast Asia and beyond, 7th century CE to the present.
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Deity · Christianity · Judaism Jesus Christ Central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33) -
Muhammad Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam (c. 570–632) -
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Judaism · Christianity Moses Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt -
Judaism · Christianity Abraham Foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abrahamic religions -
Avicenna Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037) -
Akbar The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605 -
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Ibn Khaldun Historiographer and historian -
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Hafez Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389) -
Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 -
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Timur The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405) -
Rumi Iranian poet -
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Suleiman the Magnificent The tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566) -
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Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib 4th Rashidun Caliph (r. 656–661) and first Shia Imam -
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb 2nd Rashidun Caliph from 634 to 644 -
Al-Ghazali Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic (c.1058–1111) -
Judaism · Christianity Adam First man according to the Abrahamic creation and religions such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam -
Judaism · Christianity Solomon King of Israel and son of David -
Malcolm X American Black rights activist (1925–1965) -
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Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 -
Averroes Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198) -
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Abu Bakr 1st Rashidun Caliph and father-in-law of Muhammad -
Judaism · Christianity Eve The first woman in the story of Genesis -
Hassan Rouhani President of Iran from 2013 to 2021 -
Judaism · Christianity Noah Biblical prophet, son of Lamech, major figure in the Book of Genesis -
Christianity Satan Entity in the Abrahamic religions that tells others to do sinful actions -
Mohammad Reza I of Iran Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979 -
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Babur Founder of the Mughal Empire (1526–1530) -
Judaism · Christianity Jacob In Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites -
Aisha Muhammad's third wife (c. 613/614 – 678) -
Uthman ibn Affan Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate from 644 to 656 -
Judaism · Christianity Michael Archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings -
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Judaism · Christianity Isaac Biblical character; son of Abraham -
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Husayn ibn Ali Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Shia Imam (626–680) -
Osman I Founder of the Ottoman Empire (died 1323/4) -
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia since 2015 -
Fatima Daughter of Muhammad (c. 605–632) -
Judaism · Christianity Queen of Sheba Biblical figure -
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Ebrahim Raisi President of Iran from 2021 to 2024 -
Judaism · Christianity Elijah Biblical prophet -
Farabi 10th century Persian philosopher and jurist -
Jabir ibn Hayyan 8th-century Islamic alchemist and author -
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Leader of the Islamic State (1971-2019) -
Judaism · Christianity Joseph Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel and governor of Egypt during the late Hyksos dynasty -
Judaism · Christianity Judas Iscariot Notable as betrayer of Jesus, one of Jesus's original twelve disciples -
Ibn Saud King of Saudi Arabia from 1932 to 1953 -
Judaism · Christianity Aaron Male human biblical and quranic figure, brother of Moses -
Khadija bint Khuwaylid First wife of Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ, First believer in Islam and Prophet Muhammad’s most beloved wife -
Abū Ḥanīfa 8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist -
Mu'awiya I Founder and first caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (r. 661–680) -
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Selim I 9th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1512 to 1520 -
Ibn Arabi Sufi scholar and Sunni philosopher (1165–1240) -
Mojtaba Khamenei 3rd Supreme Dictator of Iran since 2026 -
Fethullah Gülen Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024) -
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Jami Persian poet (1414–1492) - Al-Kindi Muslim Arab philosopher, mathematician and physician (c.801–873)
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Christianity Skanderbeg Albanian noble and military commander (1405–1468) -
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Iranian politician (1934–2017) -
Ismail I Founder and first shah of Safavid Iran -
Muḥammad ibn Ismaeel al-Bukhārī Persian Islamic scholar (810-870) -
Reza Shah Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the Pahlavi Dynasty -
Ahmad ibn Hanbal Muslim jurist and theologian (780–855) -
Al-Shafi'i Arab Muslim theologian, writer and scholar (767–820) -
Hasan ibn Ali 5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam -
Abdelkader El Djezairi Algerian religious and military leader (1808–1883) -
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 -
Ibn Taymiyyah Islamic scholar, jurist and philosopher (1263–1328) -
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Nader Shah Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty -
Judaism · Christianity Elisha Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah -
Jesus in Islam Penultimate prophet and eschatological figure in Islam -
Mesopotamia and the Levant · Christianity Job Biblical figure -
Jaafar Al-Sadiq Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765) -
Judaism · Christianity Ishmael Son of Abraham in the Hebrew bible, prophet in Islam -
Muhammad Ali Wali of Egypt and Sudan (1769–1849) -
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Umayyad caliph from 685 to 705 -
Hibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan since 2021 -
Malik ibn Anas Arab Islamic jurist, theologian and hadith traditionist (711–795) -
Shamil North Caucasian imam and warrior (1797-1871) -
Attar of Nishapur Persian Sufi poet (c. 1145 – c. 1221) -
Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj Islamic hadith scholar (821–875) -
Ahmad Yasin Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004) -
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Islamic Saudi scholar, jurist and eponym of Wahhabi movement (1703–1792) -
Rabia of Basri Iraqi sufi and poet -
Tipu Sultan Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799 -
Yazid I Second caliph of the Umayyad caliphate (646-683) -
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Judaism · Christianity Hagar Biblical character, Egyptian handmaid of Sarah, wife of Abraham -
Mansur Al-Hallaj Persian mystic, poet and Sufi teacher (c.858–922) -
Abdul Qadir Gilani Sunni Muslim preacher, mystic and jurist (1078–1166) -
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Necmettin Erbakan 23rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1926–2011) -
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966) -
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Idris Prophet -
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Yunus Emre Turkish folk poet and Sufi mystic -
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr Historical Arab ruler (624-692) -
al-Maʾmun Abbasid caliph (786–833, r. 813–833) -
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Second Qajar shah of Iran (1797–1834). -
William Jones Anglo-Welsh philologist and scholar of ancient India (1746–1794) -
Muhammad Abduh Egyptian Islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer (1849-1905) -
Abd Allah ibn Abbas 7th-century Islamic scholar -
Al-Battani Islamic astronomer and mathematician (died 929) -
Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab The fourth wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.605–665) -
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Indian religious leader (1835–1908) -
Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams -
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Ali Larijani Iranian politician and military officer (1958–2026) -
Avempace Arab Andalusian polymath (c. 1085 – 1138) -
Hud One of the prophets in Islam -
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897) -
Yusuf al-Qaradawi Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022) -
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Ibn Hazm Andalusian Muslim polymath, historian, jurist, philosopher and theologian (994–1064) -
Salman the Persian Companion of Muhammad; first Persian convert to Islam -
Abraham in Islām Forefather of the Abrahamic religions from the Islamic perspective -
Ali al-Rida Eighth of the Twelve Shia Imams (766–818) -
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Al-Mansur Second Abbasid Caliph (714-775) -
Hassan al-Banna Egyptian Islamist leader and politician (1906—1949) -
Ibn Tufayl Arab Muslim polymath (c. 1105–1185) -
Zakir Naik Indian Islamic preacher -
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb Quraysh tribal leader and merchant (c. 560 – 653) -
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar Founder of the Qajar Dynasty (1796–1797) -
Abu Isa at-Tirmidhi Islamic hadith scholar (824–892) -
Al-Walid I Umayyad caliph -
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As-Saffah First Abbasid -
Nizam al-Mulk Persian Seljuk scholar, politician, vizier and court official (1018–1092)
Islam
Schools of law and theology, the scholars who transmitted them, and the places they taught.