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Figures — Islam
The figures filed under Islam.
People on the record,
and people in the telling.
Never confused
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) -
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 -
Ibn Khaldun Historiographer and historian -
Hafez Persian poet and mystic (1325–1389) -
Ali Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 -
Timur The founder of the Timurid Empire (1370–1405) -
Rumi Iranian poet -
Suleiman the Magnificent The tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566) -
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) -
Ruhollah Khomeini Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989 -
Averroes Arab Andalusian Muslim writer and philosopher (1126–1198) -
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 -
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 -
Judaism · Christianity Isaac Biblical character; son of Abraham -
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 -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
Necmettin Erbakan 23rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1926–2011) -
Sayyid Qutb Egyptian political theorist and revolutionary (1906–1966) -
Idris Prophet -
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 -
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) -
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 -
As-Saffah First Abbasid -
Nizam al-Mulk Persian Seljuk scholar, politician, vizier and court official (1018–1092)
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