# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/al-shahrastani
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:05:35.975Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/al-shahrastani"
name: "Al-Shahrastani"
slug: "al-shahrastani"
description: "Tāj al-Dīn Abū al-Fath Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Karīm ash-Shahrastānī, 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 was one of the pioneers in developing an objective and philosophical approach to the study of religions."
tagline: "Persian historian of religions and Islamic scholar (1086–1153)"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "academics"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1086"
deathDate: "1153"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.45706
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump