Who was the most influential person in the whole human history?

[Spring Onion]

Pamela Anderson

The first time I saw her run on the beach in Baywatch, I knew she was the best.

What about Hugh Hefner, he is very influential, one word and the clothes drop on the floor.

Also, I can't overlook Megan Fox.

the T effect

 

[Spring Onion]

so i will go with Mahatma Gandhi,he influenced Martin Luther King,Nelson Mandela which further inspired millions of people...

he failed to inspire a large number of Indians specially Nathuram and his brigade of million

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Pamela Anderson

The first time I saw her run on the beach in Baywatch, I knew she was the best.

What about Hugh Hefner, he is very influential, one word and the clothes drop on the floor.

Also, I can't overlook Megan Fox.

Liv tyler
Mila jovovich
Angelina jolie
Eva mendaz

 

[desioptimist]

It isn't about wishing peace for anyone. The thing is how many times you have write PBUH with Gandhi before answering to this thread. Not even a single time. We all know that. So why you write PBUH with him this time. Why this idiocy this time???

I personally consider this change because of your prejudice or bigotry towards Islam and Prophet Muhammad(SAW). Keeping in mind that you are a typical "secular" Indian this change doesn't come surprising to me. Good thing is mods also realized the presences of BS in your post and edited it.

Mods called P.B.U.H as pointless term(therefore basically proving my point) while removing it. Funny they did not remove it from Imran Khan or Osama Bin Laden.
Anyway, do you have anything substantial to differ from what I said, or just argue about pointless terms showing your extreme devotion so much so that you wont tolerate others being called prophet or wished peace upon them?

 

[T-Faz]

the T effect

Great minds think alike it seems.

 

[Spring Onion]

Great minds think alike it seems.

message is short

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

I said it before and I'm gonna say it again. .

Khalid bin Waleed is the most influential person. The whole of Arab knew about him. The Persian Empire was greatly influenced by him and even the Byzantine Roman Empire was under his influence. .

 

[Vinod2070]

he failed to inspire a large number of Indians specially Nathuram and his brigade of million

80% of the world is still kaffir after 1400+ years. Even those who converted don't seem to be doing to well.

Whose failure is that?

The glass is half full or half empty?

 

[rcrmj]

sun zi, issaca newton, albert einstein, mao ze dong, and etc``impossible to pick the 'most'

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

Pamela Anderson

The first time I saw her run on the beach in Baywatch, I knew she was the best.

What about Hugh Hefner, he is very influential, one word and the clothes drop on the floor.

Also, I can't overlook Megan Fox.

...good one ...

 

[Pride]

According to my POV... Gautam Buddha was influential in very positive way and while he faced plenty of difficulties he talked not only about mankind but animals hence his influence was above to mankind..

Another influential person in history was Hitler who lone was responsible bringing whole world on war.. no other example is available..

other religious leaders like Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) and Jesus does not have that much follower at their lifetime so i wont consider them most influensive.

 

[Burger Boy]

Cain or whoever was the first man to murder another. That would be the beginning of warfare.

 

[MAJOR-ALI]

ADOLF HITLER . he had most influence in the whole human history

heil hitler

 

[Burger Boy]

ADOLF HITLER . he had most influence in the whole human history

heil hitler

If Hitler didn't invade Poland, he would've been remembered by history as a hero because he saved the German economy and the protected Germany from other countries that wanted to stifle its progress.

But since he did invade Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the actions that followed this, he is seen by many as the most evil person who ever lived.

On another note, even if you hate Hitler, as do most people, you can't possibly hate the Volkswagen Beetle.

 

[TeesraIndiotHunter]

Interesting thread...I'll like to add my two cents.


Most influential person in recorded human history till now?

Muhammad


Explanation of choice:

Well, there is literally no person that Muhammad can be compared to in entire history. He is THE most "uniquest" historical character of history (I know uniquest isn't correct use of English--but just to emphasize my point).

The remarkable fact about Muhammad was that he was one of the most influential religious and secular leader of human kind. This combination is unmatched by any other human being in history.

For example, Newton was one of the most influential person too---but in secular terms. Similarly, Buddha was really influential too--but in religious terms. Same goes for almost every historical character whether Einstein, inventor of paper, or Napolean. All of them were either 'secular' influential historical characters (like Alexander, Newton, or Ceasar) or 'religious' influential historical character (Like Buddha, Jesus, Abraham, Guru Nanak and so on).

Muhammad was THE only man to have ever walked on Earth was cosmically influential both in religious and secular terms.

By most accounts, the 'closest' competitor to Muhammad's global historical influence would be Jesus.

How about we take away the religious side of Muhammad and then compare it to Jesus? Muhammad, even as a secular political leader, dwarfs Jesus' over-all influence.

- For example, Muhammad wrote/dictated one of the most influential text of history...Qur'an...did Jesus write anything? No. Jesus did not even know about a book called 'bible' because bible was written by numerous people over many years. Muhammad's writing influences billions of people "directly" and it almost influences entire human race indirectly.

- Muhammad was a also political leader who united Arabs under one banner for the first time in their history, and this changed the historical pivot of history within decades (as Arabs conquered/defeated Persians and Romans (two super powers of their era) and turned the existing world order upside down)..and this event is one of the most influential historical event..and Muhammad directly orchestrated it by uniting and inspiring Arabs to conquer superpowers of the time. What was Jesus' political achievements and historical influence? Zilch. Jesus never became a political leader.

Muhammad is one of the greatest/most influential law giver to humanity. Shari'a Law, which directly influences 25% to 30% of humanity, is derived, for the most part, from Muhammad's writings (Qur'an), his example (Sunnah), and his sayings/philosophy (Hadith). All of it are direct works of Muhammad or directly comes from Muhammad. Therefore, Muhammad's sculpture is placed in U.S supreme court as a recognition of him being one of the greatest/ most influential law giver of humanity. Does Jesus have this kind of legal influence on humanity? Nopes.

Also, militarily, it was Muhammad, like Changez Khan, who inspired the great Arab conquests. Khalid, for example, was called 'The sword of God' by people..A title directly given to him by Muhammad. Muhammad recognized people's abilities and gave them best suitable roles, which resulted in remarkable results. The Great Arab military conquests were a direct result of Muhammad inspiration as he predicted that Muslims will "conquer Rome and Persia"... Again, where does Jesus stand in this category? Again, no where. He never became a military leader.


----and add to this the religious accomplishment of the man. Founder of the one of the largest, one of the most global religion out there. Moreover, Muhammad's influence on Islam was much greater than Jesus' influence on Christianity--since Christian theology was developed mainly by Saint Paul and not Jesus himself.

One other interesting point that I often thought of..

Muhammad is by far the single-most greatest individual behavioral influence in history of mankind.

This is what I mean by it..

Billions of people emulate him, try to dress like him or his prescribed dress-code, try to follow laws written by him..even on personal level like cleaning/hygiene/food etc, and heck, even try to emulate his appearance (Millions of Muslim men have beard only because "The Prophet" had it). Such direct grand behavioral influence on humanity on daily basis can not be attributed to any other man in entire history but Muhammad.

Therefore, it is not only me but also scholars like Michael H. Hart who wrote a book on "100 most influential people of history" also ranked Muhammad as number one.

And if anyone here think that Hart, an American Astrophysicist, was biased (which is unbelievable since he wasn't even Muslim or Arab), then I present you with this..

57 Swedish experts worked on a scholarly encyclopedia...That panel involved historians, scientists, journalists, sociologists etc....and in that encyclopedia, they published a list of 50 most important persons of human history... and even in this list.... Muhammad is ranked number one.

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I purposely did not write "Prophet" Muhammad because here I'm purely talking from an historical, factual, secular perspective

What do you think?

@AUSTERLITZ You are really into history...what do you think of my post? A neutral perspective on the issue is welcomed. Does my reasoning for placing Muhammad above others come out as somewhat sound to you? Or you see a clear, fanatical bias? (which I don't see but I'll you'll be most welcomed to point out so I can enhance by view)

Remember, influence is a neutral measure here. No one is claiming Muhammad to be the best or greatest person etc....just influence is being discussed.

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