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Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Mondays around 1 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (67%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 19%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 23%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 24%
Activity Rank #23,955 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,955 2,734
Top 50%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
23%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
55%

r/MuslimAcademics Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02.557.51013051015Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (81 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 52%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 22

r/MuslimAcademics Most Active Times

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Sun 10 PM
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r/MuslimAcademics Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Questions33 (41.3%)2
Academic Book12 (15.0%)8
Academic Video10 (12.5%)6
General Analysis6 (7.5%)3
Ijtihad (Opinion)6 (7.5%)1
Academic history6 (7.5%)1
General4 (5.0%)4
Academic Resource3 (3.8%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

67%text posts

r/MuslimAcademics Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
quran
22 (13.8%)
15
qur
17 (10.7%)
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islam
16 (10.1%)
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history
13 (8.2%)
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islamic
12 (7.5%)
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r/MuslimAcademics Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be36
youtube.com32

r/MuslimAcademics Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Early jizya was a flexible tribute/protection payment, not necessarily a standardized poll tax. The later Islamic legal system gradually defined it as a non-Muslim capitation tax, with some later jurists also attaching humiliating collection practices.

22 upvotes 8 comments image Aug 30

A quick thank you to everyone in r/MuslimAcademics.

21 upvotes 1 comments text Aug 28

How Classical Jurists Overruled the Qur’an on Apostasy

13 upvotes 6 comments link Aug 30

Dr. Sledge & Dr. Paula historical take is that Jesus message was not universal one in the sense of having a message for all of humanity. The historical Jesus, in their view,was an apocalyptic Jewish prophet whose mission was strictly with his own Jewish community.

11 upvotes 3 comments image Aug 8

Why was Al-Ghazali such a misogynist?

10 upvotes 45 comments image Aug 25

Al-Rāzī’s Attitude toward the Crucifixion

10 upvotes 15 comments image Aug 16

Biblical studies has a much bigger public-facing culture than Islamic/Qur'anic studies.

10 upvotes 24 comments text Aug 1

From Passive Recipient to Active Participant: Reinterpreting Qur’anic Revelation

10 upvotes 10 comments image Aug 5

Dr. Joshua Little argues that reports claiming Muhammad sent letters to foreign rulers, as well as accounts of the Egyptian governor sending gifts and enslaved women to Muhammad in Medina, are historically unlikely.

9 upvotes 5 comments image Aug 10

Four Levels of Qur’anic Revelation: From the Unseen to an Evolving Interpretive Tradition

9 upvotes 8 comments image Aug 14

r/MuslimAcademics Audience Overlap

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r/MuslimAcademics FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/MuslimAcademics?

Based on posting volume, r/MuslimAcademics is most active on Mondays around 1 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/MuslimAcademics?

r/MuslimAcademics averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/MuslimAcademics get?

Posts on r/MuslimAcademics average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/MuslimAcademics get most?

On r/MuslimAcademics, most posts are text posts (67%)