Muslim scholars
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This article is a ist of modern-day (20th to 21st century) scholars of Islam who are themselves Muslim
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Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and language across the Muslim World. Non-Scholars (i.e. prominent lecturers, speakers, famous imams, political activists and others) whose scholarly credentials are not clear-cut have been listed at the bottom in a separate category. Female scholars are listed twice, the second time at the bottom in a separate category.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
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Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and language across the Muslim World. Non-Scholars (i.e. prominent lecturers, speakers, famous imams, political activists and others) whose scholarly credentials are not clear-cut have been listed at the bottom in a separate category. Female scholars are listed twice, the second time at the bottom in a separate category.
Sub-Saharan Africa
(includes Nigeria, West Africa, Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and rest of East Africa, South Africa)- Abu Bakr EffendiAbu Bakr EffendiSheikh Abu Bakr Effendi was a Osmanli qadi who was sent in 1862 by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I at the request of the British Queen Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope, in order to teach and assist the Muslim community of the Cape Malays....
(1835–1880)Osmanli qadi & scholar who was sent in 1862 by the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I at the request of the British Queen Victoria to the Cape of Good Hope, in order to teach and assist the Muslim community of the Cape Malays, South Africa - Muhammad Ash-ShanqeetiMuhammad Ash-ShanqeetiMuhammad Al-Ameen Ibn Muhammad Al-Mukhtaar Ibn 'Abdil-Qaadir Al-Jaknee Ash-Shanqeetee was a Muslim scholar from Mauritania. His compound name was Muhammad Al-Ameen, just like the name of his father Muhammad Al-Ameen Ibn Muhammad Al-Mukhtaar Ibn 'Abdil-Qaadir Al-Jaknee Ash-Shanqeetee (1907–1973)...
(1907–1973) Mauritanian born Islamic Scholar - Abu-Abdullah AdelabuAbu-Abdullah AdelabuAbdul-Fattah Abu-Abdullah Taiye Ejire Adelabu is a West African Muslim scholar, writer, academic, publisher and cleric from Osogbo, capital city of Osun State, Nigeria.Adelabu studied Arabic and Islamic...
Nigerian born Muslim scholar PhD, based in Syria - Hassan al-TurabiHassan al-TurabiDr. Hassan 'Abd Allah al-Turabi , commonly called Hassan al-Turabi , is a religious and Islamist political leader in Sudan, who may have been instrumental in institutionalizing sharia in the northern part of the...
(1932-), Sudan - Sheikh Ibrahim KhaleelSheikh Ibrahim KhaleelSheikh Malam Ibrahim Khaleel is an Islamic scholar based in Kano State, Nigeria, who has expressed interest in running for governor of the state in the 2011 elections....
, Nigeria - Farid EsackFarid EsackFarid Esack is a South African Muslim scholar, writer, and political activist known for his opposition to apartheid, his appointment by Nelson Mandela as a gender equity commissioner, and his work for inter-religious dialogue.-Early life:...
(1959), South Africa - Ahmed DeedatAhmed DeedatAhmed Hussein Deedat was a Muslim writer and public speaker of Indian South African descent. He was best known for his numerous inter-religious public debates with evangelical Christians, as well as pioneering video lectures, most of which centered around Islam, Christianity and the Bible...
(1918–2005), South Africa - Siraj ur-rehmanSiraj ur-rehmanDr. Shaikh Siraj-ur-rehman Farooqui An-Nadwi Al-Madani Al-Qadhi Arabic: was a Islamic scholar, Muslim apologist, writer, charismatic speaker and Islamic missionary of Indian-Kenya...
(1941–2009), Kenya - Wahba ZuhayliWahba ZuhayliDr. Professor Sheikh Wahba Mustafa al-Zuhayli born in Dair Atiah, Syria is a prominent yet somewhat controversial Syrian professor and Islamic scholar specializing in Islamic law and legal philosophy. He is also currently a preacher at Badr Mosque in Dair Atiah. He is the author of scores of...
(1932-), Syria
North Africa
(includes Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya)- Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-HilaliMuhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-HilaliMuhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, , born 1311AH -1408 Hijrah , is a contemporary Islamic scholar from Morocco, most notable for his English translations of Sahih Bukhari and, along with Muhammad Muhsin Khan, the Qur'an, entitled The Noble Qur'an.-Biography:Al-Hilali was born in Al-Fidah, Morocco, in...
(1927-), Morocco - Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri (1808–1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
- Fatema MernissiFatema MernissiFatema or Fatima Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.-Biography:Mernissi was born into a middle-class family in Fes in 1940. She received her primary education in a school established by the nationalist movement, and secondary level education in an all-girls school funded by the...
(1940-), Moroccan professor, lecturer, feminist writer and sociologist whose work explores the role of women in Islam and during early Islamic history. - Abdessalam Yassine (1928-), Moroccan imam, author of “Islam between the Call and the State” (1972) and “Tomorrow, Islam” (1973).
- Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889-1940), Algerian Islamic scholar and an emblematic figure of the Islamic Reform movement in Algeria. He is the founder of the Association of Muslim Scholars of Algeria in 1931 that played an important role in igniting the revolution of independence from France in 1945.
Greater Levant
(includes Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt)- Hassan al-BannaHassan al-BannaSheikh Hasan Ahmed Abdel Rahman Muhammed al-Banna known as Hasan al-Banna was a schoolteacher and imam, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest and most influential 20th century Muslim revivalist organizations.-Early life:Banna was born in 1906 in Mahmoudiyah, Egypt...
(1906-1949), Egypt - Yusuf al-QaradawiYusuf al-QaradawiYusuf al-Qaradawi is a controversial Egyptian Islamic theologian. He is best known for his programme, ash-Shariah wal-Hayat , broadcast on Al Jazeera, which has an estimated audience of 60 million worldwide...
(1926-), Egypt - Sayyid QutbSayyid QutbSayyid Qutb was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamist theorist, poet, and the leading member of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and '60s....
(1906–1966), Egypt - Muhammad Sayyid TantawyMuhammad Sayyid TantawyMuhammad Sayyid Tantawy was an influential Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the grand Mufti of Egypt...
(1928–2010), Egyptian born imam and scholar - Rashid RidaRashid RidaMuhammad Rashid Rida is said to have been "one of the most influential scholars and jurists of his generation" and the "most prominent disciple of Muhammad Abduh"...
(1865–1935), Syrian scholar and jurist - Mahmud ShaltutMahmud ShaltutSheikh Mahmoud Shaltut was a prominent Egyptian Sunni religious scholar and Islamic theologian best known for his work in Islamic reform...
(1893–1963), Egypt - Abd al-Hamid KishkAbd al-Hamid KishkSheikh Abdul-Hamid Kishk was a well-known Egyptian preacher, scholar of Islam, activist, and author. He was a graduate of the prestigious Al-Azhar University in Cairo and was said to be known for his humour, popular sermons, and for "his outspoken stance against" music, restrictions on...
(1933–1996) Egypt - Mohammed al-GhazaliMohammed al-GhazaliSheikh Mohammed al-Ghazali al-Saqqa , was an Islamic cleric and scholar whose writings "have influenced generations of Egyptians". The author of 94 books, Sheikh Ghazali attracted a broad following with works that sought to interpret Islam and its holy book, the Qur'an, in a modern light...
(1917–1996) Egypt - Abdel-Halim MahmoudAbdel-Halim MahmoudSheikh Abdel-Halim Mahmoud served as Grand Imam of Al Azhar from 1973 until his death in 1978...
(1910–1978), Egypt - Safwat al-Shwadify (1945–2000), Egypt
- Aisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-Rahman was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shati .-Life and career:...
(1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature - Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1956), Egypt
- Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999) Albanian-Born Jordanian Islamic scholar
- Taqiuddin al-NabhaniTaqiuddin al-NabhaniTaqiuddin al-Nabhani was the founder of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir.He died aged 68 in 1977.- Philosophy and Theology :Nabhani in his books 'Thought' and 'System of Islam' placed...
(1909–1977), Lebanon - Gibril HaddadGibril Haddad-Biography:Born in 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon, Haddad studied French Literature at Columbia University. After studying in Damascus, Syria, from 1997 to 2006, he currently lives in Brunei and is an Islamic author and translator....
(1960-), Lebanon - Abdul Qader ArnaootAbdul Qader ArnaootAbdul-Qader Arnaout, born Kadri Sokoli was an important and influential Islamic scholar of Albanian origin, of the 20th century; he specialised in the fields of hadith and fiqh.-Early life:Abdul Qader was born into a poor family in the town of Vrela in Kosovo in 1347 AH/1928...
(1928–2004), Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the fields of hadith and fiqh - Muhammad bin Yahya al-NinowyMuhammad bin Yahya al-NinowyMuhammad ibn Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Sa’id ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Ninowy is a Islamic scholar and Imam.-Background:Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya Al-Ninowy was born in Aleppo, Syria. He is a sayyid where his family lineage can be traced back to Islamic Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hussein ibn...
Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the field of hadith. Currently situated in USA - Shaykh Muhammad Al-Yaqoubi
The Arabian Peninsula
(includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)- Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999), Saudi Arabia
- Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-YamaniAbdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-YamaniAbu `Abdillah `Abd al-Rahman ibn Yahya ibn `Ali al-Mu`allimee was a recent Sunni Islamic scholar who specialized in hadith and biographical evaluation...
(1894–1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia - Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942-), Yemen
- Muhammad ibn al UthaymeenMuhammad ibn al UthaymeenSheikh Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen at-Tamimi an-Najdi was one of the most prominent Sunni Islamic scholars of the latter half of the twentieth century...
(1921–2001), Saudi Arabia - Muhammad Muhsin KhanMuhammad Muhsin KhanMuhammad Muhsin Khan born 1345 Al-Hijri is a contemporary Islamic scholar of ethnic Afghan origin, most notable for his renowned English translations of Sahih Bukhari and the Qur'an, entitled The Noble Qur'an, which he completed along with Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali.-Biography:Muhammad Muhsin...
(1927-), Afghanistan-Saudi Arabia - Abdallah Bin BayyahAbdallah Bin BayyahShaykh Abdallah bin Mahfudh ibn Bayyah He was born in Mauritania. Currently he teaches at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. He is a specialist in all four traditional Sunni schools, with an emphasis on the Maliki school of Madh'hab....
(1935-), Mauritius-Saudi Arabia - Umar Sulayman al-AshqarUmar Sulayman al-AshqarDr. Umar Sulayman 'Abd-Allaah al-Ashqar is the Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, at al-Zarqa’ University in Zarqa, Jordan.-Views:Ashqar is known for his support of the Muslim Brotherhood...
(1930s-2009), Jordan - Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn JibreenAbdullah Ibn JibreenAbdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen was a leading Sunni cleric in Saudi Arabia and a member of the Senior Clerics Association.He was also a former member of the Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa in Saudi Arabia....
(1933-2009), Saudi Arabia - Anwar al-AwlakiAnwar al-AwlakiAnwar al-Awlaki was an American and Yemeni imam who was an engineer and educator by training. According to U.S. government officials, he was a senior talent recruiter and motivator who was involved with planning operations for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda...
(1971-2011), Yemen
Persia (Iran)
- Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAkbar Hashemi RafsanjaniAyatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth President of Iran. He was a member of the Assembly of Experts until his resignation in 2011...
(1934-), Iran - Ali al-Sistani (1930-), Iran
- Ali KhameneiAli KhameneiAyatollah Seyed Ali Hoseyni Khāmene’i is the Supreme Leader of Iran and the figurative head of the Muslim conservative establishment in Iran and Twelver Shi'a marja...
(1939-), Iran - Ali ShariatiAli ShariatiAli Shariati was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist, who focused on the sociology of religion. He is held as one of the most influential Iranian intellectuals of the 20th century and has been called the 'ideologue of the Iranian Revolution'.-Biography:Ali....
(1933–1977), Iran - Ruhollah KhomeiniRuhollah KhomeiniGrand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
(1902-1989), Iran - Sheikh HaronSheikh HaronSheikh Haron is an Australian Muslim cleric originally from Iran. Ayatollah Manteghi Boroujerdi was an Iranian cleric espousing a liberal brand of Islam - dangerousely liberal, as his views have led to his wife and two daughters being held hostage in Iran. Later he changed his name to Man Haron Monis...
(1964-), Iran - Tahereh SaffarzadehTahereh SaffarzadehTahereh Saffarzadeh was an Iranian poet, writer, translator and prominent university professor.-Studies:She received her BA in English language and literature in 1960. Several years later she left Iran for England and then to the United States. Upon being accepted as a member of International...
(1936–2008), Iran
Western Europe
- Ivan AguéliIvan AguéliIvan Aguéli also named Sheikh 'Abd al-Hādī 'Aqīlī upon his acceptance of Islam, was a Swedish wandering Sufi, painter and author. As a devotee of Ibn Arabi, his metaphysics applied to the study of Islamic esoterism and its similarities with other esoteric traditions of the world...
Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili (1869–1917) Swedish-born Sufi and Islamic feminist. - Abdul Hadi PalazziAbdul Hadi PalazziAbdul Hadi Palazzi , legally named Massimo Palazzi, is the secretary general of the Italian Muslim Assembly, and the Khalifah for Europe of the Qadiri Sufi Order....
Shaykh Abdul Hadi Palazzi (1961–) Italy-born Sufi of Syrian origin, Secretary of the Italian Muslim Assembly, is active in refuting extremism and developing interfaith dialogue. - Muhammad AsadMuhammad AsadMuhammad Asad , was an Austrian Polish Jew who converted to Islam, and a 20th century journalist, traveler, writer, social critic, linguist, thinker, reformer, diplomat, political theorist, translator and scholar...
(1900–1992) German Jewish journalist and later foreign correspondent to the Middle East, Leopold Weiss converted to Islam and wrote several books including a highly regarded translation of the Qur'an. - Frithjof SchuonFrithjof SchuonFrithjof Schuon, was a native of Switzerland born to German parents in Basel, Switzerland. He is known as a philosopher, metaphysician and author of numerous books on religion and spirituality....
(1907–1998) Swiss-born Frithjof Schuon was known as a philosopher, metaphysician and author of numerous books on religion and spirituality, writing primarily in French. He is also considered one of the chief representatives of the Perennialist School.
Eastern Europe
(includes Turkey, Albania, Bosnia,Kosovo)- Mustafa Ceric (1952-), Bosnia
- Fethullah GülenFethullah GülenMuhammed Fethullah Gülen is a Turkish preacher, author, educator, and Sufi Muslim scholar living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania . He is the founder and leader of the Gülen movement...
(1941-), Turkey - Hüseyin Hilmi IşıkHuseyin Hilmi IsikHuseyin Hilmi Isik was a Turkish, Sunni Islamic Scholar.Işık was born in Eyyub Sultan, Istanbul. He was educated at Halicioglu Military High School, and went on to become the first engineer of chemistry in Turkey. Işık received religious education from profound mujtahid Abdulhakim Arvasi...
(1911–2001), Turkey - Necip Fazıl KısakürekNecip Fazil KisakürekAhmet Necip Fazıl Kısakürek was a Turkish poet, novelist, playwright, philosopher and activist. He is also known with his initials NFK...
(1904–1983), Turkey - Said NursîSaid NursîBediuzzaman Said Nursî ,commonly known as Bediüzzaman , which means "The Wonder of the Age" was a Muslim scholar who wrote the Risale-i Nur Collection, a body of Qur'anic commentary exceeding six thousand pages. . He was born in Nurs, a village in the Ottoman Bitlis Province in eastern Anatolia. He...
(1878–1960), Turkey
Great Britain
- Ahmad ThomsonAhmad ThomsonAhmad Thomson is a British barrister and writer and a member of the Murabitun movement.-Career:He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1979. He was a co-founder of the Association of Muslim Lawyers in 1993. He has been the head of Wynne Chambers since 1994...
Rhodesian-born British barrister and Muslim convert Ahmad Thomson has several books to his credit. - Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930-) Scotsman Abdalqadir as-Sufi is the leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Sufi Tariqa, founder of the influential MurabitunMurabitunThe Murabitun is a worldwide Islamic movement founded by Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi, leader of the Darqawi-Shadhili-Qadiri Tariqa, with communities in around 20 different countries....
Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism (Tasawwuf) and political theory. - Abdal Hakim MuradTimothy WinterTimothy John "Tim" Winter , also known as Abdal Hakim Murad, is a British Sufi Muslim researcher, writer and teacher. His profile and work have attracted media coverage both in the Muslim World and the West...
(1960-) British convert T.J. Winter is Shaykh Zayed Lecturer of Islamic Studies in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge University and has several translations of classical works to his credit. - Marmaduke PickthallMarmaduke PickthallMarmaduke Pickthall was a Western Islamic scholar, noted as an English translator of the Qur'an into English. A convert from Christianity, Pickthall was a novelist, esteemed by D. H. Lawrence, H. G. Wells, and E. M. Forster, as well as a journalist, headmaster, and political and religious leader...
(1875–1936) Novelist and Orientalist; British convert M.M. Pictkhall is author of a famous translation, The meaning of the Holy Qur'an. - Martin LingsMartin LingsMartin Lings was an English Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of Frithjof Schuon, and Shakespearean scholar...
(1909–2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of Frithjof SchuonFrithjof SchuonFrithjof Schuon, was a native of Switzerland born to German parents in Basel, Switzerland. He is known as a philosopher, metaphysician and author of numerous books on religion and spirituality....
, and Shakespearean scholar. He held a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)School of Oriental and African StudiesThe School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...
. - Abu-Abdullah AdelabuAbu-Abdullah AdelabuAbdul-Fattah Abu-Abdullah Taiye Ejire Adelabu is a West African Muslim scholar, writer, academic, publisher and cleric from Osogbo, capital city of Osun State, Nigeria.Adelabu studied Arabic and Islamic...
London based Nigerian born Muslim cleric, academic and publisher is the founder and Amir (i.e. President) of Awqaf Africa London and Awqaf Africa Muslim Open College.
East, Southeast, and Central Asia
(includes China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia, Central Asia)- Hussein YeHussein YeHussain Yee is a Malaysian national of Chinese descent and a scholar of Islam and former Buddhist who lectures regularly in the Asia-Pacific region. His lectures on Islam are frequently aired on Peace TV.-Early years:...
(1950-), Malaysia - Syed Muhammad Naquib al-AttasSyed Muhammad Naquib al-AttasSyed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali al-Attas is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia. He is one of the few contemporary scholars who is thoroughly rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences and who is equally competent in theology, philosophy, metaphysics, history, and...
, Malaysia - Muhammad Ma JianMuhammad Ma JianMuhammad Ma Jian was a Chinese Islamic scholar and translator.Born in Shadian village, Gejiu, Yunnan, Ma Jian went to Shanghai to pursue his studies in 1928. In 1931, he left China for Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt as a member of the first group of government-sponsored Chinese students to...
(1906–1978), China - Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954), Singapore
North America
- Abdul Alim MusaAbdul Alim MusaImam Abdul Alim Musa is a Muslim American activist and director of Masjid Al-Islam in Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought and a well-known speaker around the world...
(1945-) is a Muslim American activist and director of Masjid Al-Islam in Washington, D.C., Oakland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Philadelphia. Member of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought (ICIT) and a well-known speaker around the world. He is founder and director of As-SabiqunAs-SabiqunThe As-Sabiqun is an American Muslim organization under the leadership of founder Imam Abdul Alim Musa, based in Washington DC and with branches in Oakland , Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Sacramento....
and the Institute of Counter-Zionist American Psychological Warfare. - Abu Ameenah Bilal PhilipsBilal PhilipsAbu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a contemporary Islamic scholar, teacher, speaker, and author, resident in Qatar...
(1952-) Jamaican-born Dr. Philips based in Canada; is a TV personality and a prolific author of numerous books and audio material. - Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi (1975-) is an American Imam of Indian parentage, currently pursuing doctoral studies at Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, having graduated in Islamic Studies from Islamic University of MadinahIslamic University of MadinahThe Islamic University of al-Madinah al-Munawarah was founded by the government of Saudi Arabia by a royal decree in the year 1961 AD in the Islamic holy city of Medina.-History:...
. - Ahmad KuttyAhmad Kutty-Biography:Kutty was born in the Indian state of Kerala in 1946. He arrived in Canada in the 1970s as a student and has since obtained Canadian citizenship....
(1946-) Dr. Kutty, originally from KeralaKeralaor Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India, is a long-time founding member of numerous Islamic organizations in Canada, having completed his Doctoral studies in Shari’ah thought at McGill UniversityMcGill UniversityMohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. - Asma BarlasAsma BarlasAsma Barlas is an academic educated in Pakistan and the United States. She is the Director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity of the department of politics at Ithaca College, New York. Her specialties include comparative and international politics, Islam and Qur'anic...
(1950-) Pakistani-born Professor. Barlas of New York is the author of several books on Islam and Muslims with emphasis of emancipatory interpretation of the Quran and Islamic feminism. - Faisal KuttyFaisal KuttyFaisal Kutty is a Canadian lawyer, writer and human rights activist. He is a law professor and widely quoted commentator and public intellectual. He is the son of Islamic scholar Shaikh Ahmad Kutty.-Education:...
Lawyer, Activist and Legal Academic long active in North America. Currently teaches comparative law at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and Valparaiso University School of Law in the United States. - Hamza YusufHamza YusufHamza Yusuf Hanson is an Islamic scholar of the Sunni tradition, and co-founder of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, United States. He is an American convert to Islam, and is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders,...
(1960-) Public speaker, Shaykh Hamza spent years studying Islam and Arabic in the Muslim world following his conversion to Sunni Islam in 1977. Recently co-founded California-based Zaytuna College to implement his vision of a revival of Islamic sciences. - Hassan HathoutHassan HathoutHassan Hathout born in Egypt on 23 December 1924, died in Pasadena, California on 25 April 2009. Hassan Hathout, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FRCSE, FACS is a Muslim doctor and professor of medicine who lived in Britain, the Middle East, and the United States...
, MD, PhD (1924-2009) is an Egyptian-American physician, scientist, professor, speaker, thinker, writer, poet, and ethicist, as well as an Islamic Scholar. He is the author of innumerable medical and non-medical books and articles. - Ingrid MattsonIngrid MattsonIngrid Mattson is a Canadian Muslim convert professor and activist and a former president of the Islamic Society of North America ....
(1963-) Canadian Muslim convert Prof. Mattson holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. In 2001, she was elected Vice-President of ISNAIslamic Society of North AmericaThe Islamic Society of North America , based in Plainfield, Indiana, USA, is a Muslim umbrella group. It has been described in the media as the largest Muslim organization in North America.-History:...
and in 2006 she was elected the first female President of the organization. - Jamal BadawiJamal BadawiJamal A. Badawi is an Egyptian born Muslim Canadian former professor in the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a well-known author, preacher and speaker on Islam....
Egyptian-born Prof. Badawi is a long-time faculty at Saint Mary's UniversitySaint Mary's University (Halifax)Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
in Halifax, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on IslamIslamIslam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
and Muslims. - Jamaal al-Din M. ZarabozoJamaal al-Din M. ZarabozoSheikh Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo, born 1960 is a Spanish parented, French-born, and American based Islamic scholar, lecturer, and author of numerous books on Islam and speaker of many lectures on Islam.-Biography:...
(1960-) Former Imam of the Islamic Center of Boulder, Colorado, UC-Berkley graduate Imam Zarabozo, originally of Spanish heritage, is a prolific writer. - Jonathan A.C. BrownJonathan A.C. BrownJonathan A.C. Brown is an American Islamic scholar and currently Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies and Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.-Biography:...
is a Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Washington with a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and a degree from bachelor's Georgetown, Magna Cum Laude. - Khaled Abou El Fadl (1963-) is a professor of law at the UCLA School of Law where he teaches Islamic law, immigration, human rights, international and national security law.
- Laleh BakhtiarLaleh BakhtiarLaleh Mehree Bakhtiar is an Iranian-American Muslim author, translator and clinical psychologist.-Biography:...
(1938-) Chicago-based Iranian-American Muslim convert Dr. Bakhtiar is a psychologist, book publisher, editor, translator of numerous classical works, including The Sublime Quran, an English translation of the Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
. She has lectured extensively in both academic and religious institutions. - Leila AhmedLeila AhmedLeila Ahmed is an Egyptian American writer on Islam and Islamic feminism as well as being the first women's studies professor at Harvard Divinity School.- Background :...
(1940-) Egyptian-born Ahmed is a Professor of Women's Studies and Religion at Harvard and has authored works on Islamic history and Muslim feminism. - Louay Safi (1955-) author, Islamic scholar, and human rights activist. He is prolerific writers whose work deals with issues of Human RightsHuman rightsHuman rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, Islam and ModernityIslam and modernityIslam and modernity is a topic of discussion in contemporary sociology of religion. Neither Islam nor modernity are simple or unified entities. They are abstract quantities which could not be reduced into simple categories. The history of Islam, like that of other religions, is a history of...
, and Islamic LawIslamic lawIslamic law can refer to:*Sharia: The code of conduct enjoined upon Muslims in the Quran*Fiqh: Muslim jurisprudence...
. - Muhammad al-AsiMuhammad al-AsiImam Muhammad al-Asi is the Muslim imam who formerly led prayer at the Islamic Center of Washington, and currently spends most of his time teaching and working on the first Quranic exegesis to be written originally in English. Al-Asi was elected as the Imam of the masjid in 1981...
(1951-) is the 1st Islamic scholar to publish a tafseer of Quran directly into English. He has led a committed group of Muslims in exposing the Saudi-American occupation of the Islamic Center on Massachusetts Ave in D.C. for over 25 years every Jummuah. - Muqtedar Khan (1966-) Indian-born Prof and Director of Islamic Studies at the University of Delaware has authored several books and articles on Islam, Islamic philosophy, international and interfaith relations. He has a reputation for a critical advocacy of tolerance and compassion in the understanding of Islam.
- Muzammil H. SiddiqiMuzammil H. SiddiqiDr. Muzammil Siddiqi is a prominent American Muslim, Islamic scholar, theologian and chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America.-Education:...
(1943-) is an American Islamic scholar, theologian and chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America. - Nuh Ha Mim KellerNuh Ha Mim KellerNuh Ha Mim Keller is an American Muslim translator of Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic law, as well as being authorised by Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri as a sheikh in sufism in the Shadhili Order...
(1954-) Translator of classical Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic LawIslamic lawIslamic law can refer to:*Sharia: The code of conduct enjoined upon Muslims in the Quran*Fiqh: Muslim jurisprudence...
and an authorised sheikhSheikhNot to be confused with sikhSheikh — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh, or transliterated as Shaykh — is an honorific in the Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning "leader and/or governor"...
in tasawwuf (SufismSufismSufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
) in the ShadhiliShadhiliThe Shadhili Tariqa is a Sufi order of Sunni Islam founded by Abul Hasan Ali ash-Shadhili. Followers of the Shadhiliya are known as Shadhilis....
Sufi order and currently lives in AmmanAmmanAmman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. - Omid SafiOmid SafiOmid Safi is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he specializes on Islamic mysticism , contemporary Islamic thought and medieval Islamic history. He has served on the board of the Pluralism project at Harvard University.- Progressive Islam :Professor...
is Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill where he specializes on Islamic mysticism (Sufism), contemporary Islamic thought and medieval Islamic history. - Seyyed Hossein NasrSeyyed Hossein NasrSeyyed Hossein Nasr is an Iranian University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University, and a prominent Islamic philosopher...
(1933-) Iranian-born Prof. Nasr from George Washington University is a prolific writer in the fields of Islamic Esotericism, Sufism, Philosophy of Science, and Metaphysics. - Sherifa ZuhurSherifa ZuhurSherifa Zuhur is an academic and national security expert on the Middle East and is currently the Director of the Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic, and Strategic Studies, an international think tank. She holds a Ph.D...
is a Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and Director of the Institute of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Strategic Studies in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with degrees in Islamic studies, Middle Eastern history and Middle Eastern politics and Arabic from UCLA, magna cum laude. - Sherman JacksonSherman JacksonSherman A. Jackson is an American scholar. He is the King Faisal Chair of Islamic Thought and Culture and Professor of Religion and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. He was formerly the Arthur F...
is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Visiting Professor of Law and Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of MichiganUniversity of MichiganThe University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, Ann Arbor. - Taha Jabir AlalwaniTaha Jabir Alalwaniplace this image male.svg|right]] Taha Jabir Al-Alwani , Ph.D. , is the President of Cordoba University. He also holds the Imam Al-Shafi'i Chair in the Islamic Legal Theory at The Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences at Corboda University...
(1935-) Iraqi-born Dr. Alalwani was previously chairman of the Fiqh Council of North AmericaFiqh Council of North AmericaThe Fiqh Council of North America is an association of Muslims who interpret Islamic law on the North American continent.Its 18 members issue religious rulings, resolve disputes, and answer questions relating to the Islamic faith...
. He writes frequently on the Islamization of Knowledge, the need for Ijtihad, and Muslim Minority Jurisprudence. - Wael HallaqWael HallaqWael B. Hallaq is currently the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and is currently acting as the Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. After a Ph.D...
(1955-) Palestinian-American Dr. Hallaq is Professor in the Humanities at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and has numerous academic works in the field of Islamic Law and Philosophy to his credit. - Zaid ShakirZaid ShakirZaid Salim Shakir is a prominent American Islamic scholar and writer who is a co-founder, , and faculty member, of Zaytuna College in Berkeley, California, United States, where he teaches courses on Arabic, Law, History, and Islamic Spirituality...
(1956-) Public speaker, Islamic scholar, and author. Imam Zaid spent years studying Islamic law, spirituality, and Arabic in the Muslim world following his conversion to Sunni Islam in 1977. Recently co-founded California-based Zaytuna College to implement the vision of a revival of Islamic sciences. - Zijad DelicZijad DelicDr. Zijad Delić is a Bosnian-Canadian Imam, activist, teacher, scholar and public speaker. He is the former executive director of the Canadian Islamic Congress...
(1965-), Bosnian-born activist, teacher, scholar and Executive Director of the Canadian Islamic Congress based in Canada.
Pakistan
- Abd-al-Hamid SiddiquiAbd-al-Hamid SiddiquiAbd-al-Hamid Siddiqui is a Sunni Islamic scholar who translated the Sahih Muslim into English. This translation became well known and is a part of the USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts.-Works:...
- Abul Ala MaududiAbul Ala MaududiSyed Abul A'ala Maududi , also known as Molana or Shaikh Syed Abul A'ala Mawdudi, was a Sunni Pakistani journalist, theologian, Muslim revivalist leader and political philosopher, and a major 20th century Islamist thinker. He was also a prominent political figure in Pakistan and was the first...
(1903-1979), India-Pakistan - Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
- Amin Ahsan IslahiAmin Ahsan IslahiAmin Ahsan Islahi was a Pakistani Muslim scholar, famous for his Urdu exegeses of Qur'an, Tadabbur-i-Qur’an—an exegesis that he based on Hamiduddin Farahi's idea of thematic and structural coherence in the Qur'an.-Early life:...
(1904–1997), India-Pakistan - Bashir Najafi (1942-), Pakistan
- Ehsan Elahi ZaheerEhsan Elahi ZaheerEhsaan Ellahi Zaheer was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and author, most notably known for his refutations against other deviant Muslim sects.-Birth:...
, Pakistan - Ghulam Ahmed PervezGhulam Ahmed PervezAllama Ghulam Ahmad Parwez was a prominent Islamic scholar, famous in the area around Lahore. He urged the Muslims to ponder deeply over the Message of the Quran. He considered Islam a din , a form of government, a system of government like democracy, autocracy, or socialism...
(1903–1985), Panjab, Pakistan - Ghulam MuhammadGhulam MuhammadMalik Ghulam Muhammad served as the third Governor-General of Pakistan from 1951 until 1955, shortly before his death in 1956.-Early life:...
Rizvi Nagpuri - Hafiz Akif SaeedHafiz Akif SaeedHafiz Akif Saeed, the present Ameer of Tanzeem-e-Islami was born as the second son in January 1958 at Sahiwal in the renowned religious house hold of the founder of Tanzeem Islami Respected Dr Israr Ahmed....
, (1958-), Pakistan - Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (1272-1340 AH)
- Israr AhmedIsrar AhmedIsrar Ahmed was a Pakistani Islamic theologian followed particularly in South Asia and also among the South Asian diaspora in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America. Born in Hissar, in India, the second son of a government servant, he is the founder of the Tanzeem-e-islami, an...
(1932–2010), Pakistan - Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (1951- ), Lahore, Pakistan
- Khalid MasudKhalid MasudAllama Khalid Masud was a Muslim scholar of Pakistan. He spent the major part of his life with Moulana Amin Ahsan Islahi. He conveyed ideas and thoughts of his teacher and Imam Farhi to general public...
(1935–2003), Lahore, Pakistan - Mashriqi (1888–1963), India-Pakistan
- Muhammad Taqi UsmaniMuhammad Taqi UsmaniMuhammad Taqi Usmani is a Hanafi Islamic scholar from Pakistan who was born in 1943. He served as a judge on the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan from 1981 to 1982 and the Shari'a Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1982 to 2002. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic...
(1943-), Pakistan - Muhammad Karam Shah al-AzhariMuhammad Karam Shah al-AzhariJustice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, was an eminent Sheykh of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic scholar from Pakistan; a towering figure, he also served as a Judge at the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan and Shariat Appellate Bench...
(1918–1998), Behra, Pakistan - Naseer Ahmad NasirNaseer Ahmad NasirDr.Naseer Ahmad Nasir was a notable Islamic scholar and philosopher from Pakistan, born in 1910. His biography of Muhammad, Paighambar e Azam O Aakhir, was one of the most important biographical works in Islam of recent times, and in 1978 it was selected as one of the best biographies of Muhammad...
(1910-2000), Pakistan - Qamaruzzaman AzmiQamaruzzaman Azmi.Allama Maulana Qamaruzzaman Azmi is a prominent scholar in the Ahle sunnah wal jamah and Sufism. Millions of people across the Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, Europe, America and Canada revere and respect him...
- Syed Tatheer Hussain ZaidiSyed Tatheer Hussain Zaidi.He is a Professor, Scholar, Social Worker and Writer. He is known, in public, for his humble attitude and having a modern approach in solving theological problems.-Biography:...
(1956), Lahore-Pakistan - Tahir ul Qadri (1951-), Pakistan
- Tariq Jameel (1953-), Pakistan
- Zafar Ishaq AnsariZafar Ishaq AnsariZafar Ishaq Ansari is a scholar of Islamic Studies. He is the Director General of the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University. Previously, he has also been the President of the International Islamic University Islamabad...
(1932-), Pakistan - Zar Wali KhanZar Wali KhanShaikh-Ul-Hadith-Wa-Tafseer Moulana Mufti Zar Wali Khan is a Hanafi Islamic scholar from Pakistan. He is the founder of the Jamia Arabia Ahsan-ul-Uloom seminary located in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Pakistan. He is an expert in the fields of Islamic Jurisprudence , hadith, tafsir and tasawwuf...
(1955-), Karachi, Pakistan - Zulfiqar AhmadZulfiqar AhmadZulfiqar Ahmad is a PhD scholar at Minhaj University in Lahore, Pakistan. He has authored several books on social, religious, socio-political and economic aspects. As a student of human studies he rubbed shoulders with those who are at the forefront of propagating and spoiling the humanities. He...
, Pakistan
India
- Hashim Amir AliHashim Amir AliAli, Dr. Hashim Amir , was born in 1903, son of Ahmed Ali Khan [?], a native of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, capital of what was the premier princely state in the center of India. He was brought up in the palace of Salar Jung...
(1903–1987), Hyderabad, India - Mirza Abul FazlMirza Abul FazlAbul Fazl, Mirza , , was a native of Allahabad, India. Among the contemporary Muslim scholars Dr Mirza Abul Fazl, learned in Arabic and Sanskrit, was a pioneer who took interest in the study of the chronological order of the Qur`an and invited the attention of Muslim scholars towards its...
(1865–1956), Allahabad, India - Muhammad HamidullahMuhammad HamidullahMuhammad Hamidullah or Muhammad Hameedullah, D. Phil., D. Litt., HI., was a Hyderabadi from Hyderabad State , Muhaddith, Faqih, scholar of Islam and International Law, and foremost a prolific academic author Muhammad Hamidullah or Muhammad Hameedullah, D. Phil., D. Litt., HI., (Urdu: محمد...
(1908–2002), Hyderabad (India) exiled in Paris. - Shibli NomaniShibli NomaniAllamah Shibli Nomani was a respected scholar of Islam from Indian subcontinent during British Raj. He was born at Bindwal in Azamgarh district of present-day Uttar Pradesh. He is known for the founding the Shibli National College in 1883 and the Darul Mussanifin in Azamgarh...
(1857–1914), India - Asghar Ali EngineerAsghar Ali EngineerAsghar Ali Engineer, an Indian Muslim, is an reformist-writer and activist. Internationally known for his work on liberation theology in Islam, he leads the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra movement. The focus of his work is on communalism and communal and ethnic violence in India and South Asia...
(1939-), India, reformist known for liberation theology in Islam. - Husain Ahmed MadaniHusain Ahmed MadaniSyed Husain Ahmad Madani was an Islamic scholar from the Indian subcontinent. He was conferred upon the title of Shaikhul Islam as to acknowledge his eminence in hadith and fiqh.- Education and spiritual training :...
(1879–1957), India - Khurshid Ahmad (1932-), India
- Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi (1885–1944), Khandala, India
- Omar KhalidiOmar KhalidiDr. Omar Khalidi, BA ALM PhD, , Born in Hyderabad, India. He was an eminent Muslim scholar, a staff member of the MIT, USA and an author. He was educated in India, Britain and the United States. He is referred to as Chronicler of Hyderabad and Champion of Minority Rights. and considered as a ...
(1953-2010), Hyderabad, India. migrated to USA. - Pir Meher Ali ShahPir Meher Ali ShahPir Syed Meher Ali Shah Gilani was born 14 April 1859 in Golra Sharif, which is located midway between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, in present-day Pakistan. The time just before his birth saw the Indian Rebellion of 1857 fought between the British and the sepoys allied with seven of the Princely...
,(1856-1937) - Qazi Athar MubarakpuriQazi Athar Mubarakpuri- Biography :Maulana Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri at Mubarakpur, Azamgarh U.P. India, he has written many articles and books on the history of the early Muslims in India and the Arab world he was presented the highest literary award for the Arabic language in India and has been awarded many awards from...
(1916–1996), U.P., India - M. M. AkbarM. M. AkbarMeleveettil Muhammad Akbar is an Islamic Scholar, a Religious Orator and an expert in Comparative Religion...
Kerala, India - Saniyasnain KhanSaniyasnain KhanSaniyasnain Khan is an Indian television host and children's author, He writes books on subjects related to Islam. Some of his books have been translated into French, German, Turkish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Uzbek, Arabic, Malay, Bengali and Urdu. He has also created board games...
(1959-), New Delhi, India - Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani NadwiSyed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani NadwiAbul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi also spelt Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadvi was a historian, Islamic scholar, and author of well over fifty books in various languages.-Education:He was born on 5 December 1913 and received his early education at his home in Takia,...
(1913–1999), India - Syed Aqeel-ul-GharaviSyed Aqeel-ul-GharaviSyed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi is a leading Shia scholar and community activist of India. He is also a professor at Hauz-e-Ilmiya Jamiat-us-Saqalain, Delhi. During early 1990s he was principal of this Hauza. and co-supervisor of Safinatul Hidaya Trust, Batla House, Okhla, Delhi...
(1964-), Delhi, India - Syed Mohsin Nawab RizviSyed Mohsin Nawab RizviGrand Ayatollah Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi Mujtahid آیت اللہ سید محسن نواب رضوی was a great Shia Scholar.He was born on 1911 at Lucknow...
(1911-1969),Lucknow-India - Wahiduddin Khan (1925-), New Delhi, India
- Zakir NaikZakir NaikZakir Abdul Karim Naik is an Indian public speaker on the subject of Islam and comparative religion. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation , a non-profit organization that owns the Peace TV channel based in Dubai, UAE. He is sometimes referred to as a televangelist...
, India - Rafique Zakaria, India
Bangladesh
- Maulana Mohammad Akram KhanMaulana Mohammad Akram KhanMaulana Mohammad Akram Khan was a Bangladeshi journalist, politician and Islamic scholar. He is the founder of first Bengali newspaper The Azad.-Early Life:...
, Journalist, Bnagladesh - Shah Abdul HannanShah Abdul HannanShah Abdul Hannan is an Bangladeshi economist and media personality. He is the former Deputy Governor of the Bangladesh Bank and Chairman of the National Board of Revenue...
, Economist, Islamic Banking specialist, Bnagladesh - Syed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba AliSyed Mujtaba Ali was a renowned Bengali author, academician, scholar and linguist. He was born in present Karimganj District Assam of undivided Sylhet in Bengal.-Education and early career:...
, Bangladesh - Syed Kamaluddin ZafreeSyed Kamaluddin ZafreeSyed Kamaluddin Abdullah Zafree is a Bangladeshi economist and Islamic scholar. He was born in March 5, 1945 in Bhola, Bangladesh.-Early life:He passed the Kamil exam from Dhaka Aliyah Madrassah. He studied classical Arabic at Ummul Qura University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.-Biography:He is a...
, Islamic scholar, economist, Bangladesh - Dr. Muhammad ShahidullahMuhammad ShahidullahMuhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...
, Bangladesh - Ghulam Azam
- Motiur Rahman Nizami
Female Scholars
- Zainab al GhazaliZainab al GhazaliZaynab Al-Ghazali was a Egyptian activist. She was the founder of the Muslim Women's Association , and was closely associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.-Early life:...
- Leila AhmedLeila AhmedLeila Ahmed is an Egyptian American writer on Islam and Islamic feminism as well as being the first women's studies professor at Harvard Divinity School.- Background :...
- Laleh BakhtiarLaleh BakhtiarLaleh Mehree Bakhtiar is an Iranian-American Muslim author, translator and clinical psychologist.-Biography:...
- Asma BarlasAsma BarlasAsma Barlas is an academic educated in Pakistan and the United States. She is the Director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity of the department of politics at Ithaca College, New York. Her specialties include comparative and international politics, Islam and Qur'anic...
- Farhat HashmiFarhat HashmiFarhat Hashmi is a Islamic scholar from Pakistan, with a degree in Arabic and a PhD in Hadith Sciences. She was formerly a lecturer and assistant professor at the Faculty of Usul-al-Din at International Islamic University, Islamabad...
- Ingrid MattsonIngrid MattsonIngrid Mattson is a Canadian Muslim convert professor and activist and a former president of the Islamic Society of North America ....
- Fatema MernissiFatema MernissiFatema or Fatima Mernissi is a Moroccan feminist writer and sociologist.-Biography:Mernissi was born into a middle-class family in Fes in 1940. She received her primary education in a school established by the nationalist movement, and secondary level education in an all-girls school funded by the...
- Amina WadudAmina WadudAmina Wadud is an American scholar of Islam with a progressive focus on Qur'an exegesis . As an Islamic feminist, she has addressed mixed-sex congregations, giving a sermon in South Africa in 1994, and leading Friday prayers in the United States in 2005...
- Aisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-RahmanAisha Abd al-Rahman was an Egyptian author and professor of literature who published under the pen name Bint al-Shati .-Life and career:...
See also
:Category:Sunni Muslim scholars- Islamic studies by author (non-Muslim or academic)Islamic studies by author (non-Muslim or academic)Included are prominent authors who have made studies concerning Islam, the religion and its civilization, except for those studies of Islam produced by Muslim authors meant primarily for a Muslim audience....
- List of Islamic historians
- List of Islamic philosophers
- List of Islamic jurists
- List of Muslim mathematicians
- List of Muslim scientists
- List of Muslim astronomers
- Muslim scholarship
- Permanent Committee of Scholars for Research and FataawaPermanent CommitteeThe Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Fataawa is an Islamic organization in Saudi Arabia that issues rulings in Islamic jurisprudence...
- UlemaUlemaUlama , also spelt ulema, refers to the educated class of Muslim legal scholars engaged in the several fields of Islamic studies. They are best known as the arbiters of shari‘a law...