List of contemporary Muslim scholars of Islam
This article is an incomplete list of noted modern-era (20th to 21st century) Islamic scholars.
This refers to religious authorities whose publications or statements are accepted as pronouncements on religion by their respective communities and adherents.
Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and across the Islamic World.
Africa
North Africa
Egypt
- Ahmad al-Tayyeb (born 1946)
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1958)
- Ali Gomaa (born 1952)
- Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (1911–1998)
- Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010)
Mauritania
- Abdallah Bin Bayyah (born 1935)
South Africa
- Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born 1930)
- Ebrahim Desai
- Yusuf Karaan (15 November 1935–10 May 2015)
Zimbabwe
- Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975)
West Africa
- Ibrahim Niass (1900–1975)
Ghana
- Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar (born 1950)
- Osman Nuhu Sharubutu (born 1919)
Senegal
- Amadou Bamba (1853–1927)
Asia
Middle East
Cyprus
- Mehmet Adil (born 1957)
- Nazim Al-Haqqani (1922–2014)
Iraq
- Kamal alHaydari (born 1956)
Jordan
- Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar (1930–2012)
Kuwait
- Mishari Rashid Al-Afasy (born 1976)
Lebanon
- Abdullah al-Harari (1910–2008)
- Gibril Haddad (born 1960)
- Hisham Kabbani (born 1945)
- Sobhi Mahmassani (1909–1986)
Palestine
- Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1909–1977)
Saudi Arabia
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999)
- Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960)
- Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh (born 1943)
- Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen (1933–2009)
- Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966)
- Adil al-Kalbani (born 1959)
- Ali Bin Abdur Rahman Al Huthaify (born 1947)
- Muhammad Al-Munajid (born 1960)
- Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen (1925–2001)
- Muhammad Muhsin Khan (born 1927)
- Rabee al-Madkhali (born 1931)
- Saleh Al-Fawzan (born 1933)
- Saud Al-Shuraim (born 1964)
Syria
- Ahmed Kuftaro (1915–2004)
- Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999)
- Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (born 1963)
- Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (born 1966)
- Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929–2013)
Turkey
- Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü (born 1965)
- Ali Bardakoğlu (born 1952)[1]
- Mahmud Esad Coşan (1938–2001)
- Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (born 1929)
- Mehmet Görmez (born 1959)
- Muhammed Hamdi Yazır (1878–1942)
- Mustafa Çağrıcı (born 1950)
- Muzaffer Ozak (1916–1985)
- Osman Nuri Topbaş (born 1942)
Yemen
- Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (born 1942)
- Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971)
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz (born 1963)
- Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i (1933–2001)
- Yahya al-Hajuri
South Asia
Bangladesh
- Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi
- Azizul Haque (1919–2012)
- Fazlul Karim
- Fazlul Haque Amini
- Junaid Babunagari
- Muhammad Abdul Malek
- Muhammad Faizullah
- Muhiuddin Khan
- Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (born 1948)
- Nazmul Hoque Nadwi (born 1968)
- Shah Ahmad Shafi
- Shamsul Haque Faridpuri
India
- Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (1914–1999)
- Abdul Haq Azmi (1928–2016))
- Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018)
- Amjad Ali Aazmi (1882–1948
- Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008)
- Asir Adrawi (born 1926)
- E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar (1914–1996)
- Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri (born 1978)
- Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar (1900–1993)
- Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar (born 1939)
- Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi
- Muhammad Salim Qasmi (1926–2018)
- Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (born 1954)
- Muhammad Taqi Amini (1926–1991)
- Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri (1937–2017)
- Noor Alam Khalil Amini (born 18 December 1952)
- Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (1942–2020)
- Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal (1936–2009)
Pakistan
- Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (1915–2001)
- Abul A'la Maududi (25 September 1903–22 September 1979)
- Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997)
- Ghulam Ali Okarvi (1919–2000)
- Ghulam Ahmed Perwez (1903–1985)
- Ilyas Qadri (born 1950)
- Israr Ahmed (1932–2010)
- Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
- Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966)
- Khalid Masud (1935–2003)
- Khurshid Ahmad (born 1932)
- Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai (born 1972)
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951)
- Muhammad Rafi Usmani (born 1936)
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 1943)
- Muneeb-ur-Rehman (born 1945)
- Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003)
- Shah Turab ul Haq (1944–2016)
- Syed Jawad Naqvi (born 1952)
- Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993)
- Tariq Jamil (born 1953)
- Zubair Ali Zai (1957–2013)
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
- Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009)
- Ahmad Surkati (1875–1943)
- Fakih Usman (1904–1968)
- Hamka (1908–1981)
- Ilyas Ruhiat (1934–2007)
- Maria Ulfah (born 1955)
- Mas Mansoer (1896–1946)
- Mohammad Natsir (1908–1993)
- Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto (1882–1934)
- Quraish Shihab (born 1944)
- Siti Noordjannah Djohantini (born 1958)
Malaysia
- Abdul Hadi Awang (born 1947)
- Asri Zainul Abidin (born 1971)
- Haron Din (1940–2016)
- Imran N. Hosein (born 1942)
- Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931–2015)
- Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (born 1931)
Singapore
- Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954)
Central Asia
Uzbekistan
- Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf (1952–2015)
East Asia
China
- Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978)
Europe
Eastern Europe
- Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004) Kosovo
- Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999) Albania
- Mustafa Ceric (born 1952) Bosnia and Herzegovina
Western Europe
Austria
- Adnan Ibrahim (born 1966) Vienna
- Muhammad Asad (1900–1992)
Germany
- Ahmad Milad Karimi (born 1979)
Ireland
- Umar Al-Qadri (born 1982) Dublin
United Kingdom
- Abdul Qayum (born 1960) London
- Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (born 1974)
- Abu-Abdullah Adelabu London
- Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq (born 1971) Leicester
- Ajmal Masroor (born 1971) London
- Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari (born 1978) London
- Haitham al-Haddad (born 1971) London
- Ibrahim Mogra (born 1965) Leicester
- Joel Hayward (born 1964) London
- Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) (born 1932) Leicester
- Martin Lings (1909–2005) Manchester
- Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936) Surrey
- Mohammad Akram Nadwi (born 1964) Oxford
- Muhammad Abdul Bari (born 1953) London
- Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari, Leicester
- Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (born 1946) Nottinghamshire
- Musharraf Hussain (born 1962) Nottingham
- Timothy Winter (born 1960) London
- Yusuf Motala (1946–2019) Lancashire
Sweden
- Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917)
Switzerland
- Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998)
- Tariq Ramadan (born 1962) Geneva
North America
Canada
- Ahmad Kutty (born 1946), Toronto
- Bilal Philips (born 1946), Jamaica & Toronto
- Faraz Rabbani, Ontario
- Ibrahim Long, Edmonton[2][3]
- Ingrid Mattson (born 1963), Ontario[4][5][6]
- Jamal Badawi, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Muzaffar Iqbal (born 1954), Edmonton
- Shabir Ally, Toronto
United States
- Anwar al-Aulaqi (1971–2011) New Mexico
- Amir Hussain Los Angeles, CA
- Asifa Quraishi
- Dalia Mogahed
- Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988) Illinois
- Fetullah Gulen (born 1941) Pennsylvania
- Hamza Yusuf (born 1958) Berkeley, CA[7]
- Hamid Algar (born 1940) Berkeley, CA
- Hassan Hathout (1924–2009) Pasadena. CA
- Jonathan A.C. Brown (born 1977) Washington DC
- Khaled Abou El Fadl (born 1963) California
- Khalid Yahya Blankinship (born 1949) Philadelphia, PA
- Louay Safi (born 1955)
- Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh (born 1945) Virginia
- Mohammad Hassan Khalil Michigan
- Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) Delaware
- Muzammil H. Siddiqi (born 1943)
- Omar Khalidi (1953–2010)
- Omar Suleiman
- Omid Safi North Carolina
- Ovamir Anjum Ohio
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born 1933)
- Sherman Jackson California
- Wael Hallaq (born 1955) New York
- Warith Deen Mohammed (1933–2008) Illinois
- Yasir Qadhi (born 1975) Texas
- Yasmin Mogahed
- Zaid Shakir (born 1956) California
Trinidad
Oceania
Australia
- Fehmi Naji (1928–2016)
- Ibrahim Abu Mohamed
- Shady Alsuleiman (born 1978)
- Taj El-Din Hilaly (born 1941)
New Zealand
- Joel Hayward (born in Christchurch in 1964), lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE
See also
- Allamah
- Education in Islam
- Islamic studies by author (non-Muslim or academic)
- Islamic studies
- List of Da'ees
- List of female Muslim scholars
- List of Islamic historians
- List of Islamic jurists
- List of Islamic philosophers
- List of Muslim astronomers
- List of Muslim mathematicians
- List of Muslim scientists
- Permanent Committee of Scholars for Research and Fataawa
References
- The Grand List of Endorsements of the Amman Message and Its Three Points
- Long, Ibrahim J.; Ansari, Bilal (Summer 2018). "Islamic Pastoral Care and the Development of Muslim Chaplaincy" (PDF). Journal of Muslim Mental Health. 12 (1). doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0012.105 – via University of Michigan Library Digital Collections.
- "Ibrahim J. Long | Hartford Seminary - Academia.edu". hartsem.academia.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- "About Dr. Ingrid Mattson | Ingrid Mattson". ingridmattson.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- "Scholar spotlight: Ingrid Mattson, paving the way for women scholars". www.aquila-style.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
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