List of modern-day Muslim scholars of Islam
"Muslim scholars" and "Islamic scholars" redirect here. For other scholars of Islam, see Scholars of Islam.
This article is a list of modern-era (20th to 21st century) scholars of Islam who are considered by reliable sources to be leading authorities on the teachings and rulings of the Islamic religion.
Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and across the Muslim World.
Africa and the Middle East
- Abdullah al-Harari (1910-2008), Lebanon
- Ali Gomaa (1952-), Egypt
- Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar (1930-2012), Jordan
- Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1909-1977), Palestine
- Hassan al-Banna (1906–1949), Egypt
- Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966), Egypt
- Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010), Egypt
- Ahmed el-Tayeb, Egypt
- Rashid Rida (1865–1935), Syria
- Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1849–1902), Syria
- Mahmud Shaltut (1893–1963), Egypt
- Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996) Egypt
- Mohammed al-Ghazali (1917–1996) Egypt
- Sobhi Mahmassani (1909-1986), Lebanon
- Saeed Abubakr Zakaria, Ghana
- Abdel-Halim Mahmoud (1910–1978), Egypt
- Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali (1927-), Morocco
- Abdessalam Yassine (1928-2012), Morocco
- Abdallah Bin Bayyah (1935-), Mauritania
- Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940), Algeria
- Safwat al-Shwadify (1945–2000), Egypt
- Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egypt
- Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1956), Egypt
- Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927-1988), Egypt
- Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004), Kosovo-born Syrian
- Ismail ibn Musa Menk, Zimbabwe
- Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy Syria
- Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy (1911–1998), Egypt
- Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926-), Egypt
- Yusuf Soalih Ajura (1890-2004),
The Arabian Peninsula
- Ali Jaber (scholar) (1953–2005), Saudi Arabia
- Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999), Saudi Arabia
- Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen (1925–2001), Saudi Arabia
- Anwar al-Aulaqi (1971–2011), Yemen
- Muhammad Al-Munajid (1960–), Saudi Arabia
- Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933–), Saudi Arabia
- Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
- Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942-), Yemen
- Muhammad Muhsin Khan (1927-), Saudi Arabia
- Kamal alHaydari (1956–), Iraq
- Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen (1933–2009), Saudi Arabia
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz (1963 -), Yemen
- Habib Ali al-Jifri (1971-), Yemen, now United Arab Emirates
- Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh (1943 -), Saudi Arabia
- Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (1960 -), Saudi Arabia
- Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960 -), Saudi Arabia
- Saud Al-Shuraim (1964 -), Saudi Arabia
- Salman al-Ouda (1955 -), Saudi Arabia
- Mishari Rashid Al-Afasy (1976 -), Kuwait
South Asia
- Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875 -1933)
- Ameen Mian Qaudri Marehrah, India
- Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui
- Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) Meerut-Madina
- Azizul Haque (1919-2012), Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1880-1976), Pabna, Bangladesh
- Abdur Rahman (1925), Chittagong, Bangladesh
- Abdur Rahim (1918-1987), Barisal, Bangladesh
- Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997)
- Ali Kutty Musliyar Kerala, India (1945)
- Arshadul Qaudri (1925—2002) Syed Pura, District Baliya, British India
- Asghar Ali Engineer (b. 1939-2013), India
B
- Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi, Kerala, India (1951)
C
F
- Farhat Hashmi,(1957), Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
H
- Hashim Amir Ali (1903–1987), Hyderabad, India
- Husain Ahmed Madani (1879–1957), India
- Hussain Madavoor, India
I
- Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi (1888–1963)
- Israr Ahmed (1932 - 2010)
J
- Jalaluddin Umri (1935), Madras, India
K
- Khalid Masud (1935–2003), Lahore
- Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musalyar (1939)
- Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar (1935-2012) Kerala, India.
- Khurshid Ahmad (1932), born in Delhi, lives in Lahore, Pakistan
M
- Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (1948), Rajshahi, Bangladesh
- Meher Ali Shah,(1856–1937)
- Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui, (1918—83), Hyderabad, British India
- Muhammad Tahir (1962), Rahmatpur, Pakistan
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951 to present)
- Muhammad Taqi Usmani
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), Lahore, Pakistan
- Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1911–1970)
- Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (1950 to present)
- Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833-1880), India
- Mirza Abul Fazl (1865–1956), Allahabad, India
- Mahmud al-Hasan,(1851–1920) Darul Uloom Deoband
- Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi (1885–1944), Khandala, India
- Muhammad Hamidullah (1908–2002), Hyderabad (India) exiled in Paris.
- Muhammad Fazal Khan Changwi (1868–1938)
N
- Naseer Ahmad Nasir (1910–2000)
- Najm Rehan
O
- Omar Khalidi (1953–2010), Hyderabad, India. migrated to US.
Q
- Qamaruzzaman Azmi (1946)
- Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996), U.P., British India
R
- Rafique Zakaria (1920-2005), British India
- Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1829–1905), Delhi, British India
S
- Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi (1948–2009), Lahore, Pakistan
- Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926—2003), Meerut, British India
- Shabir Ahmed Usmani
- Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (1896-1969), Tungipara, Bangladesh
- Shibli Nomani (1857–1914), British India
- Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993)
- Saniyasnain Khan (1959), New Delhi, India
- Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi(1948-2002),India
- Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999), India
- Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (1964), Delhi, India
- Syed Qazi Muzainul Haq (1937-2013), Wasa Dargah, India
- Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi (1911–1969), Lucknow, British India
T
- Talib Jauhari, Pakistan
- Tariq Jameel (1953),Pakistan
U
- Ullal Thangal (1920-2014)
W
- Wahiduddin Khan (1925), New Delhi, India
Y
- Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000)
Z
- Zafar Ishaq Ansari (1932)
- Zar Wali Khan (1955)
- Zubair Ali Zai (1957-2013), Hazro, Pakistan
Eastern and Southern Asia
- Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin (1971-current), Malaysia
- Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931-2015), Malaysia
- Abdul Hadi Awang (1947-current), Malaysia
- Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, Malaysia
- Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978), China
- Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954), Singapore
- Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf (1952-2015), Uzbekistan
- Alwi Shihab, Indonesia
- Hussein Ye (b. 1950), Malaysia
Eastern Europe
- İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875-1926), Turkey
- Muhammed Hamdi Yazır (1878-1942), Turkey
- Said Nursî (1878-1960), Turkey
- Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999), Albania
- Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928-2004), Kosovo
- Süleyman Ateş (1933-), Turkey
- Fethullah Gülen (1941-), Turkey
- Mustafa Ceric (1952-), Bosnia
- Mehmet Görmez (1959-), Turkey
- Ekrem Buğra Ekinci (1966-), Turkey
Western Europe
- Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917), Sweden
- Tariq Ramadan (1962-), Geneva, Switzerland
- Adnan Ibrahim (1966-), Vienna, Austria
- Muhammad Asad (1900–1992), Germany
- Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998), Switzerland
- Umar Al-Qadri (1982-To Present), Dublin, Ireland
United Kingdom
- Abdul Qayum (1960-), London, England
- Mahmudul Hasan (1978-)
- Haitham al-Haddad (1971), London, England
- Abdur Rahman Madani (1971-) London, England
- Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq, Leicester, England
- Timothy Winter (Abdul Hakim Murad) (1960-), London, England
- Joel Hayward (Yusuf Moustafa Muhammad) (1964-) London, England
- Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) (1932-), Leicester, England
- Mohammad Akram Nadwi (1964-), Oxford, England
- Abu Sayed Ansary (1978-), London, England
- Ahmed Babikir, London, England
- Ajmal Masroor (1971-), London, England
- Ibrahim Mogra (1965-), Leicester, England
- Yusuf Motala (1946-), Lancashire, England
- Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936), Surrey, England
- Abu Eesa Niamatullah, London, England
- Kamal Uddin (1984-), Manchester, England
- Zakaria Badat (1968), Leicester, England
- Muhammad Abdul Bari (1953-), London, England
- Martin Lings (1909–2005), Kent, England
- Abu-Abdullah Adelabu, London, England
- Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (1946), Nottinghamshire, England
- Martin Lings (1909–2005), Manchester, England
North America
- Kecia Ali, University of Boston
- Imran N. Hosein (1942-), Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
- Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi, Houston, USA
- Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988), Chicago, USA
- Hamid Algar (1940-), Berkeley, USA
- Jonathan A.C. Brown (1977-), Washington DC, USA
- Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh (1945-), Virginia, USA
- Ovamir Anjum, Ohio, USA
- Khaled Abou El Fadl, California, USA
- Anwar al-Alwaki (1971-2011), New Mexico, USA
- Hamza Yusuf (1958-), California, USA
- Hassan Hathout (1924–2009)
- Mohammad Fadel, Ontario, Canada
- Faraz Rabbani, Ontario, Canada
- Warith Deen Mohammed (1933-2008), Illinois, USA
- Zaid Shakir (1956-), California, USA
- Faisal Kutty
- Louay Safi (1955-)
- Muqtedar Khan (1966-), Delaware, USA
- Muzammil H. Siddiqi (1943-)
- Omid Safi, North Carolina, USA
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933-)
- Amir Hussain Born in Lahore, Pakistan, raised in Toronto, Canada, living in Los Angeles
- Ingrid Mattson (1963-), Ontario, Canada
- Sherman Jackson, California, USA
- Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Michigan, USA
- Intisar Rabb
- Jamal Badawi, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Bilal Philips, Jamaica & Toronto, Canada
- Ahmad Kutty (1946-), Toronto, Canada (originally from Kerala, India)
- Wael Hallaq (1955-), New York City, USA (originally from Palestine)
- Asifa Quraishi
See also
- Islamic studies by author (non-Muslim or academic)
- List of Islamic historians
- List of Islamic philosophers
- List of Islamic jurists
- List of Muslim mathematicians
- List of Muslim scientists
- List of Muslim astronomers
- List of Da'ees
- List of female Muslim scholars
- Muslim scholarship
- Permanent Committee of Scholars for Research and Fataawa
- Allamah
References
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