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Scholars in Islamic studies are both [[Muslim scholars|Muslim]] and non-Muslim scholars who work in one or more fields of [[Islamic studies]]. "Islamic studies" an [[umbrella term]] for all Islam-related studies, related to both [[Islamization of knowledge]] and an extrinsic study of Islam, and Islamic culture. This article conflates scholars of Islam and Islamic scholars, i.e., objective and subjective scholars students of Islam.
Scholars in Islamic studies are both [[Muslim scholars|Muslim]] and non-Muslim scholars who work in one or more fields of [[Islamic studies]]. "Islamic studies" an [[umbrella term]] for all Islam-related studies, related to both [[Islamization of knowledge]] and an extrinsic study of Islam, and Islamic culture. This article conflates scholars of Islam and Islamic scholars, i.e., objective and subjective scholars students of Islam.


'''MODERN-DAY SCHOLARS'''

* Entries on this page feature '''Modern-Day Muslim Scholars from 1900 onwards.'''
* Entries on this page feature '''Modern-Day Muslim Scholars from 1900 onwards.'''
* Significant amount of "scholarly work on Islam/Qur'an in print or on audio-visual media", are thought as necessary to be listed as a scholar.
* Significant amount of "scholarly work on Islam/Qur'an in print or on audio-visual media", are thought to be necessary for listing on this page.
* For Muslim scholars from earlier eras, refer to other lists on Wikipedia.
* Authorship in general, a significant public speaking record and/or political activism are not considered as an automatic qualification to be listed as a scholar.
* Entries on this page are organized primarily by Nation/Region where the scholar spent most of his/her career.
* Entries are accompanied by a brief pen sketch of the scholars background and accomplishments.

'''CRITERIA'''
* Authorship in general, a significant public speaking record and/or political activism are not considered as an automatic qualification to be listed as a scholar.
* As a result, Imams, Preachers, Educators, Reformists and General Authors on Islam are listed at the bottom in a separate category "General Writers and Speakers (GW&S)".
* As a result, Imams, Preachers, Educators, Reformists and General Authors on Islam are listed at the bottom in a separate category "General Writers and Speakers (GW&S)".
* Refer to the GW&S section before posting what you may think is a missing scholar. As the person of your choice may already be listed in the GW&S, not having met the criteria of what is considered here to be a scholar.
* Refer to the GW&S section before posting what you may think is a missing scholar. As the person of your choice may already be listed in the GW&S, not having met the criteria of what is considered here to be a scholar.

* For scholars from earlier eras, refer to other lists on Wikipedia.
'''MUST HAVE WIKI ENTRY'''
* Entries on this page are organized primarily by Nation/Region where the scholar spent most of his/her career.
* Entries in the main section MUST HAVE their own wiki page to be listed here as a scholar.
* Entries are accompanied by a brief pen sketch of the scholars background and accomplishments.
* If scholar does not have his/her own wiki Entry, he/she is moved to the bottom of the page under MISSING WIKI ENTRY.
* For more detailed information, click on individual pages for each scholar.




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*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]''' - (1963-) [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Muslim]] [[convert]] Prof. Mattson holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the [[University of Chicago]]. In 2001 she was elected Vice-President of [[Islamic Society of North America|ISNA]] and in 2006 she was elected the first female President of the organization.
*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]''' - (1963-) [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Muslim]] [[convert]] Prof. Mattson holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the [[University of Chicago]]. In 2001 she was elected Vice-President of [[Islamic Society of North America|ISNA]] and in 2006 she was elected the first female President of the organization.
*'''[[Jamal Badawi]]''' - [[Egypt]]ian-born Prof. Badawi is a long-time faculty at [[Saint Mary's University (Halifax)|Saint Mary's University]] in [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on [[Islam]] and Muslims, having researched and starred in a 352-segment television series on Islam.
*'''[[Jamal Badawi]]''' - [[Egypt]]ian-born Prof. Badawi is a long-time faculty at [[Saint Mary's University (Halifax)|Saint Mary's University]] in [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]]. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on [[Islam]] and Muslims, having researched and starred in a 352-segment television series on Islam.
*'''[[Seyyed Hossein Nasr]]''' - (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.
*'''[[Seyyed Hossein Nasr]]''' -
*'''[[Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo]]''' - (1960-)
*'''[[Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo]]''' - (1960-) Former Imam of the Islamic Center of Boulder, Colorado, UC-Berkley graduate Imam Zarabozo, originally of Spanish heritage, is a prolific writer.
*'''[[Taha Jabir Alalwani]]''' - (1935-) Iraqi-born Dr. Alalwani was previously chairman of the [[Fiqh Council of North America]]. He writes frequently on the Islamization of Knowledge, the need for Ijtihad, and Muslim Minority Jurisprudence.
*'''[[Taha Jabir Alalwani]]''' - (1935-)
*'''[[Ahmad Kutty]]''' - (1946-) Dr. Kutty, originally from [[Kerala]], India, is a long-time founding member of numerous Islamic organizations in Canada, having completed his Doctoral studies in Shari’ah thought at [[McGill University]].
*'''[[Ahmad Kutty]]''' - (1946-)
*'''[[Wael Hallaq]]''' - (1955-) Palestinian-American Dr. Hallaq is Professor in the Humanities at [[Columbia University]] and has numerous academic works in the field of Islamic Law and Philosophy to his credit.
*'''[[Wael Hallaq]]''' - (1955-)
*'''[[Jerald F. Dirks]]''' - (1950-) Dr. Dirks is is a former ordained Methodist minister, Harvard Divinity College graduate, Muslim convert and popular author of several books on Islam and Christianity.
*'''[[Jerald F. Dirks]]''' - (1950-)
*'''[[Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi]]''' - (1975-) is an American-Muslim Imam of Indian parentage, currently pursuing doctoral studies at [[Yale University]], having graduated in Islamic Studies from [[Islamic University of Madinah]].
*'''[[Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi]]''' - (1975-)
*'''[[Naeem Abdul Wali]]'''
*'''[[Shah Baleeghuddin]]''' - (1924-2009) Charismatic public speaker, renowned Islamic scholar, author, speaker, broadcaster and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan


==Great Britain==
==Great Britain==
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*'''[[Timothy Winter|Abdal Hakim Murad]]''' - (1960-) High profile 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.
*'''[[Timothy Winter|Abdal Hakim Murad]]''' - (1960-) High profile 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 Pickthall]]''' - (1875-1936) Novelist and orientalist British convert M.M. Pictkhall is forever linked to his famous translation ''[[The meaning of the Holy Qur'an]]''.
*'''[[Marmaduke Pickthall]]''' - (1875-1936) Novelist and orientalist British convert M.M. Pictkhall is forever linked to his famous translation ''[[The meaning of the Holy Qur'an]]''.
*'''[[Martin Lings]]''' - (1909-2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of [[Frithjof Schuon]], and Shakespearean scholar. Having earnt a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies|School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)]].
*'''[[Martin Lings]]''' -


==Western Europe==
==Western Europe==
*'''[[Muhammad Asad]]''' - (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.
*'''[[Muhammad Asad]]''' - (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.
*'''[[Ivan Aguéli]]''' - ''Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili'' (1869-1917) Swedish-born wandering Shadhili Sufi.
*'''[[Ivan Aguéli]]''' - ''Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili'' (1869-1917) Swedish-born wandering Shadhili Sufi.
*'''[[Frithjof Schuon]]''' - (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]].
*'''[[Frithjof Schuon]]''' -
*'''[[Tariq Ramadan]]''' - (1962-) Born in Switzerland to exiled prominent Egyptian parents, Dr. Ramadan is also the grandson of the influential [[Hassan al-Banna]]. He has written several major works primarily on Islamic theology and the position of Muslims in Europe.
*'''[[Tariq Ramadan]]''' -
*'''[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]]''' -


==Hijaz (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)==
==Hijaz (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)==
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*'''[[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]]''' - (1926-)
*'''[[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]]''' - (1926-)
*'''[[Muhammad Muhsin Khan]]''' - (1927-)
*'''[[Muhammad Muhsin Khan]]''' - (1927-)
*'''[[Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri]]''' -


==Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine==
==Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine==
*'''[[Muhammad Husain Haikal]]''' - (1889-1957)
*'''[[Muhammad Husayn Haykal]]''' - (1888-1956)
*'''[[Sayyid Qutb]]''' - (1906 - 1996)
*'''[[Sayyid Qutb]]''' - (1906 - 1996)
*'''[[Hassan al-Banna]]''' - (1906-1949)
*'''[[Hassan al-Banna]]''' - (1906-1949)
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*'''[[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]]''' - (1910-1978)
*'''[[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]]''' - (1910-1978)
*'''[[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]]''' - (1909-1977)
*'''[[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]]''' - (1909-1977)
* '''[[Safwat al-Shwadify]]''' - (1945-2000)
*'''[[Safwat al-Shwadify]]''' - (1945-2000)
*'''[[Gibril Haddad]]'''
*'''[[Gibril Haddad]]''' - (1960-)


==Turkey, Albania, Bosnia==
==Turkey, Albania, Bosnia==
*'''[[Said Nursî]]''' - (1878-1960)
*'''[[Said Nursî]]''' - (1878-1960)
*'''[[Fethullah Gülen]]''' - (1941-)
*'''[[Fethullah Gülen]]''' - (1941-)
*'''[[Harun Yahya]]''' -
*'''[[Harun Yahya]]''' - (1956-)
*'''[[Mustafa Ceric]]''' -
*'''[[Mustafa Ceric]]''' - (1952-)


==North & West Africa (Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria etc)==
==North & West Africa (Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria etc)==
*'''[[Hassan al-Turabi]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Hassan al-Turabi]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Abdallah Bin Bayyah]]''' - (1935-)
*'''[[Abdallah Bin Bayyah]]''' - (1935-)
*'''[[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]]''' -
*'''[[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]]''' - (1927-)


==Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia==
==Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia==
*'''[[Ruhollah Khomeini|Ayatollah Khomeini]]''' - (1902-1989)
*'''[[Ruhollah Khomeini|Ayatollah Khomeini]]''' - (1902-1989)
*'''[[Ali al-Sistani]]''' - (1930-)
*'''[[Ali al-Sistani]]''' - (1930-)
*'''[[Ali Shariati]]''' -
*'''[[Ali Shariati]]''' - (1933-1977)
Muhammad Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf (Uzbekistan)


==Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)==
==Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)==
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*'''[[Mirza Abul Fazl]]''' - (1865-1956), Allahabad, India.
*'''[[Mirza Abul Fazl]]''' - (1865-1956), Allahabad, India.
*'''[[Abul Ala Maududi]]''' - (1903-1979), Hyderabad, India.
*'''[[Abul Ala Maududi]]''' - (1903-1979), Hyderabad, India.
*'''[[Amin Ahsan Islahi]]''' - (1904-1997)
*'''[[Ghulam Ahmed Parvez]]''' - (1903-1985), Panjab, Pakistan. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghulam_Ahmed_Pervez]]
*'''[[Hashim Amir Ali]]''' - (1903-1987), Hyderabad, India.
*'''[[Taqi Usmani]]''' - (1943-)
*'''[[Amin Ahsan Islahi]]''' -
*'''[[Tahir ul Qadri]]''' - (1951-)
*'''[[Taqi Usmani]]''' -
*'''[[Tahir ul Qadri]]''' -
*'''[[Muhammad Khalilur Rahman]]''' - (1906-1988), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
*'''[[Muhammad Hamidullah]]''' - (1909-2002)
*'''[[Muhammad Hamidullah]]''' - (1909-2002)
*'''[[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]''' - (1923- ), Hyderabad, India.
*'''[[Israr Ahmed]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Israr Ahmed]]''' -
*'''[[Maulana Wahiduddin Khan]]''' - (1925-)
*'''[[Maulana Wahiduddin Khan]]''' - (1925-)
*'''[[Ashraf Ali Thanvi]]''' -
*'''[[Ashraf Ali Thanvi]]''' - (1863-1943)
*'''[[Zafar Ishaq Ansari]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Zafar Ishaq Ansari]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi]]''' - (1885-1944)
*'''[[Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi]]''' - (1885-1944)
*'''[[Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Farhat Hashmi]]''' -
*'''[[Farhat Hashmi]]''' -
*'''[[Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]]''' -
*'''[[Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]]''' - (1913-1999)
*'''[[Abul Kalam Azad]]''' - (1888-1958)
*'''[[Abul Kalam Azad]]''' - (1888-1958)
*'''[[Allama Mashriqi]]''' -
*'''[[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]]''' - (1903-1985), Panjab, Pakistan.
*'''[[Khurshid Ahmad]]''' -
*'''[[Hashim Amir Ali]]''' - (1903-1987), Hyderabad, India.
*'''[[Allama Mashriqi]]''' - (1888-1963)
*'''[[Khurshid Ahmad]]''' - (1932-)
*'''[[Shibli Nomani]]''' - (1857-1914)
*'''[[Shibli Nomani]]''' - (1857-1914)
*'''[[Ghulam Azam]]''' -
*'''[[Ghulam Azam]]''' - (1922-)Bangladesh
*'''[[Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree]]''' - Bangladesh
*'''[[Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui]]''' -
*'''[[Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui]]''' -
*'''[[Motiur Rahman Nizami]]''' -
*'''[[Motiur Rahman Nizami]]''' - (1943-)
*'''Sayed Kamaluddin Zafree''' -
*'''[[Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri]]''' - (1916-1996)
*'''[[Shah Baleeghuddin]]''' - (1924-2009) Charismatic public speaker, renowned Islamic scholar, author, speaker, broadcaster and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
*'''[[Shah Baleeghuddin]]''' - (1924-2009) Charismatic public speaker, renowned Islamic scholar, author, speaker, broadcaster and former member of the National Assembly of Pakistan


==Far East (China, Malaysia, Indonesia)==
==Far East (China, Malaysia, Indonesia)==
*'''[[Hussein Ye]]''' -
*'''[[Hussein Ye]]''' - (1950-)
*'''[[Muhammad Ma Jian]]''' - (1906-1978)
*'''[[Muhammad Ma Jian]]''' - (1906-1978)
zohaib omer


==Miscellaneous==
==Miscellaneous==
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{{col-break}}
===Female Scholars===
===Female Scholars===
*'''[[Laleh Bakhtiar]]''' -
*'''[[Laleh Bakhtiar]]'''
*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]''' -
*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]'''
*'''[[Farhat Hashmi]]''' -
*'''[[Farhat Hashmi]]'''


{{col-break}}
{{col-break}}
===General Writers===
===General Writers (GW&S)===
*'''[[Yusuf Estes]]'''
*'''[[Yusuf Estes]]'''
*'''[[Michael Wolfe]]'''
*'''[[Michael Wolfe]]'''
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*'''[[Ahmed Deedat]]'''
*'''[[Ahmed Deedat]]'''
*'''[[Zakir Naik]]'''
*'''[[Zakir Naik]]'''
*'''[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno]]'''


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{{col-break}}
===and Speakers===
===Missing Wiki Enteries===
*'''[[Zohaib Omer]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad Khalilur Rahman]]''' Bangladesh
*'''[[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]''' India
*'''[[Muhammad Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf]]''' Uzbekistan
*'''[[Naeem Abdul Wali]]'''
*'''[[Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri]]'''

{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}



Revision as of 08:10, 20 November 2009

Scholars in Islamic studies are both Muslim and non-Muslim scholars who work in one or more fields of Islamic studies. "Islamic studies" an umbrella term for all Islam-related studies, related to both Islamization of knowledge and an extrinsic study of Islam, and Islamic culture. This article conflates scholars of Islam and Islamic scholars, i.e., objective and subjective scholars students of Islam.

MODERN-DAY SCHOLARS

  • Entries on this page feature Modern-Day Muslim Scholars from 1900 onwards.
  • Significant amount of "scholarly work on Islam/Qur'an in print or on audio-visual media", are thought to be necessary for listing on this page.
  • For Muslim scholars from earlier eras, refer to other lists on Wikipedia.
  • Entries on this page are organized primarily by Nation/Region where the scholar spent most of his/her career.
  • Entries are accompanied by a brief pen sketch of the scholars background and accomplishments.

CRITERIA

  • Authorship in general, a significant public speaking record and/or political activism are not considered as an automatic qualification to be listed as a scholar.
  • As a result, Imams, Preachers, Educators, Reformists and General Authors on Islam are listed at the bottom in a separate category "General Writers and Speakers (GW&S)".
  • Refer to the GW&S section before posting what you may think is a missing scholar. As the person of your choice may already be listed in the GW&S, not having met the criteria of what is considered here to be a scholar.

MUST HAVE WIKI ENTRY

  • Entries in the main section MUST HAVE their own wiki page to be listed here as a scholar.
  • If scholar does not have his/her own wiki Entry, he/she is moved to the bottom of the page under MISSING WIKI ENTRY.


North America

  • Hamza Yusuf - (1960-) Charismatic public speaker, Shaykh Hamza spent years studying Islam and Arabic in the Muslim world following his conversion in 1977. Recently founded California-based Zaytuna Institute to implement his vision of a revival of islamic sciences.
  • Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips - (1952-) Jamaican-born Dr. Philips of Canada has virtually lived overseas since his conversion, for decades studying and preaching in Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, UK, and U.A.E. at various times. A popular TV personality, he is also a prolific author of numerous books and audio material.
  • Imam Zaid Shakir - (1956-) Closely associated with Hamza Yusuf, like whom, he converted to Islam in 1977 and studied in Syria for seven years thereafter and now features at the Zaytuna Institute in California.
  • Nuh Ha Mim Keller - (1954-) Translator of classical Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic Law, Shaykh Nuh is also n authorised sheikh in tasawwuf in the Shadhili Sufi order and currently lives in Amman, Jordan.
  • Sherman Jackson - is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Visiting Professor of Law and Professor of Afro-American Studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
  • Laleh Bakhtiar - (1938-) Chicago-based Iranian-American Muslim author and translator of numerous classical works, including 'The Sublime Quran, an English translation of the Qur'an.
  • Ingrid Mattson - (1963-) Canadian Muslim convert Prof. Mattson holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Chicago. In 2001 she was elected Vice-President of ISNA and in 2006 she was elected the first female President of the organization.
  • Jamal Badawi - Egyptian-born Prof. Badawi is a long-time faculty at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims, having researched and starred in a 352-segment television series on Islam.
  • Seyyed Hossein Nasr - (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.
  • Jamaal al-Din M. Zarabozo - (1960-) Former Imam of the Islamic Center of Boulder, Colorado, UC-Berkley graduate Imam Zarabozo, originally of Spanish heritage, is a prolific writer.
  • Taha Jabir Alalwani - (1935-) Iraqi-born Dr. Alalwani was previously chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America. He writes frequently on the Islamization of Knowledge, the need for Ijtihad, and Muslim Minority Jurisprudence.
  • Ahmad Kutty - (1946-) Dr. Kutty, originally from Kerala, India, is a long-time founding member of numerous Islamic organizations in Canada, having completed his Doctoral studies in Shari’ah thought at McGill University.
  • Wael Hallaq - (1955-) Palestinian-American Dr. Hallaq is Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University and has numerous academic works in the field of Islamic Law and Philosophy to his credit.
  • Jerald F. Dirks - (1950-) Dr. Dirks is is a former ordained Methodist minister, Harvard Divinity College graduate, Muslim convert and popular author of several books on Islam and Christianity.
  • Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi - (1975-) is an American-Muslim Imam of Indian parentage, currently pursuing doctoral studies at Yale University, having graduated in Islamic Studies from Islamic University of Madinah.

Great Britain

  • Ahmad Thomson - Rhodesian-born British barrister and Muslim convert Ahmad Thomson is a high profile public figure for Islam in Britain, with 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 Murabitun Movement and author of numerous books on Islam, Sufism (Tasawwuf) and political theory.
  • Abdal Hakim Murad - (1960-) High profile 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 Pickthall - (1875-1936) Novelist and orientalist British convert M.M. Pictkhall is forever linked to his famous translation The meaning of the Holy Qur'an.
  • Martin Lings - (1909-2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of Frithjof Schuon, and Shakespearean scholar. Having earnt a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London).

Western Europe

  • Muhammad Asad - (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.
  • Ivan Aguéli - Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili (1869-1917) Swedish-born wandering Shadhili Sufi.
  • Frithjof Schuon - (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.
  • Tariq Ramadan - (1962-) Born in Switzerland to exiled prominent Egyptian parents, Dr. Ramadan is also the grandson of the influential Hassan al-Banna. He has written several major works primarily on Islamic theology and the position of Muslims in Europe.

Hijaz (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)

Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine

Turkey, Albania, Bosnia

North & West Africa (Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria etc)

Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia

Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)

Far East (China, Malaysia, Indonesia)

Miscellaneous

See Also

External links