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*'''[[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]]''' - (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]].


==The Arab World (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)==
==The Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)==
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*'''[[Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar]]''' - (1930s-2009), Jordan
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*'''[[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]]''' - (1941-1999), Albania-Jordan
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*'''[[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]]''' - (1909-1977), Lebanon
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*'''[[Rashid Rida]]''' - (1865-1935), Syrian scholar and jurist
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*'''[[Gibril Haddad]]''' - (1960-), Brunei
*'''[[Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani]]''' - (1894-1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani]]''' - (1894-1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz]]''' - (1910-1999), Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz]]''' - (1910-1999), Saudi Arabia
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*'''[[Muhammad Muhsin Khan]]''' - (1927-), Afghanistan-Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Muhammad Muhsin Khan]]''' - (1927-), Afghanistan-Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Abdallah Bin Bayyah]]''' - (1935-), Mauritius-Saudi Arabia
*'''[[Abdallah Bin Bayyah]]''' - (1935-), Mauritius-Saudi Arabia

==Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine==
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*'''[[Ahmad Muhammad Shakir]]''' - (1892-1956), Cairo, Egypt
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*'''[[Sayyid Qutb]]''' - (1906 - 1966), Cairo, Egypt
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*'''[[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]]''' - (1928-), Egyptian born imam and scholar.
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*'''[[Mahmud Shaltut]]''' - (1893-1963), Egypt
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*'''[[Abd al-Hamid Kishk]]''' - (1933-1996) Egypt
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*'''[[Mohammed al-Ghazali]]''' - (1917-1996) Egypt
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*'''[[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]]''' - (1910-1978), Egypt
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*'''[[Safwat al-Shwadify]]''' - (1945-2000), Egypt
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*'''[[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]]''' - (1926-), Egypt
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*'''[[Aisha Abd al-Rahman]]''' - (1913-1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature.
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*'''[[Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar]]''' - (1930s-2009), Jordan
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*'''[[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]]''' - (1941-1999), Albania-Jordan
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*'''[[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]]''' - (1909-1977), Lebanon
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*'''[[Rashid Rida]]''' - (1865-1935), Syrian scholar and jurist
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*'''[[Gibril Haddad]]''' - (1960-), Brunei


==Turkey, Albania, Bosnia==
==Turkey, Albania, Bosnia==
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*'''[[Mustafa Ceric]]''' - (1952-), Bosnia
*'''[[Mustafa Ceric]]''' - (1952-), Bosnia


==North & West Africa (Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria, Somalia, Tunisia)==
==North & West Africa (Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Nigeria)==
*'''[[Abd al-Qadir]]''' - (1808-1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
*'''[[Abd al-Qadir]]''' - (1808-1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
*'''[[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]]''' - [[Sheikh Adelabu]] Nigerian born Muslim scholar PhD. based in Syria
*'''[[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]]''' - [[Sheikh Adelabu]] Nigerian born Muslim scholar PhD. based in Syria
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*'''[[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]]''' - (1927-), Morocco
*'''[[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]]''' - (1927-), Morocco
*'''[[Sheikh Ibrahim Khaleel]]''', Nigeria
*'''[[Sheikh Ibrahim Khaleel]]''', Nigeria
*'''[[Fatema Mernissi]]''' (1940-) is a Moroccan professor, lecturer, feminist writer and sociologist. Her work is mainly concerned with Islam and the role of women in it, analyzing the historical development of Islamic thought and its' modern manifestation.
*'''[[Fatema Mernissi]]''' (1940-) is a Moroccan professor, lecturer, feminist writer and sociologist, analyzing historical development of Islamic thought as it relates to Islam and the role of women.
*'''[[Nawal El Saadawi]]''' - (1931-) is an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She has written many books on the subject of women in Islam with special attention to the practice of female genital mutilation in Egypt.
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*'''[[Aisha Abd al-Rahman]]''' - (1913-1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature.
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*'''[[Ahmad Muhammad Shakir]]''' - (1892-1956), Cairo, Egypt
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*'''[[Sayyid Qutb]]''' - (1906 - 1966), Cairo, Egypt
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*'''[[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]]''' - (1928-), Egyptian born imam and scholar.
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*'''[[Mahmud Shaltut]]''' - (1893-1963), Egypt
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*'''[[Abd al-Hamid Kishk]]''' - (1933-1996) Egypt
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*'''[[Mohammed al-Ghazali]]''' - (1917-1996) Egypt
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*'''[[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]]''' - (1910-1978), Egypt
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*'''[[Safwat al-Shwadify]]''' - (1945-2000), Egypt
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*'''[[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]]''' - (1926-), Egypt


==Persia (Iran)==
==Persia (Iran)==
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==Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)==
==Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)==
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*'''[[Asghar Ali Engineer]] - (1939-), Indian born Islamic scholar, reformist-writer and activist known for his work on liberation theology in Islam.
*'''Grand Ayatollah Sayyed [[Ali Naqi Naqvi]] Naqqan''' - (1905-1988), Lucknow, India
*'''Grand Ayatollah Sayyed [[Ali Naqi Naqvi]] Naqqan''' - (1905-1988), Lucknow, India
*'''Grand Ayatollah [[Bashir Najafi]]''' - (1942-), Pakistan
*'''Grand Ayatollah [[Bashir Najafi]]''' - (1942-), Pakistan
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*'''[[Motiur Rahman Nizami]]''' - (1943-)
*'''[[Motiur Rahman Nizami]]''' - (1943-)
*'''[[Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri]]''' - (1916-1996)
*'''[[Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri]]''' - (1916-1996)
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*'''[[Asghar Ali Engineer]]''' - (1939-), Indian born Islamic scholar, reformist-writer and activist known for his work on liberation theology in Islam.
*'''[[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


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*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]'''
*'''[[Ingrid Mattson]]'''
*'''[[Fatema Mernissi]]'''
*'''[[Fatema Mernissi]]'''
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*'''[[Nawal al-Sa‘dawi]]'''
*'''[[Amina Wadud]]'''
*'''[[Amina Wadud]]'''


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*'''[[Yusuf Estes]]'''
*'''[[Yusuf Estes]]'''
*'''[[Michael Wolfe]]'''
*'''[[Michael Wolfe]]'''
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*'''[[Jeffrey Lang]]'''
*'''[[Zainab al Ghazali]]'''
*'''[[Zainab al Ghazali]]'''
*'''[[Yusuf Islam]]'''
*'''[[Yusuf Islam]]'''
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*'''[[Thomas McElwain]]'''
*'''[[Siraj Wahhaj]]'''
*'''[[Siraj Wahhaj]]'''
*'''[[Abdul Malik Mujahid]]'''
*'''[[Abdul Malik Mujahid]]'''
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*'''[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]]'''
*'''[[Murad Wilfried Hofmann]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno]]'''
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*'''[[Nawal El Saadawi]]'''


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===Missing Wiki Enteries===
===Missing Wiki Enteries===
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*'''[[Jeffrey Lang]]'''
*'''[[Zohaib Omer]]'''
*'''[[Zohaib Omer]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad Khalilur Rahman]]''' Bangladeshzarqa
*'''[[Muhammad Khalilur Rahman]]'''
*'''[[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]''' India
*'''[[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]'''
*'''[[Muhammad Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf]]''' Uzbekistan
*'''[[Muhammad Sodiq Muhammad Yusuf]]'''
*'''[[Naeem Abdul Wali]]'''
*'''[[Naeem Abdul Wali]]'''
*'''[[Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri]]'''
*'''[[Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri]]'''
*'''[[Salih Saleem Al Amri]]''' Arab Emirates
*'''[[Salih Saleem Al Amri]]'''
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*'''[[Thomas McElwain]]'''


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Revision as of 10:38, 15 January 2010

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-) 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.
  • Leila Ahmed - (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.
  • Laleh Bakhtiar - (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'an. She has lectured extensively in both academic and religious institutions.
  • Asma Barlas - (1950-) Pakistani-born Prof. 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.
  • 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.
  • Amina Wadud - (1952-) American Muslim convert Prof. Wadud is an Islamic feminist, imam, scholar, author and activist and a visiting professor at Gadyah Mada University's Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies in Indonesia.
  • 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 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 aYale University, having graduated in Islamic Studies from Islamic University of Madinah.
  • Muzammil H. Siddiqi - (1943-)

Great Britain

  • Abu-Abdullah Adelabu - 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. Sheikh Adelabu studied in Damascus Syria, where he obtained a Ph. D. Degree. His students are behind several Islamic publications including EsinIslam.com, IslamAfrica.com and Delab International magazine.e
  • 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.
  • Mohammed Daniel - (1980-) is a British born Imam of welsh ancestry, who currently resides in the Gulf where he works with numerous organisations for increased Muslim-Western understanding. He is also the founder of Cordoba Academy for Classical Islamic Sciences.
  • 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

  • Ivan Aguéli - Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili (1869-1917) Swedish-born Sufi and Islamic feminist.
  • 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.
  • Tariq Ramadan - (1962-) Born in Switzerland to exiled prominent Egyptian parents. He has written several major works primarily on Islamic theology and the position of Muslims in Europe.
  • Annemarie Schimmel - (1922-2003), German Lutheran scholar, author and teacher, held a Ph.D. at the age of 19 in Arabic and Islamic Studies.
  • 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.

The Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)

Egypt, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine

Turkey, Albania, Bosnia

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

Persia (Iran)

Sub-Continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh)

Far East (China, Malaysia, Indonesia)

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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