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This article is a '''list of Modern-day Muslim scholars''' (20th to 21st century), i.e. scholars on [[Islam]], who are themselves [[Muslim]].


This article is a '''list of Modern-day Muslim scholars''' (20th to 21st century), i.e. scholars on [[Islam]], who are themselves [[Muslim]]. Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and language across the Muslim World. Prominent Lecturers, Imams, Missionaries and others whose scholarly credentials are not clear-cut have been listed in the bottom in their own category. Female Scholars are double listed, the second time at the bottom, in their separate category for easier access.
==Africa Proper (Nigeria, Kenya, West Africa, Mauritania, Somalia, Sudan)==

==Africa Proper==
(includes Nigeria, West Africa, Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and rest of East Africa, South Africa)
* [[Muhammad Ash-Shanqeeti]] (1907–1973) Mauritanian born Islamic Scholar
* [[Muhammad Ash-Shanqeeti]] (1907–1973) Mauritanian born Islamic Scholar
* [[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]] Nigerian born Muslim scholar PhD. based in Syria
* [[Abu-Abdullah Adelabu]] Nigerian born Muslim scholar PhD. based in Syria
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* [[Siraj ur-rehman]] (1941–2009), Kenya
* [[Siraj ur-rehman]] (1941–2009), Kenya


===North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya)===
==North Africa==
(includes Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya)
* [[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]] (1927-), Morocco
* [[Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali]] (1927-), Morocco
* [[Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri]] (1808–1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
* [[Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri]] (1808–1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
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* [[Abdessalam Yassine]] (1928-) is a Moroccan Imam, author of “Islam between the Call and the State” (1972) and “Tomorrow, Islam” (1973).
* [[Abdessalam Yassine]] (1928-) is a Moroccan Imam, author of “Islam between the Call and the State” (1972) and “Tomorrow, Islam” (1973).


==Greater Levant==
==The Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)==
(includes Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt)==
* [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]] (1926-), Egypt
* [[Sayyid Qutb]] (1906–1966), Cairo, Egypt
* [[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]] (1928–2010), Egyptian born imam and scholar
* [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]] (1914–1999), Jordan
* [[Rashid Rida]] (1865–1935), Syrian scholar and jurist
* [[Mahmud Shaltut]] (1893–1963), Egypt
* [[Abd al-Hamid Kishk]] (1933–1996) Egypt
* [[Mohammed al-Ghazali]] (1917–1996) Egypt
* [[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]] (1910–1978), Egypt
* [[Safwat al-Shwadify]] (1945–2000), Egypt
* [[Aisha Abd al-Rahman]] (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature
* [[Ahmad Muhammad Shakir]] (1892–1956), Cairo, Egypt
* [[Gibril Haddad]] (1960-), Lebanon
* [[Abdul Qader Arnaoot]] (1928–2004) Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the fields of hadith and fiqh

==The Arabian Peninsula==
(includes Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Gulf States)
* [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz]] (1910–1999), Saudi Arabia
* [[Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz]] (1910–1999), Saudi Arabia
* [[Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani]] (1894–1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
* [[Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani]] (1894–1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
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* [[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]] (1909–1977), Lebanon
* [[Taqiuddin al-Nabhani]] (1909–1977), Lebanon
* [[Abdullah_Ibn_Jibreen|Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen]] (-2009) Saudi Arabia
* [[Abdullah_Ibn_Jibreen|Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen]] (-2009) Saudi Arabia

==Persia (Iran)==
* [[Tahereh Saffarzadeh]] (1936–2008), Iran
* [[Ali al-Sistani]] (1930-), Iran
* [[Ali Shariati]] (1933–1977), Iran
* [[Sheikh Haron]] (1964-), Iran


==Western Europe==
==Western Europe==
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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]].


==Eastern Europe (Turkey, Albania, Bosnia,Kosovo)==
==Eastern Europe==
(includes Turkey, Albania, Bosnia,Kosovo)
* [[Necmettin Erbakan]] (1926-), Turkey
* [[Necmettin Erbakan]] (1926-), Turkey
* [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]] (1914–1999) Albanian Born -Jordanian Islamic scholar
* [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]] (1914–1999) Albanian Born -Jordanian Islamic scholar
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* [[Jakup Hasipi]] (1951–2006), , ethnic Albanian born in Macedonia, Islamic Leader, Lecturer and Political Activist. {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* [[Jakup Hasipi]] (1951–2006), , ethnic Albanian born in Macedonia, Islamic Leader, Lecturer and Political Activist. {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}


==Great Britain==
==Far and Near East (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia,Central Asia)==
* [[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.
* [[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]]''.
* [[Martin Lings]] (1909–2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of [[Frithjof Schuon]], and Shakespearean scholar. He held a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies|School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)]].

==Far and Near East Asia==
(includes China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia, Central Asia)
* [[Hussein Ye]] (1950-), Malaysia
* [[Hussein Ye]] (1950-), Malaysia
* [[Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas]], Malaysia
* [[Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas]], Malaysia
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* [[Aleem Ansary Abdulmalik]], Philippines {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* [[Aleem Ansary Abdulmalik]], Philippines {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* [http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulong_bin_Abdul_Kadir Sulong bin Abdul Kadir], South Thailand (Patani) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* [http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulong_bin_Abdul_Kadir Sulong bin Abdul Kadir], South Thailand (Patani) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

==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.
* [[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]]''.
* [[Martin Lings]] (1909–2005) was an English Sufi Muslim writer and scholar, a student and follower of [[Frithjof Schuon]], and Shakespearean scholar. He held a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the [[School of Oriental and African Studies|School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)]].

==Greater Levant (Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt)==
* [[Yusuf al-Qaradawi]] (1926-), Egypt
* [[Sayyid Qutb]] (1906–1966), Cairo, Egypt
* [[Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy]] (1928–2010), Egyptian born imam and scholar
* [[Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani]] (1914–1999), Jordan
* [[Rashid Rida]] (1865–1935), Syrian scholar and jurist
* [[Mahmud Shaltut]] (1893–1963), Egypt
* [[Abd al-Hamid Kishk]] (1933–1996) Egypt
* [[Mohammed al-Ghazali]] (1917–1996) Egypt
* [[Abdel-Halim Mahmoud]] (1910–1978), Egypt
* [[Safwat al-Shwadify]] (1945–2000), Egypt
* [[Aisha Abd al-Rahman]] (1913–1998), Egyptian author and professor of literature
* [[Ahmad Muhammad Shakir]] (1892–1956), Cairo, Egypt
* [[Gibril Haddad]] (1960-), Lebanon
* [[Abdul Qader Arnaoot]] (1928–2004) Albanian-Syrian Islamic scholar specializing in the fields of hadith and fiqh


==North America==
==North America==
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* [[Shireen Qudosi]] (1980-) is an American Sufi Muslim writer on Islam in the 21st century, and editor of Qudosi Chronicles published among top conservative think tanks and blogs. {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* [[Shireen Qudosi]] (1980-) is an American Sufi Muslim writer on Islam in the 21st century, and editor of Qudosi Chronicles published among top conservative think tanks and blogs. {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}


== The Indian Sub-Continent==
==Persia (Iran)==
(includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)
* [[Tahereh Saffarzadeh]] (1936–2008), Iran
* [[Ali al-Sistani]] (1930-), Iran
* [[Ali Shariati]] (1933–1977), Iran
* [[Sheikh Haron]] (1964-), Iran

==Sub-Continent (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)==


=== Ahle Sunnat Scholars of subcontinet===
=== Ahle Sunnat Scholars===
*'''Ala Hazrat''' Imam Ahmad Raza Khan [[Ahmad Raza]], (1856-1921)
*'''Ala Hazrat''' Imam Ahmad Raza Khan [[Ahmad Raza]], (1856-1921)


=== Non-Ahle Sunnat Scholars of Subcontinent===
=== Non-Ahle Sunnat Scholars===
* [[Abul Ala Maududi]] (1903–1979), Hyderabad, India
* [[Abul Ala Maududi]] (1903–1979), Hyderabad, India
* [[Israr Ahmed]] (1932–2010), Pakistan
* [[Israr Ahmed]] (1932–2010), Pakistan
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* Maulana Habib Rehan Khan Nadwi Azhari (1936-2009, Bhopal, India) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* Maulana Habib Rehan Khan Nadwi Azhari (1936-2009, Bhopal, India) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}


==Scholarly Status Questionable==
==Miscellaneous==
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===Female scholars===
* [[Leila Ahmed]]
* [[Laleh Bakhtiar]]
* [[Asma Barlas]]
* [[Farhat Hashmi]]
* [[Ingrid Mattson]]
* [[Fatema Mernissi]]
* [[Nawal al-Sa‘dawi]]
* [[Amina Wadud]]

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===General entries===
* [[Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari]]
* [[Sayyid Ibrahimul Khaleelul Bukhari]]
* [[MM Akbar]]
* [[MM Akbar]]
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* Hussain Aboobacker Koya , Kerala , India (Chairman , Markazuda'wa Calicut) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* Hussain Aboobacker Koya , Kerala , India (Chairman , Markazuda'wa Calicut) {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* Bahaduddeen Nadwi, Vice Chancellor, Darul Huda Islamic University {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
* Bahaduddeen Nadwi, Vice Chancellor, Darul Huda Islamic University {{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}

===Other===
* [[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]
* [[Hasanuddin Ahmed]]
* [[Thomas McElwain]]
* [[Thomas McElwain]]


==Female Scholars==
{{col-end}}
* [[Leila Ahmed]]
* [[Laleh Bakhtiar]]
* [[Asma Barlas]]
* [[Farhat Hashmi]]
* [[Ingrid Mattson]]
* [[Fatema Mernissi]]
* [[Nawal al-Sa‘dawi]]
* [[Amina Wadud]]


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 00:55, 19 February 2011

This article is a list of Modern-day Muslim scholars (20th to 21st century), i.e. scholars on Islam, who are themselves Muslim. Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and language across the Muslim World. Prominent Lecturers, Imams, Missionaries and others whose scholarly credentials are not clear-cut have been listed in the bottom in their own category. Female Scholars are double listed, the second time at the bottom, in their separate category for easier access.

Africa Proper

(includes Nigeria, West Africa, Mauritania, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and rest of East Africa, South Africa)

North Africa

(includes Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya)

  • Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali (1927-), Morocco
  • Abd al-Qadir al-Jaza'iri (1808–1883), Algerian born Sufi scholar
  • Fatema Mernissi (1940-) is a Moroccan professor, lecturer, feminist writer and sociologist. Her work explores Islam and the role of women in it, analyzing the historical development of Islamic thought.
  • Abdessalam Yassine (1928-) is a Moroccan Imam, author of “Islam between the Call and the State” (1972) and “Tomorrow, Islam” (1973).

Greater Levant

(includes Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt)==

The Arabian Peninsula

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

Persia (Iran)

Western Europe

  • Ivan Aguéli Shaykh Abd al-Hadi Aqhili (1869–1917) Swedish-born Sufi and Islamic feminist.
  • Abdul Hadi Palazzi 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 Asad (1900–1992) German Jewish journalist and later foreign correspondent to the Middle East, Leopold Weiss converted to Wahhabi Islam and wrote several books including a highly regarded translation of the Qur'an.
  • Tariq Ramadan (1962-) Born in Switzerland to exiled Egyptian parents and his the grandson of the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. He has written several major works primarily on Islamic theology and the position of Muslims in Europe.
  • 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.

Eastern Europe

(includes Turkey, Albania, Bosnia,Kosovo)

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.
  • 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. He held a BA in Arabic and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London).

Far and Near East Asia

(includes China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia, Central Asia)

North America

  • Hamza Yusuf (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.
  • Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips (1952-) Jamaican-born Dr. Philips based in Canada; is a TV personality and a prolific author of numerous books and audio material.
  • Imam Zaid Shakir (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.
  • Louay Safi (1955-) author, Islamic scholar, and human rights activist. He is prolerific writers whose work deals with issues of Human Rights, Islam and Modernity, and Islamic Law.
  • Nuh Ha Mim Keller (1954-) Translator of classical Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic Law and an authorised sheikh in tasawwuf (Sufism) 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 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.
  • 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 Professor. 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, a well-known author, activist, preacher and speaker on Islam and Muslims.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. [citation needed]
  • Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi (1975-) is an American Imam of Indian parentage, currently pursuing doctoral studies at Yale University, having graduated in Islamic Studies from Islamic University of Madinah.
  • Muzammil H. Siddiqi (1943-) is an American Islamic scholar, theologian and chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America.
  • 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.
  • Omid Safi 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.
  • Sherifa Zuhur 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.
  • Jonathan A.C. Brown 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.
  • Shireen Qudosi (1980-) is an American Sufi Muslim writer on Islam in the 21st century, and editor of Qudosi Chronicles published among top conservative think tanks and blogs. [citation needed]

The Indian Sub-Continent

(includes Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)

Ahle Sunnat Scholars

  • Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Ahmad Raza, (1856-1921)

Non-Ahle Sunnat Scholars

Scholarly Status Questionable

Female Scholars

See also

References

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