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*[[Ahmed Subhy Mansour]] (born 1949), an Egyptian American Islamic scholar.<ref name="ahl-alquran1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ahl-alquran.com/English/aboutus.php |title=About Us |publisher=Ahl-alquran.com |date= |accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref> He founded a small group of Quranists, but was [[exile]]d from Egypt and is now living in the United States as a political refugee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/838653591.html?dids=838653591:838653591&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+13%2C+2005&author=Don+Oldenburg&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Muslims'+Unheralded+Messenger%3B+Antiterrorism+Group+Founder+Hopes+To+Rally+a+Crowd&pqatl=google |title=Muslims' Unheralded Messenger; Antiterrorism Group Founder Hopes To Rally a Crowd |publisher=Google.com |date= |accessdate=February 6, 2010}}</ref> One of his followers, Egyptian blogger Reda Abdel-Rahman, was freed on January 2009 after being detained for a year. Abdel-Rahman was imprisoned for writing blogs that reject the ''sunnah'' and ''hadith'' and claimed he was tortured in order to reveal the password to his e-mail. Mansour was dismissed by [[Al-Azhar University]] after expressing his rejection of ''hadith''. |
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*[[Asarulislam Syed]] (born 1951), a Pakistani American neurologist, psychiatrist and founder of the [[Jannat Pakistan Party]].<ref>[http://quaideazam.com/asarulislam/ Who is Asarulislam to tell you what you should do?], quaideazam.com, Accessed December 5, 2013</ref> |
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*[[Aslam Jairajpuri]] (1882–1955), an Indian scholar of Qur'an, Hadith and Islamic history best known for his books ''Talimat-e-Qur'an'' and ''History of [the] Qur'an''. He was Distinguished Professor of Arabic and Persian at [[Aligarh Muslim University]] and [[Jamia Millia Islamia]]. |
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*[[Chekannur Maulavi]] (born 1936; disappeared July 29, 1993), a progressive Islamic cleric who lived in Edappal in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. He was noted for his controversial and unconventional interpretation of Islam based on Quran alone. He disappeared on 29 July 1993 under mysterious circumstances and is now widely believed to be dead.<ref>Girja Kumar, ''The Book on Trial: Fundamentalism and Censorship in India,'' Har Anand Publications, 1997, pp. 34-35</ref><ref>M Sathyavathi, [http://www.newageislam.com/the-war-within-islam/kerala%E2%80%99s-islamic-fundamentalists-could-not-tolerate-progressive-chekannur-maulavi/d/3621 Kerala’s Islamic fundamentalists could not tolerate progressive Chekannur Maulavi], newageislam.com, accessed October 7, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.chekanoormoulavi.com/content/myth-hadeeth-0-16 S I L E N C E D . . . .? ( The case of Moulavi Chekanoor )], chekanoormolavi.com, accessed October 7, 2013</ref> |
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*[[Edip Yuksel]] (born 1957), a Kurdish American philosopher, lawyer, Qurʾāniyūn advocate, author of ''NINETEEN: God's Signature in Nature and Scripture'', ''Manifesto for Islamic Reform'' and a co-author of ''Quran: A Reformist Translation''. Currently{{when|date=January 2014}} teaches philosophy and logic at [[Pima Community College]] and medical ethics and criminal law courses at [[Brown Mackie College]].<ref name="Musa">Aisha Y. Musa. ''Hadith as Scripture; Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam'' 2008, ISBN 978-0-230-60535-0.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/2008-9/weekly/301008/adverts.htm|title=Oxford University Gazette, 30 October 2008 : Advertisements|publisher=|accessdate=22 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="Glazov">Jamie Glazov. [http://www.frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=F0D3BDE9-BE93-4D19-90ED-6C5506CD3E82 ''From Radical to Reformed Muslim'']. FrontPageMag.com, December 04, 2007.</ref><ref>Jeffrey T. Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa, ''Islam in the Modern World'', Routledge, 2013, p. 21.</ref> |
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*[[Ghulam Ahmed Pervez]] (1903–1985), Pakistani Islamic scholar and founder of [[Tolu-e-Islam]].<ref name="Ahmed">Khaled Ahmed, [http://tribune.com.pk/story/233531/a-matter-of-interpretation/ A matter of interpretation], ''The Express Tribune'', accessed July 30, 2013</ref> |
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*[[Ibrahim an-Nazzam]] (775–845), an [[Afro Iraqis|Afro-Iraqi]] philosopher, theologian, jurist, historian and poet who founded a ''[[madhhab]]'' called "Nazzamiyya". He was a nephew of the Mu'tazilite theologian Abu al-Hudhayl al-'Allaf. One of his students was [[al-Jahiz]].<ref>I. M. Al-Jubouri, ''Islamic Thought: From Mohammed to September 11'', Xlibris, 2010, pg. 147</ref> |
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*[[Mohammed Shahrour]] (born 1938), a Syrian reformer and Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the [[University of Damascus]] who writes extensively about Islam. Shahrour was trained as an engineer in Syria, the former Soviet Union and Ireland. Like other Quranists he does not consider ''hadith'' as authoritative<!--?: , however, he does not belong to the same school as Ahmed Subhy Mansour-->. |
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*[[Rashad Khalifa]] (1935–1990), an Egyptian-American biochemist and Islamic reformer. In his book ''Quran, Hadith and Islam'' and his English translation of the Quran, he argued that the Quran alone is the source of Islamic belief and practice. He attributed [[numerology|numerologic]] significance to the structure of the Quran. |
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*[[Nasir Subhani]] (1951-1990), an Iranian Kurdish Sunni scholar and reformer. In his teachings, mainly private classes, he argued that Quran itself is enough for source of interpretation and extreme scrutiny is required against Hadith which contract verses in the Quran. He established a Quran Academy in the town of [[Paveh]] in Iran.<ref>Subhani official [http://subhany.com/?page_id=13 website] (in [[Central Kurdish dialects|Kurdish Sorani]]), article of inauguration</ref> |
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- Ahmed Subhy Mansour (born 1949), an Egyptian American Islamic scholar.[1] He founded a small group of Quranists, but was exiled from Egypt and is now living in the United States as a political refugee.[2] One of his followers, Egyptian blogger Reda Abdel-Rahman, was freed on January 2009 after being detained for a year. Abdel-Rahman was imprisoned for writing blogs that reject the sunnah and hadith and claimed he was tortured in order to reveal the password to his e-mail. Mansour was dismissed by Al-Azhar University after expressing his rejection of hadith.
- Asarulislam Syed (born 1951), a Pakistani American neurologist, psychiatrist and founder of the Jannat Pakistan Party.[3]
- Aslam Jairajpuri (1882–1955), an Indian scholar of Qur'an, Hadith and Islamic history best known for his books Talimat-e-Qur'an and History of [the] Qur'an. He was Distinguished Professor of Arabic and Persian at Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Chekannur Maulavi (born 1936; disappeared July 29, 1993), a progressive Islamic cleric who lived in Edappal in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. He was noted for his controversial and unconventional interpretation of Islam based on Quran alone. He disappeared on 29 July 1993 under mysterious circumstances and is now widely believed to be dead.[4][5][6]
- Edip Yuksel (born 1957), a Kurdish American philosopher, lawyer, Qurʾāniyūn advocate, author of NINETEEN: God's Signature in Nature and Scripture, Manifesto for Islamic Reform and a co-author of Quran: A Reformist Translation. Currently[when?] teaches philosophy and logic at Pima Community College and medical ethics and criminal law courses at Brown Mackie College.[7][8][9][10]
- Ghulam Ahmed Pervez (1903–1985), Pakistani Islamic scholar and founder of Tolu-e-Islam.[11]
- Ibrahim an-Nazzam (775–845), an Afro-Iraqi philosopher, theologian, jurist, historian and poet who founded a madhhab called "Nazzamiyya". He was a nephew of the Mu'tazilite theologian Abu al-Hudhayl al-'Allaf. One of his students was al-Jahiz.[12]
- Mohammed Shahrour (born 1938), a Syrian reformer and Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Damascus who writes extensively about Islam. Shahrour was trained as an engineer in Syria, the former Soviet Union and Ireland. Like other Quranists he does not consider hadith as authoritative.
- Rashad Khalifa (1935–1990), an Egyptian-American biochemist and Islamic reformer. In his book Quran, Hadith and Islam and his English translation of the Quran, he argued that the Quran alone is the source of Islamic belief and practice. He attributed numerologic significance to the structure of the Quran.
- Nasir Subhani (1951-1990), an Iranian Kurdish Sunni scholar and reformer. In his teachings, mainly private classes, he argued that Quran itself is enough for source of interpretation and extreme scrutiny is required against Hadith which contract verses in the Quran. He established a Quran Academy in the town of Paveh in Iran.[13]
References
- ^ "About Us". Ahl-alquran.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ "Muslims' Unheralded Messenger; Antiterrorism Group Founder Hopes To Rally a Crowd". Google.com. Retrieved February 6, 2010.
- ^ Who is Asarulislam to tell you what you should do?, quaideazam.com, Accessed December 5, 2013
- ^ Girja Kumar, The Book on Trial: Fundamentalism and Censorship in India, Har Anand Publications, 1997, pp. 34-35
- ^ M Sathyavathi, Kerala’s Islamic fundamentalists could not tolerate progressive Chekannur Maulavi, newageislam.com, accessed October 7, 2013
- ^ S I L E N C E D . . . .? ( The case of Moulavi Chekanoor ), chekanoormolavi.com, accessed October 7, 2013
- ^ Aisha Y. Musa. Hadith as Scripture; Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam 2008, ISBN 978-0-230-60535-0.
- ^ "Oxford University Gazette, 30 October 2008 : Advertisements". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Jamie Glazov. From Radical to Reformed Muslim. FrontPageMag.com, December 04, 2007.
- ^ Jeffrey T. Kenney and Ebrahim Moosa, Islam in the Modern World, Routledge, 2013, p. 21.
- ^ Khaled Ahmed, A matter of interpretation, The Express Tribune, accessed July 30, 2013
- ^ I. M. Al-Jubouri, Islamic Thought: From Mohammed to September 11, Xlibris, 2010, pg. 147
- ^ Subhani official website (in Kurdish Sorani), article of inauguration
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