List of contemporary Islamic scholars

This article is an incomplete list of noted modern-era (20th to 21st century) Islamic scholars.

This refers to religious authorities whose publications or statements are accepted as pronouncements on religion by their respective communities and adherents.

Geographical categories have been created based on commonalities in culture and across the Islamic World.

Africa

North Africa

Egypt

Ahmad al-Tayyeb (born 1946)
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1958)
Ali Gomaa (born 1952)
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (1911–1998)
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010)

Mauritania

Abdallah Bin Bayyah (born 1935)

South Africa

Abdalqadir as-Sufi (born 1930)
Ebrahim Desai
Yusuf Karaan (15 November 1935–10 May 2015)

Zimbabwe

Ismail ibn Musa Menk (born 1975)

West Africa

Ibrahim Niass (1900–1975)

Ghana

Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar (born 1950)
Osman Nuhu Sharubutu (born 1919)

Senegal

Amadou Bamba (1853–1927)

Asia

Middle East

Cyprus

Mehmet Adil (born 1957)
Nazim Al-Haqqani (1922–2014)

Yemen

South Asia

Bangladesh

Abdur Rahman Bangladeshi
Azizul Haque (1919–2012)
Fazlul Karim
Fazlul Haque Amini
Junaid Babunagari
Muhammad Abdul Malek
Muhammad Faizullah
Muhiuddin Khan
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (born 1948)
Nazmul Hoque Nadwi (born 1968)
Shah Ahmad Shafi
Shamsul Haque Faridpuri

India

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (1914–1999)
Abdul Haq Azmi (1928–2016))
Akhtar Raza Khan (1943–2018)
Amjad Ali Aazmi (1882–1948
Anzar Shah Kashmiri (1927–2008)
Asir Adrawi (born 1926)
E. K. Aboobacker Musliyar (1914–1996)
Fuzail Ahmad Nasiri (born 1978)
Kanniyath Ahmed Musliyar (1900–1993)
Kanthapuram A. P. Aboobacker Musliyar (born 1939)
Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi
Muhammad Salim Qasmi (1926–2018)
Muhammad Sufyan Qasmi (born 1954)
Muhammad Taqi Amini (1926–1991)
Muhammad Yunus Jaunpuri (1937–2017)
Noor Alam Khalil Amini (born 18 December 1952)
Saeed Ahmad Palanpuri (1942–2020)
Syed Muhammedali Shihab Thangal (1936–2009)

Pakistan

Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi (1915–2001)
Abul A'la Maududi (25 September 1903–22 September 1979)
Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997)
Ghulam Ali Okarvi (1919–2000)
Ghulam Ahmed Perwez (1903–1985)
Ilyas Qadri (born 1950)
Israr Ahmed (1932–2010)
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi (born 1952)
Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966)
Khalid Masud (1935–2003)
Khurshid Ahmad (born 1932)
Muhammad Raza Saqib Mustafai (born 1972)
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951)
Muhammad Rafi Usmani (born 1936)
Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 1943)
Muneeb-ur-Rehman (born 1945)
Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003)
Shah Turab ul Haq (1944–2016)
Syed Jawad Naqvi (born 1952)
Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993)
Tariq Jamil (born 1953)
Zubair Ali Zai (1957–2013)

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009)
Ahmad Surkati (1875–1943)
Fakih Usman (1904–1968)
Hamka (1908–1981)
Ilyas Ruhiat (1934–2007)
Maria Ulfah (born 1955)
Mas Mansoer (1896–1946)
Mohammad Natsir (1908–1993)
Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto (1882–1934)
Quraish Shihab (born 1944)
Siti Noordjannah Djohantini (born 1958)

Malaysia

Abdul Hadi Awang (born 1947)
Asri Zainul Abidin (born 1971)
Haron Din (1940–2016)
Imran N. Hosein (born 1942)
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931–2015)
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (born 1931)

Singapore

Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954)

Central Asia

Uzbekistan

Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf (1952–2015)

East Asia

China

Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978)

Europe

Eastern Europe

Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004) Kosovo
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999) Albania
Mustafa Ceric (born 1952) Bosnia and Herzegovina

Western Europe

Austria

Adnan Ibrahim (born 1966) Vienna
Muhammad Asad (1900–1992)

Germany

Ahmad Milad Karimi (born 1979)

Ireland

Umar Al-Qadri (born 1982) Dublin

United Kingdom

Abdul Qayum (born 1960) London
Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (born 1974)
Abu-Abdullah Adelabu London
Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq (born 1971) Leicester
Ajmal Masroor (born 1971) London
Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari (born 1978) London
Haitham al-Haddad (born 1971) London
Ibrahim Mogra (born 1965) Leicester
Joel Hayward (born 1964) London
Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) (born 1932) Leicester
Martin Lings (1909–2005) Manchester
Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936) Surrey
Mohammad Akram Nadwi (born 1964) Oxford
Muhammad Abdul Bari (born 1953) London
Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari, Leicester
Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (born 1946) Nottinghamshire
Musharraf Hussain (born 1962) Nottingham
Timothy Winter (born 1960) London
Yusuf Motala (1946–2019) Lancashire

Sweden

Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917)

Switzerland

Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998)
Tariq Ramadan (born 1962) Geneva

North America

Canada

Ahmad Kutty (born 1946), Toronto
Bilal Philips (born 1946), Jamaica & Toronto
Faraz Rabbani, Ontario
Ibrahim Long, Edmonton^[2]^[3]
Ingrid Mattson (born 1963), Ontario^[4]^[5]^[6]
Jamal Badawi, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Muzaffar Iqbal (born 1954), Edmonton
Shabir Ally, Toronto

United States

Anwar al-Aulaqi (1971–2011) New Mexico
Amir Hussain Los Angeles, CA
Asifa Quraishi
Dalia Mogahed
Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988) Illinois
Fetullah Gulen (born 1941) Pennsylvania
Hamza Yusuf (born 1958) Berkeley, CA^[7]
Hamid Algar (born 1940) Berkeley, CA
Hassan Hathout (1924–2009) Pasadena. CA
Jonathan A.C. Brown (born 1977) Washington DC
Khaled Abou El Fadl (born 1963) California
Khalid Yahya Blankinship (born 1949) Philadelphia, PA
Louay Safi (born 1955)
Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh (born 1945) Virginia
Mohammad Hassan Khalil Michigan
Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) Delaware
Muzammil H. Siddiqi (born 1943)
Omar Khalidi (1953–2010)
Omar Suleiman
Omid Safi North Carolina
Ovamir Anjum Ohio
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born 1933)
Sherman Jackson California
Wael Hallaq (born 1955) New York
Warith Deen Mohammed (1933–2008) Illinois
Yasir Qadhi (born 1975) Texas
Yasmin Mogahed
Zaid Shakir (born 1956) California

Trinidad

Imran N. Hosein

Oceania

Australia

Fehmi Naji (1928–2016)
Ibrahim Abu Mohamed
Shady Alsuleiman (born 1978)
Taj El-Din Hilaly (born 1941)

New Zealand

Joel Hayward (born in Christchurch in 1964), lives in Abu Dhabi, UAE

References

^ The Grand List of Endorsements of the Amman Message and Its Three Points
^ Long, Ibrahim J.; Ansari, Bilal (Summer 2018). "Islamic Pastoral Care and the Development of Muslim Chaplaincy" (PDF). Journal of Muslim Mental Health. 12 (1). doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0012.105 – via University of Michigan Library Digital Collections.
^ "Ibrahim J. Long | Hartford Seminary - Academia.edu". hartsem.academia.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ "About Dr. Ingrid Mattson | Ingrid Mattson". ingridmattson.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ "Scholar spotlight: Ingrid Mattson, paving the way for women scholars". www.aquila-style.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
^ University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown. "Ingrid Mattson". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Drumwright Family Lecture Series Will Host Distinguished Scholars". Media Communications | Baylor University. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

[1] The Grand List of Endorsements of the Amman Message and Its Three Points

[2] Long, Ibrahim J.; Ansari, Bilal (Summer 2018). "Islamic Pastoral Care and the Development of Muslim Chaplaincy" (PDF). Journal of Muslim Mental Health. 12 (1). doi:10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0012.105 – via University of Michigan Library Digital Collections.

[3] "Ibrahim J. Long | Hartford Seminary - Academia.edu". hartsem.academia.edu. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

[4] "About Dr. Ingrid Mattson | Ingrid Mattson". ingridmattson.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

[5] "Scholar spotlight: Ingrid Mattson, paving the way for women scholars". www.aquila-style.com. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

[6] University, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown. "Ingrid Mattson". berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[7] "Drumwright Family Lecture Series Will Host Distinguished Scholars". Media Communications | Baylor University. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-06.

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