List of contemporary Islamic scholars

"Muslim scholars" and "Islamic scholars" redirect here. For other scholars of Islam, see Scholars of Islam.

This article is a list of 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.

For a list of academic scholars specializing in Islam within the field of religious studies, see List of Islamic studies scholars.

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

Africa

North Africa

Algeria

• Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940)
• Mohammed Arkoun (1928–2010)

Egypt

• Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927–1988)
• Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996)
• Abdel-Halim Mahmoud (1910–1978)
• Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1956)
• Ahmed el-Tayeb
• Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998)
• Ali Gomaa (born 1952)
• Hassan al-Banna (1906–1949)
• Mahmud Shaltut (1893–1963)
• Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010)
• Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy (1911–1998)
• Mohammed al-Ghazali (1917–1996)
• Safwat al-Shwadify (1945–2000)
• Salâh Ud Dîn At Tijânî (born 1958)
• Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966)
• Yusuf al-Qaradawi (born 1926)

Morocco

• Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali (born 1893)
• Abdessalam Yassine (1928–2012)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana

• Yusuf Soalih Ajura (1890–2004)

Mauritania

• Abdallah Bin Bayyah (born 1935)

Zimbabwe

• Ismail ibn Musa Menk

Asia

Middle East

Iraq

• Kamal alHaydari (born 1956), Iraq

Jordan

• Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar (1930–2012)

Kuwait

• Mishari Rashid Al-Afasy (born 1976)

Lebanon

• Sobhi Mahmassani (1909–1986)
• Abdullah al-Harari (1910–2008)

Palestine

• Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1909–1977)

Saudi Arabia

• Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792)
• Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999)
• Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen (1925–2001)
• Muhammad Al-Munajid (born 1960)
• Saleh Al-Fawzan (born 1933)
• Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966)
• Muhammad Muhsin Khan (born 1927)
• Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen (1933–2009)
• Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh (born 1943)
• Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (born 1960)
• Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (born 1960)
• Saud Al-Shuraim (born 1964)
• Salman al-Ouda (born 1955)
• Rabee al-Madkhali (Born 1931)

Syria

• Ibn Taymiyyah (1263–1328)
• Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1849–1902)
• Rashid Rida (1865–1935)
• Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
• Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy
• Ibn Kathir (1300-1373)
• Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292–1350)
• Al-Dhahabi (1274–1348)

Turkey

• İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875–1926)
• Muhammed Hamdi Yazır (1878–1942)
• Said Nursî (1878–1960)
• Süleyman Ateş (born 1933)
• Fethullah Gülen (born 1941)
• Mehmet Görmez (born 1959)
• Ekrem Buğra Ekinci (born 1966)

United Arab Emirates

• Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971)

Yemen

• Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (born 1942)
• Habib Umar bin Hafiz (born 1963)
• Muqbil bin Hadi al-Wadi'i (1933–2001)

South Asia

Bangladesh

• Azizul Haque (1919–2012)
• Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1880–1976)
• Abdur Rahman (1925)
• Abdur Rahim (1918–1987)
• Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (1948-Present)

India

• Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856-1921)
• Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954)
• Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875–1933)
• Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar Kerala (born 1939)
• Ali Kutty Musliyar Kerala (born 1945)
• Arshadul Qaudri (1925–2002)
• Asghar Ali Engineer (1939–2013)
• Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi
• Hashim Amir Ali (1903–1987)
• Husain Ahmed Madani (1879–1957)
• Jalaluddin Umri (born 1935)
• Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar (1935–2012)
• Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (1918–1983)
• Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833–1880)
• Mirza Abul Fazl (1865–1956)
• Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi (1885–1944)
• Muhammad Hamidullah (1908–2002) exiled in Paris
• Muhammad Fazal Khan Changwi (1868–1938)
• Qamaruzzaman Azmi (born 1946)
• Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996)
• Rafique Zakaria (1920–2005)
• Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926–2003)
• Shah Syed Hasnain Baqai
• Shibli Nomani (1857–1914)
• Saniyasnain Khan (born 1959)
• Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi (1948–2002)
• Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999)
• Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (born 1964)
• Syed Qazi Muzainul Haq (1937–2013)
• Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi (1911–1969)
• Sayyid Abdurrahman Albukhari (1920–2014)
• Wahiduddin Khan (born 1925)
• Syed Waheed Ashraf

Pakistan

• Aamir Liaquat Hussain
• Ashraf Asif Jalali
• Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997)
• Farhat Hashmi (born 1957)
• Hamid Saeed Kazmi
• Israr Ahmed (1932–2010)
• Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (born 1952)
• Kaukab Noorani Okarvi
• Khalid Masud (1935–2003)
• Khurshid Ahmad (born 1932)
• Meher Ali Shah (1856–1937)
• Muhammad Tahir (born 1962)
• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951)
• Muhammad Taqi Usmani
• Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938)
• Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1911–1970)
• Naseer Ahmad Nasir (1910–2000)
• Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (born 1950)
• Muhammad Akmal
• Muzaffar Shah Qadri
• Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi (1948–2009)
• Shah Turab ul Haq
• Shabir Ahmed Usmani
• Shakil Auj (1960-2014)
• Syed Riaz Hussain Shah
• Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993)
• Syed Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979)
• Talib Jauhari
• Tariq Jameel (born 1953)
• Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000)
• Zafar Ishaq Ansari (born 1932)
• Zar Wali Khan (born 1955)
• Zubair Ali Zai (1957–2013

Southeast Asia

Indonesia

• Abdurrahman Wahid (1940-2009)
• Ahmad Khatib (1860-1916)
• Ahmad Surkati (1875-1943)
• Fakih Usman (1904-1968)
• Hamka (1908-1981)
• Ilyas Ruhiat (1934-2007)
• Mas Mansoer (1896-1946)
• Mohammad Natsir (1908-1993)
• Oemar Said Tjokroaminoto (1882-1934)
• Zuhairi Misrawi (1977-present)

Malaysia

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

Singapore

• Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954)

Central Asia

Uzbekistan

• Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf (1952–2015)

East Asia

China

• Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978) China

Europe

Eastern Europe

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

Western Europe

Austria

• Adnan Ibrahim (born 1966) Vienna, Austria
• Muhammad Asad (1900–1992) Germany

Great Britain

• Abdul Qayum (born 1960) London, United Kingdom
• Mahmudul Hasan (born 1978)
• Haitham al-Haddad (born 1971) London, United Kingdom
• Abdur Rahman Madani (born 1971) London, United Kingdom
• Abu Yusuf Riyadh ul Haq Leicester, United Kingdom
• Timothy Winter (Abdul Hakim Murad) (born 1960) London, United Kingdom
• Joel Hayward (Yusuf Moustafa Muhammad) (born 1964) London, United Kingdom
• Khurshid Ahmad (scholar) (born 1932) Leicester, United Kingdom
• Mohammad Akram Nadwi (born 1964) Oxford, United Kingdom
• Abu Sayed Ansary (born 1978) London, United Kingdom
• Ahmed Babikir London, United Kingdom
• Ajmal Masroor (born 1971) London, United Kingdom
• Ibrahim Mogra (born 1965) Leicester, United Kingdom
• Yusuf Motala (born 1946) Lancashire, United Kingdom
• Marmaduke Pickthall (1875–1936) Surrey, United Kingdom
• Abu Eesa Niamatullah London, United Kingdom
• Kamal Uddin (born 1984) Manchester, United Kingdom
• Zakaria Badat (born 1968) Leicester, United Kingdom
• Muhammad Abdul Bari (born 1953) London, United Kingdom
• Martin Lings (1909–2005) Kent, United Kingdom
• Abu-Abdullah Adelabu London, United Kingdom
• Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (born 1946) Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
• Martin Lings (1909–2005) Manchester, United Kingdom
• Umar Al-Qadri (born 1982) Dublin, Ireland

Sweden

• Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917) Sweden

Switzerland

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

North America

Canada

• Nurjan Mirahmadi
• Mohammad Fadel, Ontario, Canada
• Faraz Rabbani, Ontario, Canada
• Ingrid Mattson (born 1963), Ontario, Canada
• Jamal Badawi, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Bilal Philips, Jamaica & Toronto, Canada
• Ahmad Kutty (born 1946), Toronto, Canada (originally from Kerala, India)
• Kecia Ali, University of Boston

United States

• Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi Houston, USA
• Fazlur Rahman (1919–1988) Chicago, USA
• Hamid Algar (born 1940) Berkeley, USA
• Jonathan A.C. Brown (born 1977) Washington DC, USA
• Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh (born 1945) Virginia, USA
• Ovamir Anjum Ohio, USA
• Khaled Abou El Fadl California, USA
• Anwar al-Alwaki (1971–2011) New Mexico, USA
• Hamza Yusuf (born 1958) California, USA
• Hassan Hathout (1924–2009)
• Warith Deen Mohammed (1933–2008) Illinois, USA
• Zaid Shakir (born 1956) California, USA
• Faisal Kutty
• Louay Safi (born 1955)
• Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) Delaware, USA
• Omar Khalidi (1953–2010)
• Muzammil H. Siddiqi (born 1943)
• Omid Safi North Carolina, USA
• Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born 1933)
• Amir Hussain Born in Lahore, Pakistan, raised in Toronto, Canada, living in Los Angeles
• Sherman Jackson California, USA
• Mohammad Hassan Khalil Michigan, USA
• Intisar Rabb
• Suhaib Webb (born 1972) Oklahoma, USA
• Wael Hallaq (born 1955) New York City, USA (originally from Palestine)
• Asifa Quraishi

Oceania

Australia

• Shady Alsuleiman (born 1978)-Sydney, Australia
• Mohammed Omran-Established Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah Association (ASWJA), the leading Salafi organisation in Australia.
• Taj El-Din Hilaly (born 1941)-Former Grand Mufti of Australia (1992-2007)
• Fehmi Naji (1928-2016)-Former Grand Mufti of Australia (2007-2011)
• Ibrahim Abu Mohamed-Current Grand Mufti of Australia (2011-present)

See also

• Islamic studies by author (non-Muslim or academic)
• List of Islamic historians
• List of Islamic philosophers
• List of Islamic jurists
• List of Muslim mathematicians
• List of Muslim scientists
• List of Muslim astronomers
• List of Da'ees
• List of female Muslim scholars
• Muslim scholarship
• Permanent Committee of Scholars for Research and Fataawa
• Allamah