List of modern-day Muslim scholars of Islam

This article is a list of modern-era (20th to 21st century) scholars of Islam who are considered by reliable sources to be leading authorities on the teachings and rulings of the Islam religion.

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

Africa and the Middle East

Ali Gomaa (1952-), Egypt
Umar Sulayman al-Ashqar (1930-2012), Jordan
Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1909-1977), Palestine
Hassan al-Banna (1906–1949), Egypt
Sayyid Qutb (1906–1966), Egypt
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010), Egypt
Ahmed el-Tayeb, Egypt
Rashid Rida (1865–1935), Syria
Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi (1849–1902), Syria
Mahmud Shaltut (1893–1963), Egypt
Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996) Egypt
Mohammed al-Ghazali (1917–1996) Egypt
Sobhi Mahmassani (1909-1986), Lebanon
Saeed Abubakr Zakaria, Ghana
Abdel-Halim Mahmoud (1910–1978), Egypt
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali (1927-), Morocco
Abdessalam Yassine (1928-2012), Morocco
Abdallah Bin Bayyah (1935-), Mauritania
Abdelhamid Ben Badis (1889–1940), Algeria
Safwat al-Shwadify (1945–2000), Egypt
Aisha Abd al-Rahman (1913–1998), Egypt
Ahmad Muhammad Shakir (1892–1956), Egypt
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927-1988), Egypt
Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928–2004), Kosovo-born Syrian
Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy Syria
Muhammad Metwally Al Shaarawy (1911–1998), Egypt
Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926-), Egypt
Yusuf Soalih Ajura (1890-2004), Ghana

The Arabian Peninsula

Ali Jaber (scholar) (1953–2005), Saudi Arabia
Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz (1910–1999), Saudi Arabia
Muhammad ibn al Uthaymeen (1925–2001), Saudi Arabia
Anwar al-Aulaqi (1971–2011), Yemen
Muhammad Al-Munajid (1960–), Saudi Arabia
Saleh Al-Fawzan (1933–), Saudi Arabia
Abdur-Rahman al-Mu'allimee al-Yamani (1894–1966), Yemen-Saudi Arabia
Abdul Majeed al-Zindani (1942-), Yemen
Muhammad Muhsin Khan (1927-), Saudi Arabia
Kamal alHaydari (1956–), Iraq
Abdullah ibn Abdulrahman ibn Jibreen (1933–2009), Saudi Arabia
Habib Umar bin Hafiz (1963 -), Yemen
Habib Ali al-Jifri (1971-), Yemen, now United Arab Emirates
Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh (1943 -), Saudi Arabia
Aaidh ibn Abdullah al-Qarni (1960 -), Saudi Arabia
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais (1960 -), Saudi Arabia
Saud Al-Shuraim (1964 -), Saudi Arabia
Salman al-Ouda (1955 -), Saudi Arabia
Mishari Rashid Al-Afasy (1976 -), Kuwait

South Asia

Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875 -1933)
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) Bareilly, India
Akhtar Raza Khan (1943) Bareilly, India.
Ameen Mian Qaudri Marehrah, India
Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui
Abul A'la Maududi (1903-1979) Hyderabad state, India & Pakistan.
Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) Meerut-Madina
Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) India
Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913-1999), Raibareli, India
Azizul Haque (1919-2012), Dhaka, Bangladesh
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1880-1976), Pabna, Bangladesh
Abdur Rahman (1925), Chittagong, Bangladesh
Abdur Rahim (1918-1987), Barisal, Bangladesh
Ahmad Rafique Akhtar (1941) Gujarkhan
Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997)
Ali Kutty Musliyar Kerala, India (1945)
Allama Muhammad Idrees Dahiri, Pakistan
Arshadul Qaudri (1925—2002) Syed Pura, District Baliya, British India
Asghar Ali Engineer (b. 1939-2013), India
Azam Tariq (1954-2003)

Bahauddeen Muhammed Nadwi Kerala, India (1951)

Ehsan Elahi Zaheer (May 31, 1945 – March 30, 1987)

Farhat Hashmi (1957)

Hashim Amir Ali (1903–1987), Hyderabad, India
Husain Ahmed Madani (1879–1957), India

Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi (1888–1963)
Israr Ahmed (1932 - 2010)

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (1951)
Jalaluddin Umri (1935), Madras, India

Khalid Masud (1935–2003), Lahore
Kalambadi Muhammad Musliyar (1935-2012) Kerala, India.
Khurshid Ahmad (1932), born in Delhi, lives in Lahore, Pakistan
Meher Ali Shah,(1856–1937)
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui, (1918—83), Hyderabad, British India
Muhammad Tahir (1962), Rahmatpur, Pakistan
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (1951 to present)
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), Lahore, Pakistan
Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1911–1970)
Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (1950 to present)
Muhammad Qasim Nanotvi (1833-1880), India
Mirza Abul Fazl (1865–1956), Allahabad, India
Mahmud al-Hasan,(1851–1920) Darul Uloom Deoband
Muhammad Asadullah Al-Ghalib (1948), Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi (1885–1944), Khandala, India
Muhammad Hamidullah (1908–2002), Hyderabad (India) exiled in Paris.
Muhammad Fazal Khan Changwi (1868–1938)

Naseer Ahmad Nasir (1910–2000)

Omar Khalidi (1953–2010), Hyderabad, India. migrated to US.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi (1946)

Qazi Athar Mubarakpuri (1916–1996), U.P., British India

Rafique Zakaria (1920-2005), British India

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi (1948–2009), Lahore, Pakistan
Shah Ahmad Noorani (1926—2003), Meerut, British India
Shabir Ahmed Usmani
Shamsul Haque Faridpuri (1896-1969), Tungipara, Bangladesh
Shibli Nomani (1857–1914), British India
Dr Sheikh Mohammad Iqbal (Kashmir), (1929-present), J&K, India
Syed Shujaat Ali Qadri (1941–1993)
Syed Tatheer Hussain Zaidi (1956), Lahore
Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898) Delhi, India
Saniyasnain Khan (1959), New Delhi, India
Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi(1948-2002),India
Syed Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi (1913–1999), India
Syed Aqeel-ul-Gharavi (1964), Delhi, India
Syed Qazi Muzainul Haq (1937-2013), Wasa Dargah, India
Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi (1911–1969), Lucknow, British India
Syed Abdullah Bukhari (1922-2009), Delhi, British India
Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Delhi, India

Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (1829–1905), Delhi, British India

Talib Jauhari Pakistan.
Tariq Jameel (1953)

Wahiduddin Khan (1925), New Delhi, India

Yousuf Ludhianvi (1932–2000)

Eastern and Southern Asia

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931-2015), Malaysia
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, Malaysia
Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978), China
Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954), Singapore
Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf (1952-2015), Uzbekistan
Alwi Shihab, Indonesia

Eastern Europe

İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca (1875-1926), Turkey
Muhammed Hamdi Yazır (1878-1942), Turkey
Said Nursî (1878-1960), Turkey
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999), Albania
Abdul Qader Arnaoot (1928-2004), Kosovo
Süleyman Ateş (1933-), Turkey
Fethullah Gülen (1941-), Turkey
Mustafa Ceric (1952-), Bosnia
Mehmet Görmez (1959-), Turkey
Ekrem Buğra Ekinci (1966-), Turkey

Western Europe

Ivan Aguéli (1869–1917), Sweden
Tariq Ramadan (1962-), Geneva, Switzerland
Adnan Ibrahim (1966-), Vienna, Austria
Muhammad Asad (1900–1992), Germany
Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998), Switzerland

United Kingdom

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

North America

Imran_N._Hosein (1942-), Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi, Houston, USA
Fazlur Rahman (1919-1988), Chicago, USA
Hamid Algar (1940-), Berkeley, USA
Jonathan A.C. Brown (1977-), Washington DC, USA
Mohammed Adam El-Sheikh, Virginia, USA
Ovamir Anjum, Ohio, USA
Khaled Abou El Fadl, California, USA
Mohammed al-Hanooti (1937-), Virginia, USA
Anwar al-Alwaki (1971-2011), New Mexico, USA
Hamza Yusuf (1958-), California, USA
Hassan Hathout (1924–2009)
Mohammad Fadel, Ontario, Canada
Faraz Rabbani, Ontario, Canada
Warith Deen Mohammed (1933-2008), Illinois, USA
Zaid Shakir (1956-), California, USA
Faisal Kutty
Louay Safi (1955-)
Muqtedar Khan (1966-), Delaware, USA
Muzammil H. Siddiqi (1943-)
Omid Safi, North Carolina, USA
Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933-)
Amir Hussain Born in Lahore, Pakistan, raised in Toronto, Canada, living in Los Angeles
Ingrid Mattson (1963-), Ontario, Canada
Sherman Jackson, California, USA
Mohammad Hassan Khalil, Michigan, USA
Intisar Rabb
Jamal Badawi, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bilal Philips, Jamaica & Toronto, Canada
Ahmad Kutty (1946-), Toronto, Canada (originally from Kerala, India)
Wael Hallaq (1955-), New York City, USA (originally from Palestine)
Asifa Quraishi