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Encyclopedia > Islamic scholars

Islamic scholars are Muslim and non-Muslim scholars who work in one or more fields of Islamic studies. Islamic studies an Umbrella term for all Islam-related studies. This is a list of all Islamic scholars, Muslim and non-Muslim. This is a list of eminent muslim scholars of present and past. ... Islamic Studies is the academic discipline which focuses on Islamic issues. ... The expression umbrella term means a word that provides a superset or grouping of related concepts. ...


The entries in the list are accompanied by their date of birth, branch of Islam, country of birth, field of study, famous works and short description.

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Muslim scholars

Muslim scholars are either born in a Muslim families, or converted to Islam. For a list of scholars specialized in: This is a list of eminent muslim scholars of present and past. ...

The Suleiman Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) in Istanbul was built on the order of sultan Suleiman the Magnificent by the great Ottoman architect Sinan in 1557 The History of Islam is the history of the Islamic faith and the world it shaped as a social, cultural, and political phenomenon. ... A list of Islamic Historians include: Muslims Ali ibn al-Athir Ibn Ishaq Ibn Khaldun Tabari Al-Waqidi Non-Muslim Wilferd Madelung Category: ... Islamic philosophy (الفلسفة الإسلامية) is a longstanding attempt to create harmony between faith, reason or philosophy, and the religious teachings of Islam. ... List of important Islamic philosophers: Muslims Al-Kindi كندي Al-Farabi فارابي Al-Razi or Mohammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi محمد زكرياي رازي Al Amiri عامري Ikhwan al Safa (The Bretheren of Purity) اخوان الصفا Ibn Sina ابن سينا Ibn Miskawayh ابن مسكوويه Al Ghazali غزالي Ibn Masarrah ابن مسره Ibn Bajjah Ibn Tufail ابن طفيل Ibn Rushd ابن رشد Ibn Sab‘in ابن سبعين Ibn Khaldun ابن خلدون Ayn-al-Qudat Hamadani... Islamic jurisprudence, Fiqh (in Arabic and Persian: فقه) is made up of the rulings of Islamic scholars to direct the lives of the Muslim faithful. ... List of important Islamic Jurists: Muslims Abu Hanifa Malik ibn Anas Jafar al-Sadiq Khomeini Al-Sistani Non-Muslims Durka Durka ... This person is among the Sahaba of Muhammad . ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... The Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam. ... Caliph is the term or title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ... Abdullah ibn Abbas was a cousin of the prophet Muhammad. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... The Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam. ...

Sunni Muslim

Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... An-Númān ibn Thābit (Arabic: ) also know as Imam Abu Hanifa (Arabic: ) (699 - 765) was an important Islamic scholar and jurist and is considered the founder of the Hanafi school of fiqh. ... Malik ibn Anas ibn Malik ibn Amr al-Asbahi (Arabic مالك بن أنس) (c. ... The Muwatta is a collection of hadith of the Muhammad that form the basis for the jurisprudence of the Maliki school. ... This article may not be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... Al-Jahiz (died 869) was a ninth century Islamic zoologist and belles_lettriste who authored The Book of Animals. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal (Arabic: ‏‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎أحمد بن حنبل‏‎‎‎‏‎‎‎ ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎ Ahmad bin Hanbal ) (780 [164 AH] - 855 [241 AH] ) was an important Muslim scholar and theologian. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Portrait of Al-Kindi For the Christian theologian, see Abd al-Masih ibn Ishaq al-Kindi AbÅ«-YÅ«suf Ya’qÅ«b ibn Ishāq al-KindÄ« (c. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Muhammad Ibn Ismail Ibn Ibrahim Ibn al-Mughirah Ibn Bardizbah al-Bukhari محمد بن اسماعيل بن ابراهيم بن المغيرة بن بردزبه البخاري (born (AD 810) - died (AD 870)), author of the most generally accepted collection of traditions (Hadith) from Muhammad, was born at Bokhara (Bukharä), of an Iranian family, in AH 194 (AD 810). ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Hadith (Arabic: , Arabic pl. ... Sahih Bukhari is a hadith collection written by Muhammad al-Bukhari. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jamaah. ... Abul Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Qushayri al-Nisaburi (Arabic: أبو الحسين مسلم بن الحجاج القشيري النيسابوري) (born 204 A.H. - 261 (or 268?) A.H/ 875), Muslim Author of the second most widely recognized collection of Hadith in Sunni Islam. ... Sahih Muslim is a collection of sayings and deeds of Prophet Muhammad (also known as the sunnah). ... Abu Daud, full name Abu Daud Sulayman ibn Ash`ath al-Azadi al-Sijistani, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote the third of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan Abi Daud. ... Abu Daud, full name Abu Daud Sulayman ibn Ash`ath al-Azadi al-Sijistani, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote the third of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan Abi Daud. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Al-Tirmidhi, full name Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Musa ibn al-Dahhak al-Sulami al-Tirmidhi (824-892, ie 209 AH - 13 Rajab 279 AH) was a medieval collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), who wrote the Sunan al-Tirmidhi, one of the six canonical hadith compilations used... Jami at-Tirmidhi is the one of Sunni Islams six canonical hadith collections, compiled by Al-Tirmidhi. ... Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari (Arabic الطبري, AD 838-AD 923), was an author from Persia. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... The History of the Prophets and Kings (Arabic: تاريخ الرسل والملوك Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk, popularly Tarikh al-Tabari) is a history by Tabari from the Creation to AD 915, and is renowned for its detail and accuracy concerning Arab and Muslim history. ... The commentary on the Quran (Arabic:Al-musammá Jami‘ al-bayan fi ta’wil al-Qur’an), popularly Tafsir al-Tabari is a classic Sunni tafsir by Tabari. ... AbÅ« Bakr Muhammad Ibn ZakarÄ«ya al-Rāzi (ابو بکر الرازی), according to al-Biruni born in Rayy, Iran in the year 251AH/865AD and died in Rayy, Iran 313AH/925AD. Cololphon of al-Razis Book of Medicine He was a versatile Persian philosopher who made fundamental and lasting contributions to... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... This article is not about continental rationalism. ... Al Farabi (870-950) was born of a Turkish family and educated by a Christian physician in Baghdad, and was himself later considered a teacher on par with Aristotle. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Abu Ali Muhammad al-Jubbai was a Mutazili philosopher of the 10th century. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Nasreddin (also commonly spelled Nasrudin, Nasredin, Nasruddin, Nasr Eddin, Nastradhin, Nasreddine, Nastratin, Nusrettin) was a lower Muslim cleric who lived among the Middle-eastern people in the Middle Ages. ... Abu Abd-Allah Muhammad ibn Abd-Allah al-Hakim al-Nishaburi (d. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain or Mustadrak al-Hakim is a ten volum hadith collection writen by Hakim al-Nishaburi, the leading hadith scholar of his time. ... Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Tusi Nizam al-Mulk (نظام الملك، ابو علي الحسن الطوسي in Arabic; 1018 - 14 October 1092) was a celebrated Persian vizier of the Seljuk Turks. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Shafi`i madhab (Arabic: شافعي) is one of the four schools of fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Contents // Categories: People stubs | 972 births | 1058 deaths ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Zamakhshari [Abu-1 Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar uz-Zamakhshari] (1070 (?)-1143) was a Persian learned man of medieval times. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Ali ibn Tahir al-Sulami (died 1106) was a Damascene jurist and philologist who was the first to preach jihad against the crusaders in the aftermath of the First Crusade. ... Averroes Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (1126 – December 10, 1198) was an Andalusian-Arab philosopher and physician, a master of philosophy and Islamic law, mathematics, and medicine. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Maliki madhab (Arabic مالكي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... The Incoherence of the Philosophers (Tahafut al-Falasifa) is the title of a landmark polemic in Islamic philosophy by the Sufi sympathetic Al-Ghazali of the Asharite school against the neoplatonic school of thought in Islamic Philosophy. ... Abu al-Hasan Ali izz al-Din ibn al-Athir (May 12 1160–1233) was an Iranian/Persian historian born in Cizre in Northern Kurdistan province. ... The Complete History - (Arabic: Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh) is a classic Islamic History book written by Ali ibn al-Athir, Composed in ca. ... al-Nawawi (Abu Zakariyya Yahiya Ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi) أبو زكريا يحيى بن شرف النووي (born 1233 - 1278), Muslim author on Fiqh and Hadith, was born at Nawa near Damascus. ... Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi belongs to the Ayyub family. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... The Shafi`i madhab (Arabic: شافعي) is one of the four schools of fiqh, or religious law, within Sunni Islam. ... The Concise History of Humanity or Chronicles (Arabic: Tarikhu l-mukhtasar fi Akhbari l-basha) - Tarikh Abul Fida, is a history book Authored by Abul Fida Ismail Ibn Hamwi in 1315 and continued by the author to 1329, It extends from the creation of the world and is a universal... Nur al-Din `Ali b. ... Majma al-Zawaid wa Manba al-Fawaid is a 10-volume secondary hadith collection written by Nur al-Din Ali ibn Abi Bakr al-Haythami (735-808 AH/1335-1405 CE) and printed in Cairo 1352-1353 AH/1933-1934 CE. It contains those hadiths uniquely reported by... Ibn KhaldÅ«n, full name AbÅ« Zayd Ê•Abdu l-Rahman ibn Muħammad ibn KhaldÅ«n al-HaḍramÄ« (عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي), (May 27, 1332/ah732 to March 19, 1406/ah808) was a famous Tunisian Muslim historiographer and historian born in what is modern day Tunisia, and is sometimes seen as one of... Dr. Muqtedar Khan is a well known Muslim intellectual, whose articles and columns are widely published. ... Youth seeking his fathers advice Miniature illustration to the Haft Awrang of Jami, in the story A Father Advises his Son About Love See Sufi outlook on male love Freer and Sackler Galleries, The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Persian youth playing chess with two suitors Illustration to the Haft... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Muhammad Abduh (Muhammad Abduh) (Arabic: محمد عبده ) (Nile Delta, 1849 - Alexandria, July 11, 1905, ) was an Egyptian jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer known as the founder of Islamic Modernism. ... Shaykh Muhammad Abduh, the former mufti of Egypt, edited and published the Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balagha) with a brief commentary, and for the first time introduced this book to the Egyptians. ... Imam Al-Suyuti (849-911 ah) is a respected early scholar of Ahl Al-Sunna Wal-Jamaa. ... History of the Caliphs (Arabic: Tarikh al-khulafa) is a famous book writen by the classic Sunni scholar Suyuti External links http://www. ... Mowlana Shibli Nomani was a famous Indian Muslim scholar (1857 - 1914). ... Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872-1952) translated the Quran into English. ... Said Nursi, born 1876? in the village of Nurs, province Bitlis, died March 23, 1960 in Urfa was a Islamic thinker of Kurdish origin. ... The Kurds are an Iranian ethnic group inhabiting a mountainous area of the Middle-East that includes parts of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria i. ... Mawlana Muhammad Ilyas is the founder of the Tablighi Jamaat of South Asian subcontinent. ... Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (سيد أبو الأعلى المودودي, alternative spelling Syed Maudoodi; often referred to as Maulana Maududi) (1903-1979) was one of the most influential Muslim theologians of the 20th century and the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (Islamic Party), an Islamic political party in Pakistan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jamaat-e-Islami (Urdu/Arabic/Persian: جماعت اسلامي, Islamic Assembly Jamaat, JI) was an Islamic political movement founded in India by Syed Abul Ala Maududi in 1941. ... Sayyid Qutb Sayyid Qutb (9 October 1906 – 29 August 1966) was an Egyptian intellectual, author, and Islamist associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. ... Hassan al Banna, Founder of the Muslim Brotherhood Hassan al Banna (October 14, 1906 - February 12, 1949, Arabic: حسن البنا) was an Egyptian social and political reformer best known as founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. ... Fazlur Rahman Malik (September 21, 1919 - July 26, 1988) was a well-known scholar of Islam, perhaps the most respected Muslim scholar in Western academia. ... Ismail Raji Al-Faruqi Ismail Raji al-Faruqi (January 1, 1921 – May 27, 1986), renowned Palestinian-American philosopher who is widely recognized by his peers as an authority on Islam and comparative religion. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... The historic Philistines (see note Philistines below) were a people that inhabited the southern coast of Canaan around the time of the arrival of the Israelites, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. ... Yusuf al-Qaradawi, famous Muslim scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi (Arabic: يوسف القرضاوي) (born September 9, 1926) is a Muslim scholar and preacher best known for his popular al Jazeera program, ash-Shariah wal-Hayat (Shariah and Life), and his website IslamOnline, which was launched in 1997. ... ... Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam (1941–1989) also known as Shaikh Azzam was a central figure in the global development of the militant Islamist movement. ... Professor Nasr (Hamid) Abu Zayd (in Arabic: نصر حامد ابو زيد) was born in Tanta, Egypt on October 7, 1943 and currently works and resides in The Netherlands. ... Khurshid Ahmad is a religious scholar, an activist, and a member of the Senate in Pakistan. ... Ibn Hajar Asqalani is a Sunni Scholar. ... Ibn Hajar Al-Haythami Al-Makki was a Muslim Shafii scholar, born in 909 hijri He died in 974 hijri Works al-Sawaiq al-Muhriqah External links http://members. ... Editing Al-Sawaiq al-Muhriqah is a islamic book writen by the muslim scholar Ibn Hajar Al-Haythami Categories: Book stubs | Islam-related stubs ... Imam Al-Suyuti (849-911 ah) is a respected early scholar of Ahl Al-Sunna Wal-Jamaa. ... Al-Nasāī, full name Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn Alī ibn Sīnān Abū `Abd ar-Raḥmān al-Nasāī, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, al-Sunan al-ṣughrā, as well as 15... Ibn Maja, full name Abu `Abdallah Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Maja al-Rab`i al-Qazwini, was a medieval scholar of hadith (the sayings of Muhammad). ... Abu al-Abbas Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Abd al-Salaam ibn Abdullah ibn Taymiya al-Harrani (أبو عباس تقي الدين أحمد بن عبد السلام بن عبد الله ابن تيمية الحراني,‎ 1263-1328), was a jurist, reformer, preacher, scholar, exegete of Islam. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ibn al-Qayyim is the salafi Imam of Ahl Al-Sunna Wal-Jamaa, the haafidh (preserver of hadith), the scholar of tafseer (Quranic exegesis), usool (fundamentals of jurisprudence and law) and Fiqh (jurisprudence), Aboo ’Abdullaah Shamsud-Deen Muhammad Ibn Abee Bakr - better known as Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (or... Ibn Kathir (Arabic : بن كثير ) was an Islamic scholar born in Busra, Syria in 1301 CE. He was taught by the Islamic scholar Ibn Taymiyya in Damascus, Syria. ... Abu Muhammad Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Sa`id ibn Hazm (November 7, 994 – August 15, 1069)was an Andalusian Muslim philosopher born in Córdoba, present day Spain. ... Al-Ghazali Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali (Arabic: ابو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالى for short: الغزالى ) (born 1058 in Tus, Khorasan province of Persia, modern day Iran, died 1111 in Tus) was a Muslim theologian, and philosopher, known as Algazel to the Western Medieval world, Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, or al-Ghazzali as it... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Ahmad ibn-al-Abbas ibn Rashid ibn-Hammad ibn-Fadlan (Ahmad bin al-Abbās bin Rashîd bin Hammād binn Fadlān أحمد ابن العباس ابن رشيد ابن حماد ابن فضلان) was an Arab writer and traveler who wrote an account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Caliph of Baghdad to the... Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Tamimi (1703 C.E. – 1792 C.E.) (Arabic:محمد بن عبد الوهاب التميمى) was an Arab theologian born in the Najd, in present-day Saudi Arabia and the most famous scholar of the movement within Islam known as the Wahhabi movement. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Misyar Marriage or travellers marriage (Arabic نكاح المسيار) is a marriage without the couple living together in the same house, the husband not being financially responsible for his wife. ... Adnan Oktar was born in Ankara in 1956. ... Allamah Shibli Numani (1857–1914) was a Sunni Muslim scholar from India and biographer of the prophet Muhammad. ... Shaykh Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn (son of) Salih ibn (son of) Muhammad IBN UTHAYMĪN at-Tamimi an-Najdi was born in the city of Unayzah, QasÄ«m region in Saudi Arabia on 27th Ramadan 1347 A.H./1926 C.E. He passed away at the age of 74 on... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Uthman ibn Qaymaz, Abu Abdullah Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi, ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻥ ﺑﻦ ﻗﻴﻤﺰ ﺍﺑﻮ ﻋﺒﺪ ﺍﷲ ﺷﻤﺲ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻫﺒﻲ the great Shafii hadith master (hafiz) and historian of Islam, born in Damascus in 673/1274. ... Talkhis al-Mustadrak is abridged version of Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain, writen by Al-Dhahabi Hakim al-Nishaburi, the author of Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain, wrote it in the year 393H, i. ... Sibt ibn al-Jawzi (d. ... Tomb of Sadi, Shiraz, Iran. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Sadruddin Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin al-Hamawayh al-Juwayni al-Shafii is a Sunni al-Shafii hadith scholar. ... Faraid al-Simtayn is a hadith collection by Al-Juwayni. ... Akbar S. Ahmed is an anthropologist. ... Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman is a blind Egyptian Muslim cleric who is currently serving a life sentence at the Federal Administrative Maximum Penitentiary hospital in Florence, Colorado. ... Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn `Ali ibn Thabit ibn Ahmad ibn Mahdi al-Shafi`i (392-463), A.K.A al-Khatib al-Baghdadi or the writer from Baghdad was a Shafii Sunni Muslim Islamic scholar. ... Dr Zakir Abdul Karim Naik (born October 18, 1965) is a public speaker and writer on the subject of Islam and the modern world. ... Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas Syed Muhammad al Naquib bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Muhsin al Attas (born September 5, 1931) is a prominent contemporary Muslim philosopher and thinker from Malaysia. ... Rashid Rida (1865-1935) was a Syrian intellectual of the Islamic modernist tradition pioneered by Jamal al-Din al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh. ... Abd al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn Masudi (d. ... Ibn Rustah (in Persian: ابن رسته) was a 10th century Persian explorer and geographer born in Rosta district, Isfahan, Persia (See Encyclopaedia Iranica [1]). He wrote a geographical compendium. ... An optical refractor in use. ... Ibn Hisham, Abu Muhammad Abd al-Malik (d. ... Abd-Allāh ibn Muslim ibn Qutayba, AbÅ« Muhammad al-DÄ«nawarÄ« al-MarwazÄ« (213-276) was viewd by sunnis as a hadÄ«th Master, foremost philologist, linguist, and man of letters. ... Muhammad Rafi Usmani is the Grand Mufti of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. ... Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury (aka Abu Yusuf) is an Islamic scholar based in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Shi'a Muslim

Shia Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 10-15% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Abu Jafar Muhammad bin Yaqoub bin Ishaaq al-Kulainy Ar-Razi (d. ... Usul al-Kafi is one of the most authoritarian Shia hadith collections, collected by Muhammad Yaqub Kulainy. ... Seyyed Razi was born in 970 AD in Baghdad. ... The Nahj al Balagha (Peak of Eloquence) is the most famous collection of speeches and letters by Ali ibn Abi Talib, accepted as the fourth of the Caliphs by Sunni Muslims and the first of the Imams by Shia Muslims. ... Persian philosopher شهاب الدين يحيى سهروردى or Shihabuddin Yahya as-Suhrawardi (born 1153 in North-West-Iran; died 1191 in Aleppo) was the founder of School of Illumination, one of the most important islamic doctrine in Philosophy. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tomb of Sadi, Shiraz, Iran. ... Nasir Tusi Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Ibn al-Hasan Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201–1274, near Baghdad) was a Persian scientist, of Shia Islamic belief, born in Tus, Khorasan (then Persia, present time Iran). ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... ملاصدرا or Mulla Sadra (aka Molla Sadra or Mollasadra) also called Sadr Ad-Din Ash- Shirazi (c. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... حكمت متعاليه Transcendent theosophy or al-hikmat al-muta’liyah, the doctrine and philosophy that has been developed and perfected by Persian Philosopher Mulla Sadra, is one of tow main disciplines of Islamic Philosophy which is very live & active even today. ... Mir Damad (Persian: ميرداماد) was a philosopher, teacher, & leader in the cultural renaissance of Iran during Safavid dynasty and the main founder of the Isfahan School. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Mohammad Baqer Majlesi, (1616 - 1689) (علامه مجلسی) known as Allameh Majlesi, was a famous Iranian Shia cleric of the Safavid era. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Oceans of Light (Arabic: Bihar ul Anwar) is a holy scripture of Shia Islam. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The works of Avicenna, the greatest of the medieval Islamic physicians, played a crucial role in the European Renaissance. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... The word physician should not be confused with physicist, which means a scientist in the area of physics. ... The Book of Healing is a scientific encyclopedia written by the great Persian physician and philosopher Ibn Sina of Persia in the 10th century. ... Ayatollah al-Udhma Shirazi Ayatollah Al-udhma Haj Sayyed Abdullah al-Shirazi (Feb 25, 1892 – September 29, 1984) was a Grand Ayatollah of Shia Islam. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Allameh Tabatabaei, one of contemporarys greatest Islamic Philosophers, chatting with Ayatollah al-Shirazi. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Al-Mizan fi tafsiril-Quran, popularly known as Tafsir al-Mizan, is a very famous and volumnous tafsir or exegesis of the Quran written by the eminent Shia scholar Allameh Tabatabaei. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (Persian: آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی Arabic: روح الله الخميني ) (birth May 17, 1900, death June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia Muslim cleric, and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 Islamic Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Nasr is an internationally acclaimed scholar [1]. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, (Persian: سيد حسين نصر) A lifelong student and follower of Frithjof Schuon, Persian philosopher and renowned scholar of comparative religion, is a prominent authority in the fields of Islamic esoterism, sufism, philosophy of science, and metaphysics. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shia Islam is an important text on the history and thought of Shia Islam. ... Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari (مرتضی مطهری; February 3, 1920 – May 1, 1979) was an Iranian scholar, cleric, professor, and politician. ... Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri, Chairman of Islamic Pakistan Study Centre, Aga Khan University of Karachi, Pakistan. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... The Origins and Early Development of Shia Islam is a book that reconstructs the development of an Islamic ideal in the form of Shiism. ... Abu Muhammad Ahmad ibn Atham al-Kufi (d. ... His Honourarable Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani (Arabic: السيد علي الحسيني السيستاني Persian: سید علی حسینی سیستانی), born approximately August 4, 1930, is a Grand Ayatollah, a Shia marja and currently an important person in relation to the occupation of Iraq. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Twelvers or the Ithna Asharia are members of the group of Shias who believe in twelve Imams. ... Shaykh Ahmad-i-Ahsai (1753 - 1826), better known as Shaykh Ahmad, was the founder of a 19th century Shia religious movement in the Persian and Ottoman empires, whose followers were known as Shaykhis. ... Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... Ayatollah Sayed Muhsin al-Hakim Tabatabai was born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship. ... Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim (Arabic: سيد محمد باقر الحكيم ) (1939 - August 29, 2003) was the foremost Shia Muslim leader in Iraq until his assassination in a bombing in Najaf. ... Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Tusi Nizam al-Mulk (نظام الملك، ابو علي الحسن الطوسي in Arabic; 1018 - 14 October 1092) was a celebrated Persian vizier of the Seljuk Turks. ... Siyāsatnāma (Book of Kingship or Book of Politics), also known as Siyar al-muluk, is the most famous work by Nizam al-Mulk, the founder of Nizamiyyah schools in medieval Persia. ... Ayatollah Sayyid Husayn Borujerdi (آیت‌الله سیدحسين بورجردی in Persian, 1914 -2003) was a Grand Shiite ayatollah. ... Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani (Died 1081 AH.) is a Shia islamic scholar and author of Shahr Usul al-Kafi. ... Shahr Usul al-Kafi is a commentary on Usul al-Kafi by Mohammad Salih al-Mazandarani. ... ملاصدرا or Mulla Sadra (aka Molla Sadra or Mollasadra) also called Sadr Ad-Din Ash- Shirazi (c. ... Mughatil ibn Atieh Bakri (مقاتل بن عطیه بکری) was a medieval authority of the Nizamiyyah in Baghdad, and son in law of Nizam al-Mulk. ... Dr. Muhammad al-Tijani al-Samawi was a famous Tunisian Islamic scholar that was Sunni wahabi, but after years of studying he became Shia and wrote books that caused mass-conversion to Shia Islam. ... And then i was Guided is a famous book on by Muhammad al-Tijani. ... Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies. ... Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: آیت‌الله سید علی حسینی خامنه‌ای; born July 15, 1939) is the Supreme Leader of Iran. ... Reza Aslan (born 1972 in Tehran [1]) is an Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist. ... Dr. Ali Shariati (Persian: علی شريعتی‎) (1933–1977) was an Iranian sociologist, well known and respected for his works in the field of sociology of religion. ... Siyyid Kázim (1793-1843) was the son of Siyyid Qasim of Rasht, a town in northern Iran. ... Ayatollah Sayed Muhsin al-Hakim Tabatabai was born in late 19th century in a family renowned for its scholarship. ... Sayyid Mohammad Khatami (سید محمد خاتمی), born October 14, 1943 in Ardakan, Yazd province), a prominent Iranian-Muslim intellectual, served as the fifth President of Iran from August 2, 1997 to August 2, 2005 and was succeeded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...

Sufi

Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Mawlana Rumi Molana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi or Celâladin Mehmet Rumi [1](Persian: مولانا جلال الدين محمد بلخى , Arabic: جلال الدين محمد رومي) (September 30, 1207 – December 17, 1273 CE) (also known as Molana, Molavi, Mawlvi, Mawlana, meaning our guide or our master in Arabic and Persian, or Mevlana meaning our guide in Turkish) was a Persian... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... The Masnavi or Masnavi I Manavi (مثنوی معنوی in Persian), also written Mathnawi or Mesnevi, is a six book collection of texts, poems, teaching stories and prayers written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, the well known Persian Sufi saint and poet. ... Junayd ibn Muhammad Abu al-Qasim al-Khazzaz al-Baghdadi (830-910) was one of the great early mystics, or Sufis, of Islam. ... The Bastami Complex in Bastam, Semnan Province of Iran, contains the shrine of Mohammad ibn Jafar Sadiq, the tomb of Bayazid, his monastary, the Iwan of Öljeitü, the tomb of Mahmud Ghazan, the Congregation Mosque, the tower of Kashaneh, and the Shahrukhiya seminary, bath, and Zurkhaneh, dating from before the... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Abusaeid Abolkheyr(966-1046) (In Persian ابوسعید ابوالخیر هجری قمری 440-357) also known as Sheikh Abusaeid , was a famous Persian Sufi who contributed extensively to the evolution of Sufi thought. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Mansur Al-Hallaj (c. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Sheikh Muhyiddeen Abdul Qadir Gilani , Abdul Qadir al-Gilani , Abdul Qadir el-Gilani or Moulay Abdelkader Jilali (in Maghreb countries (Arabic: عبد القادر الجيلانى ); (1077 – 1166 CE) was a mystic scholar and saint of Islam. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Hambali is the nom de guerre of Indonesian terrorist Riduan Isamuddin. ... Sheikh Najmeddin Kubra was a 13th century famous Persian Sufi from Khwarezmia and was the founder of the Kubrawiya Sufi order. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Farid ad-Din Attar (farÄ«du-d-dÄ«n aṭṭār ; ca. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...

Mutazilite

Mutazili (Arabic المعتزلة) is an extinct theological school of thought within Islam. ... Wasil ibn Ata (700 - 748) was a Muslim theologian, and by some accounts is considered the founder of the Mutazilite school of Islamic thought. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are a large and heterogeneous ethnic group found throughout the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... Theology is reasoned discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). It can also refer to the study of other religious topics. ... Izz al-Din `Abd al-Hamid ibn Hibat-Allah ibn Abi al-Hadid al-Mu`tazili (d. ... Shaykh Muhammad Abduh, the former mufti of Egypt, edited and published the Peak of Eloquence (Arabic: Nahj al-Balagha) with a brief commentary, and for the first time introduced this book to the Egyptians. ...

Unclassified

فخرالدين رازى Abu `Abdallah Muhammad bin `Umar al-Razi, known as Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, (1149–1209) is a famous and well known Persian theologian and philosopher from Ray, Iran, Persia. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Mohammad Ibn Abd-al-Haq Ibn Sab’in (محمدبن عبدالحق بن سبعين) is the last philosopher of the Andalous in the west land of Islamic world and his school is a combination of philosophical and Gnostic thoughts. ... Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal Allama Dr Sir Muhammad Iqbal (محمد اقبال,علامه محمد اقبال لاهوري) (November 9, 1877–April 21, 1938), commonly known as Allama Iqbal (in Persian: Allameh Eghbal), was an important colonial era Indian Muslim poet, philosopher, and thinker of Kashmiri origin, though based in Sialkot (now in Pakistan). ... Javed Ahmad Ghamidi (1951—) is a well-known Pakistani scholar, exegete, and educationist. ... Mohammad Habib Shakir, born Cairo 1866, died Cairo 1939, translated the Quran into English. ... Tomb of Omar Khayyám, Nishapur, Iran. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Soviet postage stamp commemorating the 1200th anniversary of Muhammad al‑Khwarizmi in 1983. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ...

Scholars that converted to Islam

Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips is a revert to Islam. ... Dr. Jeffrey Lang is currently an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas. ... Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson (born 1960 as Mark Hanson in Walla Walla, Washington) is considered one of the most well-versed Islamic scholars in the West. ... (Mohammed) Marmaduke William Pickthall, (1875–May 19, 1936), a Western Islamic scholar, noted as a poetic and accurate translator of the Quran into English. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The meaning of the Holy Quran is one of the books writen by Marmaduke Pickthall. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Michael Wolfe is the author of books of poetry, fiction, travel, and history. ... This article refers to Malcolm X the man. ... Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller (b 1954), an American Sufi and Sheikh of the Shadhili Tariqa, was born in the north-western United States and was educated in philosophy and Arabic at the University of Chicago and UCLA. A former Catholic who converted to Islam after being agnostic/atheist, he... Timothy Winter (also known as Abdal-Hakim Murad) is a lecturer in Islamic studies in the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Cambridge and a leading British Islamic scholar. ... Sheikh yusuf before his conversion to Islam Sheikh Yusuf after his conversion Yusuf Estes (born 1944), is a well-known U.S. advocate for Islam. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... Imam Zaid Shakir is amongst the most respected and influential Muslim scholars in the West. ... Thomas McElwain is a Shia Twelver Muslim Islamic scholar, former Christian, that specializes in Islamic Christianity studies. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Controversial

This is a list of scholars of present and past that are not recognized as Muslims by the mainstream but profess to be Muslims as part of groups and small sects that deviate from the mainstream. A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (October 7, 1897–February 25, 1975) led the largely African-American spiritual and political organization, the Nation of Islam from 1934 to 1975. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and socio-political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with a declared aim of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social and economic condition of the black man and woman of America and the world. ... Rashad Khalifa, 1989 Rashad Khalifa (November 19, 1935 - January 31, 1990) was an Egyptian Muslim who moved to the United S