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tabiiUmar ibn Abdul-Aziz

The fifth Rightly-Guided Caliph, an Umayyad ruler who restored justice and is counted among the Tabiin.

medievalIbn Taymiyyah

...olars in Islamic history, a Hanbali jurist, theologian, and reformer.

ottomanMuhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab

Hanbali reformer who called for purifying tawhid, author of Kitab at-Tawhi...

ottomanMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab

A Hanbali scholar from Najd who led a revival movement emphasizing tawhid (monotheism) and opposing practices he deemed polytheistic. Author of Kitab at-Tawhid.

modernJamal ad-Din al-Afghani

...alism. Teacher of Muhammad Abduh and a catalyst for Islamic reform movements.

modernMuhammad Abduh

Egyptian Islamic reformer and Grand Mufti of Egypt who advocated for modernizing Is...

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

...an scholar and publisher of al-Manar journal, continued the reform movement of Muhammad Abduh.

modernMuhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi

...ements in the world. Emphasized door-to-door dawah and self-reformation through traveling in the path of Allah.

modernAhmad Khatib al-Minangkabawi

...i'i school at Masjid al-Haram and mentored major Indonesian reformist scholars.

modernHamka

Indonesian Islamic scholar, author, and political figure, known for his major Quran commentary 'Tafsir al-Azhar.'

modernAhmad Bamba

Senegalese Sufi scholar and founder of the Muridiyyah order, known for his pacifist resistance to French colonialism.

modernUthman dan Fodio

Fulani scholar, reformer, and founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, one of the largest ...

medievalAhmad Zarruq

Moroccan Maliki jurist and Sufi reformer, author of 'Qawa'id at-Tasawwuf' (Principles of Sufism) a...

medievalIbn al-Wazir

Yemeni scholar known for advocating return to the Quran and Sunnah, author of 'al-Awasim wal-Qawasim fi adh-Dhabb an Sunnat Abi al-Qasim.'

medievalIbn Tumart

Berber religious reformer and founder of the Almohad movement in the Maghreb, known...

modernHasyim Asy'ari

Founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, the largest Islamic organization in the world, and a towering figure in Indonesian Islamic history.

modernAhmad Dahlan

...izations in Indonesia, and a pioneer of Islamic educational reform.

ottomanal-Amir as-San'ani

Yemeni scholar and author of 'Subul as-Salam,' the famous commentary on Ibn Hajar's 'Bulugh al-Maram' on hadiths of legal rulings.

ottomanSalih al-Fulani

West African Fulani scholar who settled in Medina and authored 'Iqa dh al-Himam,' a work on following evidence over blind imitation.

ottomanMuhammad Hayat as-Sindhi

...ah Dehlawi and Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab, influencing major reform movements.

modernMuhammad al-Ghazali as-Saqqa

...l books on Islamic ethics, Quran interpretation, and social reform.

modernash-Shawkani

Yemeni scholar and advocate of ijtihad, author of 'Nayl al-Awtar,' a masterful commentary on hadiths of legal rulings, and 'Fath al-Qadir' in tafsir.

modernMuhammad Rashid Rida

Syrian-Egyptian Islamic reformer, student of Muhammad Abduh, and author of 'Tafsir al-Mana...

modernTahir ibn Ashur

Tunisian Maliki scholar and Grand Mufti, author of 'at-Tahrir wat-Tanwir,' a major modern Quran commentary, and pioneering work on maqasid ash-shari'ah.