List of modern Sufi scholars explained

This article is a List of modern Sufi scholars. The Sufis in the list were known in the 20th century or later. They are grouped geographically.

Arabian Peninsula

• Abdallah Bin Bayyah (born 1935) – Saudi Arabia
• Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971) – Yemen
• Habib Umar bin Hafiz (born 1962) – Yemen
• Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki (1944–2004) – Saudi Arabia

Levant

• Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004) – Syria
• Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti (1929–2013) – Syria
• Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (born 1963) – Syria
• Nuh Ha Mim Keller (born 1954) – Jordan
• Wahba Zuhayli (1932–2015) – Syria
• Yusuf an-Nabhani (1849–1932) – Palestine

North Africa

• Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997) – Morocco
• Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996) – Egypt
• Abdul Baqi Miftah (born 1952) – Algeria
• Ahmad al-Alawi (1869–1934) – Algeria
• Ahmed el-Tayeb (born 1946) – Egypt
• Ali Gomaa (born 1951) – Egypt
• Lalla Zaynab (1850–1904) – Algeria
• Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi (born 1922) – Morocco
• Hamza Yusuf (born 1960) – United States
• Muhammad ibn al-Habib (1876–1972) – Morocco
• Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010) – Egypt
• Shawki Allam (born 1961) – Egypt

West, Central and Southern Africa

• Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930–2021) – South Africa
• Abdullah al-Harari (1910–2008) – Ethiopia
• Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse (born 1955) – Senegal
• Ibrahim Niass (1900–1975) – Senegal
• Amadou Bamba (1853–1927) – Senegal
• Hassan Cissé (1945–2008) – Senegal
• Sa'adu Abubakar (born 1954) – Nigeria
• Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (born 1961) – Nigeria
• Osman Nuhu Sharubutu (born 1919) – Ghana

Western Europe

• Abdal Hakim Murad (born 1960) – United Kingdom
• Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari (born 1978) – United Kingdom
• Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) – Switzerland
• Idries Shah (1924–1996) – United Kingdom
• Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (born 1953) – United Kingdom
• Martin Lings (1909–2005) – United Kingdom
• Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (born 1946) – United Kingdom
• Annemarie Schimmel (1922–2003) – Germany
• Ivan Aguéli (1969–1917) – Sweden
• Umar Al-Qadri – Ireland

Eastern Europe

• Said Afandi al-Chirkawi (1937–2012) – Russia (Dagestan)
• Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü (born 1965) – Turkey
• Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001) – Turkey
• Mahmud Esad Coşan (1938–2001) – Turkey
• Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1929–2022) – Turkey
• Mehmed Fatih Çıtlak (born 1967) – Turkey
• Muzaffer Ozak (1916–1985) – Turkey
• Nazim Al-Haqqani (1922–2014) – Turkey
• Osman Nuri Topbaş (born 1942) – Turkey
• Ömer Tuğrul İnançer (1946–2022) – Turkey
• Said Nursî (1878–1960) – Turkey
• Süleyman Ateş (born 1933) – Turkey

North America

• Ali Kianfar (born 1944) – United States
• Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar (born 1950) – United States
• Faraz Rabbani (born 1974) – Canada
• Feisal Abdul Rauf (born 1948) – United States
• Hamza Yusuf (born 1960) – United States
• Hisham Kabbani (born 1945) – United States
• Hossein Nasr (born 1933) – United States
• M. A. Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) – United States
• Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (born 1966) – United States
• Nahid Angha (born 1945) – United States
• Nooruddeen Durkee (1938–2020) – United States
• Robert Darr (born 1951) – United States
• Syed Soharwardy (born 1955) – Canada
• Zaid Shakir (born 1956) – United States

South Asia

• Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique – West Bengal
• Wasif Ali Wasif (1929–1993) – Pakistan
• Abdul Rashid Dawoodi (1979) – India
• Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (?–1986) – Sri Lanka
• Ahmed Ullah Maizbhanderi (1826–1906) – Bangladesh
• Azangachhi Shaheb (1828/1829–1932) – India
• Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1817–1899) – India
• Meher Ali Shah (1859–1937) – Pakistan
• Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1909–1970) – Pakistan
• Muhammad Akram Awan (1934–2017) – Pakistan
• Pir Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui (1936–2017) – Pakistan
• Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951) – Pakistan
• Qalandar Baba Auliya (1898–1979) – Pakistan
• Qamaruzzaman Azmi (born 1946) – India
• Saheb Qiblah Fultali (1913–2008) – Bangladesh
• Shah Shahidullah Faridi (1915–1978) – Pakistan
• Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah (1878–1951) – Pakistan
• Syed Waheed Ashraf (born 1933) – India
• Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin (1861–1925) – India
• Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921)
• Thaika Shuaib (1930–2021) – India
• Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani (died 1995) – Pakistan
• Waris Ali Shah (1819–1905) – India
• Shah Syed Hasnain Baqai – India
• Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani

(1949-2009) – Pakistan

• Sayyad Muhammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi – India
• Sayyad Muhammad Izhar Ashraf – India
• Hujjat-ul-Islam Hamid Raza Khan (1875–1943) – India
• Kareemullah Shah (1838–1913) – India
• Masihullah Khan
• Mustafa Raza Khan (1892–1981) – India
• Machiliwale Shah (died 1932) – India
• Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf- India

Eastern and Central Asia

• Habib Ali Kwitang (1870–1968) – Indonesia
• Habib Munzir Al-Musawa (1973–2013) – Indonesia
• Habib Usman bin Yahya (1822–1913) – Indonesia
• Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) – Singapore
• Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978) – China
• Ustad wan hizam (born 1971) – Malaysia
• Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (born 1931) – Malaysia

Oceania

• Halim Rane – Australia

Philippines

• Shaykh Ahmad Imbing – One of the leading Sunni, Ash'ari in Aqeeda and Shafi'i in Fiqh scholar.
• Shaykh Khadzraji Tapsi – Ameer of Sabielal Muhtadin Foundation Inc. One of the leading Senior Sunni, Ash'ari in Aqeeda and Shafi'i in Fiqh scholar.
• Professor Yusuf Morales – former Commissioner of National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. Lead Convenor of Consortium for Peacebuilders, Governance Development and Security Studies. Former Muslim Affairs Coordinator of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga (ADZU).
• Shaykh Aliazer Abdurajim – Cultural writer, poet, and peace advocate.Chairman of the Board at Zambasulta Halal Hub Inc.
• Shaykh Al Johan Caluang Ilacad – Muslim formator of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga (ADZU). Muqaddam of the Shadhili Rifa'i Qadiri Tariqa. Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy. He is also an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa
• Shaykh Khalid Ismael – Ameer of the Naqshbandi Tariqa in the Philippines. Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
• Atty. Datu Amir Wagas – an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa. He is also a Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
  • Faqir Calingalan Hussin Caluang Shaykh Al Jamar Ismael – Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
• Shaykh Ali Parmanan Hajul – Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
• Shaykh Shamir Kingking – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy.
• Shaykh Alnaif Kingking – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy.
• Shaykh Abdul Warith Abdula – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy. He is also an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa

External links

• Professor Mohamad Abdalla- Australia