Most Influential Muslims in 2009

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chief editors prof john esposito and prof ibrahim kalin edited and prepared by ed marques usra ghazi designed by salam almoghraby consultants dr hamza abed al karim hammad siti sarah muwahidah with thanks to omar edaibat usma farman dalal hisham jebril hamza jilani szonja ludvig adel rayan mohammad husni naghawi and mosaic network uk
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disclaimer and invitation to participate being the first attempt of its kind at a list that shows the broad extent of muslims influence on the world we acknowledge that there are likely to be gaps in our categorizing and are sure that we have missed some influential people
we have then broken up the leaders into categoriesa scholarly political administrative lineage preachers women youth philanthropy development science and technology arts and culture media radicals international islamic networks and issues of the daya to help you understand the different kinds of ways islam and muslims impact the world today

his popularity and authority in turkey have been the driving force of the social movement that is widely thought to have brought around the social and eventually political changes of which politician recep tayyip erdogan has been the ultimate heira that is the enfranchisement of muslim politics in turkey
monarchs are well represented because of the influence they gain from their political power the length of time they spend in office the lineage they derive from the institution of monarchy and the deeply rooted establishments that they may inherit

muslim world due to the fact that the region has many of the oldest and most well esteemed institutions for muslims and most importantly is home to the holy sites in mecca and medina
europe and north america are host to a large proportion of the world s most highly respected educational institutions and draw talented influential people from around the world with global outreach through their wealth and high academic standing

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the messenger of god answered him saying the surrender is to testify that there is no god but god and that muhammad is god s messenger to perform the prayer bestow the alms fast ramadan and make if thou canst the pilgrimage to the holy house
thus also iman as such consists of belief in all the essential doctrines of religion and the inner meaning of this is that one should not go through the motions of religion and of the five pillars of islam blindly or robotically but rather have real faith and certainty in one s heart

so how did it hold togethera and indeed flourisha for the last fourteen centuries approximately when its scholars and temporal policymakers keep changing and dying out over time how did it remain so homogeneous that the islam of ce was doctrinally exactly the same as the islam of ce where did its internal checks and balances come from the answer is that islam has a traditional canon a collection of sacred texts which everyone has agreed are authoritative and definitive and which fix the principles of belief practice law theology and doctrine throughout the ages
and jesus answered him the first of all commandments is the lord our god is one lord and thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy understanding and with all thy strength this is the first commandment

they have fought in our wars they have served in our government they have stood for civil rights they have started businesses they have taught at our universities they ve excelled in our sports arenas they ve won nobel prizes built our tallest building and lit the olympic torch

orthodoxy in islam is based on verse of the holy qur an and has been best defined by the historical international islamic consensus on the three points of the amman message see these points being a whosoever is an adherent to one of the four sunni schools mathahib of islamic jurisprudence hanafi maliki shafia i and hanbali the two shia a schools of islamic jurisprudence jaa fari and zaydi the ibadi school of islamic jurisprudence and the thahiri school of islamic jurisprudence is a muslim
equally it is neither possible nor permissible to declare as apostates any group of muslims who believes in god glorified and exalted be he and his messenger may peace and blessings be upon him and the pillars of faith and acknowledges the five pillars of islam and does not deny any necessarily self evident tenet of religion

maturidi school this school is named after the followers of the th century scholar muhammad abu mansur al maturidi ce and has a wide following in regions where hanafi law is practiced
salafis have specific doctrinal beliefs owing to their particular interpretation of islam that differentiate them from the majority of sunnis such as a literal anthropomorphic interpretation of god

major shia a theological positions the twelver school the infallibility ismah of the twelve imams descended from the family of the prophet ahl al bayt who are believed to be the spiritual and rightful political authorities of the muslim community umma
major doctrinal divisions within islam continued ibadi school ibadis believe that god created the qur an at a certain point in time and that god will not be seen on the day of judgment

named after named after named after named after the followers the followers of the followers the followers of of imam abu imam al shafi i of imam malik imam ahmad hanifa ce ce bin hanbal ce ah ah in ah in ce in iraq

of the world s traditional muslims the second largest denomination of muslims referred to as shia atu a ali or the party of a ali the fourth caliph of islam and first imam in shi ism
of the world s traditional muslims the ibadi school has origins in and is linked to the kharijites but the modern day community is distinct from the th century islamic sect

khomeini believed that the only way to secure independence from colonial or imperial forces was through the creation of a shia a state under the idea of velayat e faqih guardianship of the jurist
these people had witnessed and studied western technology and socio political ideas and realized that the islamic world was being left behind technologically by the west and had become too weak to stand up to it

his eminence sheikh al azhar dr muhammad sayyid tantawi grand sheikh of the al azhar university grand imam of al azhar mosque

his highness general sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the uae armed forces
his royal eminence amirul mu minin sheikh as sultan muhammadu sa adu abubakar iii sultan of sokoto

his excellency professor dr ekmelledin ihsanoglu secretary general of the organization of the islamic conference
sheikh mehmet nazim adil al qubrusi al haqqani leader of naqshbandi haqqani sufi order

his majesty king abdullah bin a abd al a aziz al saud king of saudi arabia custodian of the two holy mosques king abdullah bin abd al aziz al saud of the country saudi arabia kingdom of saudi arabia custodian of the two holy date of birth august mosques is the most influential muslim in the world
reformer king abdullah has proven his domestic influence in saudi arabia through his ability to enact multiple landmark reforms to fight corruption balance the saudi budget tailor the education system address women s and minority rights engage in interreligious diplomacy as well as tackle problems in the justice system

a c donated million in cash and million worth of relief materials for the sichuan earthquake in china and pledged a billion donation towards the reconstruction of the palestinian coastal territory during the israeli war on gaza
a c the first saudi monarch in years to address the un general assembly and the first reigning saudi monarch to have met with a pope pope benedict xvi in november

he was born in mashhad country iran in the far north east of iran and studied in the leading date of birth july iranian religious seminary in qom before becoming source of influence political administrative involved in the struggle with the pahlavi regime in influence supreme leader of the sixties and seventies

he is an influential leader sunni maliki mainly due to his position as the only legitimate contender for the islamic caliphate for his control of the network of muslims following the maliki school of islamic jurisprudence and as a leading monarch in africa
his majesty king mohammed vi king of morocco known as amir al mu minin or commander of the country morocco faithful king mohammad vi of morocco is lauded date of birth august for his domestic reform policies and pioneering efsource of influence political forts in modernizing morocco and countering teradministrative development rorism

his majesty king abdullah ii bin al hussein king of the hashemite kingdom of jordan king abdullah ii of jordan has influence in jordan and country jordan around the world due to his lineage in the hashemite date of birth january family his custodianship of jerusalem and activism source of influence political on various frontsa from freedom of the press and lineage reformed domestic policy to international diplomacy

his excellency recep tayyip erdogan prime minister of the republic of turkey erdogan is the prime minister of one of the most popcountry turkey ulous and economically developed muslim majority date of birth february countries in the world
a popular reformist the political power that he now has is in part due to the ak party s ability to institute political reforms both to produce major economic growth and also to enfranchise religious muslim voters

oman has a stake in the crude oil market due to the strait of hormuz which connects the gulf of oman to the persian gulf and the arabian sea transporting about of daily seaborne traded oil and of all oil traded worldwide according to the us energy information administration
his majesty sultan qaboos bin sa id al sa id sultan of oman sultan qaboos bin sa id al sa id the th descendant of the al bu sa idi dynasty is a socially and politically country oman date of birth november active monarch reigning for almost years since he source of influence lineage ascended to power in

sultan qaboos has made an effort to strengthen ties between oman and iran as well as the strategic partnership between oman and indiaa showing the sultan s foresight in carving an international policy independent of that of his arab neighbors
in he presided over the gcc summit where he was commended for his ongoing efforts toward political and economic cooperation amongst the gcc states

also internationally as a moral and religious authority to usuli twelver shia a worldwide preeminent shia a cleric and marja taqlid school of thought traditional sistani s influence in the twelver shia a sect stems twelver shia a usuli from his scholarly lineage and education which has enabled him to reach the status of marja taqlida the highest status in the usuli branch of twelver shia a islam

his eminence sheikh al azhar dr muhammad sayyid tantawi grand sheikh of the al azhar university grand imam of the al azhar mosque sheikh muhammad sayyid tantawi is the grand imam of the al azhar mosque and the grand country egypt sheikh of the al azhar universitya the second date of birth october oldest university in the world founded in ce

global muslim brotherhood movement host of ash shariah wal hayat on al jazeera with leading figure of the muslim brotherhood million viewers worldwide qaradawi is incredibly influential as an intellectual school of thought traditional leader of the muslim brotherhooda one of the most muslim salafi important modern movements in islam
his view that suicide bombing is a legitimate form of self defense has landed him in trouble in western europe but is reflective of an underlying sentiment among many in the middle east that oppression deserves such a responsea however he goes against the grain of most leading islamic thinkers by supporting suicide bombing as a tactic of war

part of his appeal is due to the revival of the old islamic practice of informal knowledge circles at the al azhar mosque and very well attended q a sessions after his friday sermons at the sultan hasan mosque where goma a makes a point of taking on anyone who tries to simplify or distort islamic teachings without knowledge of its traditions
goma a source of influence scholarly is responsible for the dar al ifta al masriyyah a political leading institute for islamic legal research and the influence legal authority for million egyptians legal arm of the egyptian ministry of justice which school of thought traditional is responsible for passing official religious rulings

central figure of global salafi movement as grand mufti of the kingdom of saudi arabia al sheikh is the leading religious figure of the saudi based network of salafi musli miss he stresses the importance of adhering to a literal interpretation of the scripture and following islam as it was practiced by the early generations of musli miss the rulings derived by al sheikh are based heavily on a literal reading of the qur an and emphasize the need to strip away innovative cultural practices that have become a part of muslims lives across cultures
his eminence sheikh abdul aziz ibn abdullah aal al sheikh grand mufti of the kingdom of saudi arabia as the grand mufti sheikh abdul aziz ibn abdullah aal al sheikh has the highest position of religious country saudi arabia authority in the kingdom of saudi arabia

he has since country egypt actively led the largest islamic political party in date of birth july egypt arranging mass protests criticizing the conflict source of influence in gaza and demanding an apology from the pope administrative political during his trip to jordan among other things all in international islamic networks the face of mounting criticism of the brotherhood s influence leader of a transnational beliefs and practices
head of a leading islamic reform movement akef distinguishes himself and the brotherhood through a distinctive take on islamic law stating that apostasy should not be punishable rather permitted as a freedom to all musli miss with a firm belief that constitutional reform is possible in egypt akef encourages muslims to be more proactive in staking their claims to a more representative and more islamic government

his popularity and authority in turkey influence figure of spiritual and social leadership for millions has been the driving force of the movement that is of turkish muslims and others widely thought to have brought about the social and around the world eventually political changes of which politician recep school of thought traditional tayyip erdogan has been the ultimate heira that is sunni the enfranchisement of muslim politics in turkey
graduates from these private schools around the world are coached in ethics and philosophy that are inspired by his teachings and continue to take top honors in university placement tests

voice for the youth amr khaled is a pioneering muslim preacher and effective social activist who is revered by many as the leader of a revival in the muslim world but his influence stems largely from the fact that he engages young people
he holds a degree sunni in a modern style in accounting and has no formal religious education wears suits and ties not flowing robes and has a clean shaven face except for a trimmed moustachea everything you do not expect from a muslim preacher

hajji mohammed abd al wahhab ameer of tablighi jamaat pakistan leader of the pakistan chapter of the tablighi jamaata a transnational islamic organization dedicountry pakistan cated to spreading the message of religious conservadate of birth tism and renewed spiritualitya hajji abd al wahhab source of influence international islamic networks scholarly is a prominent pakistani scholar with a significant administrative following in south asia and the united kingdom
despite his influence over key muslim leaders from various fields of social power he is consistent in his assertion that the organization is wholly apoliticala identifying the work of the tablighi jamaat as a spiritual revivalist movement

photographs of hajji mohammed abd al wahhab are not available due to the tablighi jamaat s strict prohibition of the use of images of people
this photo shows some of the millions that make their way annually to hear tablighi leaders at the biswa ijitma in bangladesh

million largely ceremonial the holder is still a central figure nigerian muslims for nigerian musli miss school of thought traditional sunni maliki linked to the qadiriyyah sufi order by lineage lineage back to sheikh usman dan fodio the sultan of sokoto is the spiritual leader of nigeria s enormous muslim community
his royal eminence amirul mu minin sheikh as sultan muhammadu sa adu abubakar iii sultan of sokoto amirul mu minin sheikh as sultan muhammadu country nigeria sa adu abubakar iii is the th sultan of sokoto

nasrallah took over leadership in and has popularized the party among the muslim population and also among non musli miss hezbollah has gained wide popular appeal by providing social services health care and also running al manara an influential television station

dr kh achmad hasyim muzadi chairman of indonesia s nahdlatul ulama dr kh achmad hasyim muzadi is the leader of indonesia s largest independent muslim organization country indonesia and one of the world s most influential islamic date of birth august organizations nahdlatul ulama nu or awakening source of influence of scholars

although he is not noted for school of thought moderate propagating innovative ideas within the network he salafi has notable influence in the movement due to his use of multiple modes of education web audiovisual media and print to educate the large body of salafi muslims in the islamic sciences
innovative educator al ouda developed a following from weekly talks at his local mosque in buraydah and has become an authority for muslims and non muslims worldwide who access islamtoday dot com a a saudi funded website dedicated to providing islamic educational resources in english arabic french and chinese

his highness shah karim al hussayni the aga khan iv th imam of ismaili muslims shah karim al hussayni also known as simply the aga khan imamate present is the leader of country france the shia a sect of muslims known as the nizari isdate of birth december mailis
at the age of he bypassed his father and uncle to become the th imam a choice that his grandfather made because he felt the community needed a leader who has been brought up and developed during recent years and in the midst of the new age and who brings a new outlook on life to his office

over the years the uae has developed strong diplomatic ties with many western countries the arab league and members of the gulf cooperation council gcc that are the six arab states of the persian gulf

his highness general sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the uae armed forces sheikh mohammed bin zayed al nahyan is the crown prince of abu dhabi and deputy supreme country united arab emirates commander of the uae armed forces as well as next date of birth in line to be president of the united arab emirates

in one of his most noteworthy books on this issuea jihad in islam how to understand and practice ita bouti shows how a poor understanding of the term jihad has led to its abuse by both muslims and non musli miss his view is that those who are unaware of the basis of fiqh have manipulated the idea of jihad for their own benefit underlining that jihad must be conducted according to the basis of islamic fiqh

influence leader of approximately citizens of brunei house of bolkiah school of thought traditional his majesty sultan haji hassanal bolkiah mu izzaddin sunni shafi i waddaulah descends from the house of bolkiah which traces back to sultan bolkiah the fifth sultan of brunei who ruled from ce
although a small percentage of brunei s population adheres to religions other than islam the official ideology is tolerant and inclusive of non musli miss the sultan is also an important donor to the organization of the islamic conference

administers the al azhar education network al azhar is the second oldest and currently the largest university in the world having risen from a group of three schools in the s to its current state with feeder schools and close to students studying there at any one timea if one includes all of its colleges
his eminence professor dr sheikh ahmad muhammad al tayeb president of al azhar university sheikh ahmad muhammad al tayeb is the president of al azhar university

his eminence mohammad bin mohammad al mansour imam of the zaidi sect of shia a muslims his eminence mohammad bin mohammad al mansour is the country yemen imam of the zaidi branch of the shia a sect of muslims one of date of birth the three main branches of shia a islam
he has and a leading scholar of the served on the boards and as chairman of over a dozen deobandi movement islamic banks and financial institutions and currently leads school of thought traditional the international shariah council for the accounting and sunni deobandi auditing organization for islamic financial institutions aaoifi in bahrain

source of influence scholarly influence significant scholarly popular commentaries influence as the leading al sabouni is influential because of his easy to read simcontemporary key figure in plified commentaries of the holy qur an which are the qur anic commentary tafsir most popular modern commentaries in the world
sheikh mohammed ali al sabouni scholar of tafsir an internationally respected islamic scholar of tafsir or qur anic exegesis sheikh mohammed ali al sabouni country syria is widely acclaimed for his short commentaries of the date of birth not available qur an

school of thought traditional sunni maliki diplomat as a member of the international islamic fiqh academy or al majma al fiqhi of the organization of the islamic conference bin bayyah is at the forefront of the legal arm of a dynamic organization with a permanent delegation to the united nations
author having written numerous texts his scholarly explorations have gone global through speaking engagements that draw crowds of tens of thousands of musli miss he has spoken at length about the endurance of the islamic legal tradition and also written extensively on rulings for muslims living as minorities in foreign lands or fiqh al aqaliyaat

as the spiritual leader of the tijaniyya cisse is considered to be the bearer of a spiritual inspiration called the fayda tijaniyya giving him authority to carry on the teachings of ahmad al tijani hasani
influence runs one of the foremost centers for islamic cultivator of scholarship education in the world habib umar founded and runs dar al mustafa a center school of thought traditional for traditional islamic scholarship that currently hosts an sunni shafi i array of international students in tarim yemen

khaled mashaal leader of hamas current leader of hamas a palestinian sociopolitical country palestine organization and head of its syrian political bureau khaled date of birth mashaal is the international representative for the palestinian source of influence political resistance to the israeli occupation
professor dr m din syamsuddin chairman of muhammadiyah indonesia as chairman of the second largest socio religious organization in indonesia as well as a leader of the indonesian country indonesia date of birth august ulema council din syamsuddin influences the muslim source of influence scholarly world on various fronts

sheikh habib ali zain al abideen al jifri director general of the tabah foundation uae tracing back his lineage to the family of ali the fourth country united arab emirates caliph of islam and cousin of the prophet muhammad date of birth april sheikh habib ali zain al abideen al jifri is a leading issource of influence scholarly lamic scholar and prominent speaker across the muslim lineage philanthropy world

million in ceric issued the declaration of european muslims bosnian muslims to the european union stating that european muslims are school of thought traditional dedicated to the common values of law tolerance democracy sunni and human rights the value of life faith freedom property and dignity
hanson has built a huge grassroots following particularly among young western musli miss his eminence sheikh professor dr mustafa ceric grand mufti of bosnia and herzegovina mustafa ceric is a guiding light for islam in europe and country bosnia and the leading islamic authority he became grand mufti herzegovina of bosnia and herzegovina in

general mohammad ali jafari commander of the revolutionary guard iran general mohammad ali jafari is the chief commander country iran of the iranian army of the guardians of the islamic revolution also known as the revolutionary guard an date of birth elite faction of the iranian armed forcesa separate from source of influence political the armya that reports directly to the velayat e faqih
reviving the oic the oic had been seen as a dysfunctional organization until recently when it has had a radical overhaul of its practice and ai miss under the leadership of ihsanoglu the organization s remit has widened from its previously staple issues of islamic solidarity towards more immediate humanitarian concerns of economic and social deprivation around the muslim world making the organization more akin to the united nations in its work

scholarly influence spiritual leader of scholarly influence over malaysian politics largest islamic political party in as the religious guide of the pan malaysian islamic party malaysia nik mat is the spiritual leader of malaysian islamic politics school of thought traditional and holds very important sway over the tenor of politics sunni in the nation
in light of the jamaat e islami objective to bring peace to bangladesh nizami has called for a list of immediate needs to be addressed by the government from adherence to environmental regulations to shortages in gas water and electricity

professor sayid ameen mian qaudri barelwi leader and spiritual guide professor sayid ameen mian qaudri is leader of the indian country india barelwis and a sajjada nashin or sufi disciple of the barkatiya date of birth not available sufi tradition which stems from the qadiriyyah tradition source of influence of eminent sufi master abd al qadir al jilani administrative scholarly ce
leader of important sufi movement qaudri is professor of urdu language at india s esteemed aligarh muslim university and also leader of a south asian sufi movement based in a volatile region where religion has been used as a platform for violencea despite this it thrives as an active and socially engaged mystical movement

books such as the encounter of man and nature the spiritual crisis of modern man and religion and the order of nature narrate the rise of a secular modern conception of nature as inert matter to be conquered by modern technology and attempt to revive a sacred notion of nature

sheikh mehmet nazim adil al qubrusi al haqqani leader of naqshbandi haqqani sufi order as sufi master and leader of the naqshbandi haqqani order sheikh mehmet nazim adil al qubrusi is influential as country cyprus one of the highest ranking sufi spiritual guides and traces date of birth april his lineage back to the prominent sufis abd al qadir al jisource of influence lineage lani ce and jalal al din rumi d

his excellency dr abd al aziz bin uthman altwaijiri secretary general of the islamic educational scientific and cultural organization secretary general of the islamic educational scientific country morocco and cultural organization isesco of the organizadate of birth april tion of the islamic conference his excellency dr abd al source of influence aziz bin uthman altwaijiri has exercised his influence development administrative by promoting educational development for oic member influence head of largest states
islamic educational organization educational influence school of thought traditional through his leadership with isesco altwaijiri has ensunni gaged in work with muslim institutions in europe asia and latin america having established the supreme council of education science and culture an alliance designated for work outside of the islamic world

grand ayatollah mohammad ishaq fayyad is the second most authoritative marja of najaf iraq and one of four leading marjas of the hawza seminarya making him one of the most influential twelver shia a jurists in the world
yusuf islam is not only a global icon for his work in the arts both before and after his conversion to islam but he has launched landmark educational and philanthropic initiatives from his platform of international prominence

uniquely situated on this list as the single most influential sudanese leader who derives influence from his lineagea his great grandfather muhammad ahmad claimed to be the mahdi or messianic figure in islamic eschatologya imam sayyed al sadiq al mahdi is also imam of the al ansar sufi order and president of the moderate islamic umma party

these dynamic preachers have become increasingly influential in an age of technology which presents uplifting sermons and lessons on islam to packed stadium audiences millions of televisions tuned in to satellite networks and innumerable web videos viewed multiple times a day across the world

these philanthropists have used their wealth and goodwill towards affecting the world through their charitable giving across the globe thereby alleviating the key crises of the day
these infamous individuals have incredible influence on vast amounts of peoplea often cited for heinous acts and controversial statements made from their platforms of authority

a prominent cleric mohmood is the president of the islamic society of bahrain and was the head of the arabic language and islamic studies department at the university of bahrain from september to
dr hasan jabr hasan shuqair is the dean of the islamic da wa school at the al azhar university in cairoa the second oldest university in the world founded in ce

hakim his eminence grand ayatollah mohammed said grand ayatollah hakim is one of the four marjas of the hawza seminary in najaf iraq and accordingly is one of iraq s most important shia a clerics
he is a very well respected scholar dean of the department of islamic studies at the academy of sciences of iran and a professor of law and islamic philosophy at tehran university

the academy is the highest legal authority of the organization of the islamic conference and the highest non sectarian islamic legal authority in the muslim world
scholarly iraq al sadr his eminence ayatollah al faqih seyyed hussein ismail ayatollah al faqih seyyed hussein ismail al sadr is the most senior shia a religious cleric in baghdad iraq

syria al bizm his eminence dr abdul fattah al bizm is the grand mufti of damascus and the director of the al fatih islamic institute syria
he is an advocate of interfaith dialogue and is very vocal in his opinion that states should be ruled on a civil rather than religious basis believing that secularism is not synonymous with atheism a sentiment that holds great sway in syria s religiously diverse society

he is now the secretary of the muslim scholars council gambia and a professor of islamic civilization and thought at the university of gambia where he is the dean of the humanities faculty
he is one of the leading muslim scholars in a country with around million musli miss cote d ivoire ivory coast damboli sheikh mohammad mohammad damboli is an imam and one of the most prolific islamic missionaries in the ivory coast region

he hosts conferences and awareness lectures for muslims and non muslims and he is acknowledged for his talent for conveying the principles of islam to non musli miss he is also the author of several articles in spanish and has created the only library of islamic books in colombia
ebrahim moosa is a scholar of islam at duke and stanford universities he wrote for arabia the islamic world review meed middle east economic digest later becoming a political writer for the cape times in south africa central america el salvador qattan dr ahmad qattan is a muslim convert from palestinian origins

he is the founding chairman of the asian muslim action network and of the institute of islamic studies and the center for the study of society and secularism
a prolific author and a hadith expert haddad has translated and published over works including allah s names and attributes by imam al bayhaqi and the prophet s night journey and heavenly ascent by sheikh muhammad ibn alawi al maliki

bakar was also the first holder of the chair of the philosophy of science at the university of malaysia
maarif is also a professor of history at national university of yogyakarta and a productive author and columnist currently writing two regular columns in republika newspaper and also in gatra magazine

scholarly pakistan rahman atta ur atta ur rahman is the coordinator general of the oic s comstecha the standing committee on scientific and technological cooperation for the promotion and cooperation of science and technology activities among the oic member statesa and former pakistani federal minister for science and technology chairman of the higher education commission and president of the pakistan academy of sciences

ayyub axel k hler has numerous articles primarily in islamic magazines such as a al islam of the islamic center of munich and a al fajr of the islamic center of hamburg and has published newsletters for the muslim league in which he is mostly concerned with the integration of islamic ways of life into german society
bencheikh is a passionate advocate for integration of the muslim population writing and speaking about ways to integrate this population germany hoffmann his excellency ambassador dr murad hoffman is an author and muslim intellectual respected by both muslims and non musli miss he is a prominent former german diplomat and author writing several books on islam including journey to makkah and islam

kutty sheikh ahmad sheikh kutty is senior lecturer and imam at the islamic institute of toronto and a non resident imam and khateeb person who gives a sermon at the islamic center of canada bosnian islamic center and ansar mosque

he is the president of the graduate school of islamic and social sciences at the cordoba university in the president of the fiqh council of north america a member of the oic s international islamic fiqh academy and a former president of us office of the international institute of islamic thought

kabbani sheikh muhammad hisham kabbani is the founder and chairman of the islamic supreme council of america the chairman of the american muslim assistance relief organization the founder of kamilat an international muslim women s organization the chairman of the as sunnah foundation of america and the founder and president of a muslim magazine

egypt is one of the cultural hubs of the islamic world and is host to a number of historically significant institutions not least of which is al azhar universitya the second oldest university in the world founded in cea making egypt a notable soft power player in the muslim world
el zayat muntasir muntasir el zayat is the secretary general of the egyptian bar association and currently the lawyer of the exiled egyptian cleric hassan mustafa osama na senior he is said to have also been the lawyer for the al qaeda leader ayman al zawahiri

he currently holds the position of head of the expediency council a position designed to settle disputes between the iranian parliament and the council of guardians
rafsanjani his excellency ayatollah ali akbar hashemi ayatollah ali akbar hashemi rafsanjani is a reformer who has served as president of iran

political libyan arab jamahiriya gaddafi his excellency colonel muammar colonel muammar gaddafi also known as brother leader of the revolution of the great socialist people s libyan arab jamahiriya has been a central figure in the life of libya since he seized power there in a bloodless coup in

he has significant power over the direction that the emirates go in and has very clear opinions about islam s role in the economic development of the uae saying that women are accorded the right to work where they please as long as they are accorded the right respect

mojaddedi his excellency sibghatullah mojaddedi served as the first president of the islamic state of afghanistan after the fall of the communist regime in and is currently the president of the meshrano jirga upper house head of the afghanistan national independent peace and reconciliation commission for which he is widely respected by proand anti government parties and is also the leader of the afghan national liberation front
asia afghanistan karzai his excellency president hamid hamid karzai was elected as president of afghanistan for a full five year term in september becoming the first directly elected president in the country s history

philippines misuari nur nur misuari is a revolutionary leader of the bangsamoro and began his campaign for better treatment of the people of mindanao by the manila government through the mindanao independence movement mim in the s which later became the moro national liberation front mnlf
he is widely known domestically having held numerous positions of leadership throughout his career in journalism in organized labor and representing singapore s large percentage of musli miss thailand pitsuwan his excellency dr surin pitsuwan is the secretary general of the association of south east asian nations asean and a former foreign minister of thailand

he is the founder of the avicenna institute in lille and is the vice president of the french council of the muslim faith
russia kadyrov his excellency president ramzan president of chechnya ramzan kadyrov is the son of former president rebel leader and preacher akhmad kadyrov

ali has been at the forefront of a number of international campaigns for better relations between faiths specifically in promoting the a common word initiative and also the fight against the demonization of islam in media founding the uk s forum against islamophobia and racism
he is highly respected by his peers commanding considerable clout in british governmental departments over issues related to musli miss he is instrumental in the british government s outreach strategy to muslims and also in broader efforts to bring british muslims into the mainstream

he is serving his second term in the fifth congressional district of minnesota in the united states house of representatives and also serves on the financial services and foreign affairs committees
hussain rashad rashad hussain is the first indian american to be appointed deputy associate counsel to the president he was appointed by president obama

his revenue is supplemented by the donations of the millions of pilgrims that make the journey to mashhad where imam reza the eighth of the twelver imams is buried
he previously held high level positions in the ministry of education throughout the s and s where he went from focusing on basic education to the organization of qur anic schools and religious education

modghari his excellency dr abd al kabir modghari is the director of the casablanca based bayt mal al quds agency of the organization of the islamic conference which is devoted to safeguarding of the city of jerusalem and its religious architectural and cultural heritage and also providing development assistance to the palestinian population and their institutions
saudi arabia al rajhi sulaiman abdul aziz al rajhi owns the biggest stake in the world s largest organization for islamic banking and finance al rajhi bank with roughly outlets in saudi arabia and more in malaysia

middle africa chad abakar sheikh hussain hassan sheikh hussain hassan abakar is the imam of the muslims of chad and the chairman of the supreme council of islamic affairs in chad
abakar oversees the activities of the supreme council of islamic affairs in implementing educational and cultural programs through islamic schools educational books and training courses for ima miss he has been important in fundraising for the education of muslims in chad

south america argentina hallar muhammad yusuf hallar is an active figure in argentina involved in community development for latino musli miss he has conducted comprehensive research on the muslims in latin america and holds a number of positions including secretary general of the islamic organization of latin america and also director of the office of islamic culture and a member of the expert committee on minority rights for the organization of the islamic conference oic

china guangyuan imam chen chen guangyuan is the grand imam of china as well as the president of the islamic association of china and the president of the chinese islamic institute

administrative indonesia umar dr nasaruddin nasaruddin is the director general of religious guidance at the ministry of religious affairs of the republic of indonesia
he is respected for his moderate stance and proven record in coping with extremists in the samarkand region where he was formerly a mufti

denmark pederson abdul wahid abdul wahid pederson is the vice president of muslims in dialogue which promotes islam within denmark the principal of three elementary schools vice chairman of the islamic christian study centre and secretary general of the charity danish muslim aid

trnava is a key figure in the attempts of the country s muslim population to overcome the horrors of war he was instrumental in the creation of the inter religious council organization for interfaith relations
turkey ayd n his excellency mehmet ayd n is the turkish minister of state a primarily administrative government position responsible for relations with turkey s huge quantity of religious institutions dealings with turkish citizens abroad and relations with the central asian republics

gormez is in charge of producing a number of major publications for the diyanet in the field of qur anic commentary islamic history and the written sources of the alevi tradition in turkey
he is a prominent speaker and continues to be an editor of islamic finance dot com as well as a partner in zest advisory llp which offers consulting services in islamic banking

kireka whaanga kireka whaanga is the leader of aotearoa maori muslim association amma the main organization for new zealand s maori musli miss islam is an increasingly important religion for the indigenous population of new zealand and is the fastest growing religion amongst the maori community
since september new york s muslim population have been under close scrutiny and interfaith activities have been both high profile and well supported giving religious leaders in the city a globally significant role in defusing tensions between religions

due to malcolm x s pivotal role in the civil rights movement she enjoys a significant amount of authority among black musli miss wahhaj siraj siraj wahhaj is imam of the controversial al taqwa mosque in brooklyn a prolific lecturer the leader of the muslim alliance in north america and former vice president of isna
the institute aims to introduce a full system of combined muslim and secular education to the us from primary to tertiary education that is able to produce students who are qualified in the social and islamic sciences and are able to recite the qur an

sudan al mahdi his excellency imam sayyed al sadiq al mahdi is the president of the moderate islamic umma party and the imam of the sufi order al ansar
he is regarded as a wise counselor both at home and abroad because of his experience and ability to mediate between cultures which makes him an important asset in promoting mutual understanding and resolving conflicts between different ethnic and religious groups

the imc is an organization set up by the higher committee for the promotion of moderation of the ministry of awqaf and islamic affairs of the state of kuwait to promote islamic moderation domestically and around the world
as well as working in his native egypt he travels abroad to help muslim communities working specifically with the muslim community in canada iraq kubaisi sheikh dr ahmed kubaisi is a very popular sunni cleric and preacher in iraq who preaches for the end of foreign occupation in iraq and the institution of an islamic state

his son is imam yahya sergio yahe pallavicini the chairman of the isesco council for education and culture in the west and imam of the al wahid mosque of milan
north america canada badawi dr jamal dr jamal badawi is an egyptian canadian muslim preacher and highly sought after speaker on islam a prolific writer interfaith advocate and activist

the muslim brotherhood is the leading muslim social and political organization in the world and although it has long accepted women as members it has more recently underscored the issue of gender equality as one of its major concerns
hashemi faezeh iranian politician and social activist known equally for in her role as a majlis representative as she is for being the younger daughter of powerful politician and former president ali akbar hashemi rafsanjani

women morocco yassine nadia nadia yassine is the head of the women s branch of the most powerful islamist movement in morocco al adl wa al ihssane
zitan naima naima zitan is a moroccan playwright and drama teacher in the faculty of education and professor of animation at the national museum of science and archaeological heritage

she is also founding ceo of the arab women s fund and founder of the center for the strategic initiatives of women csiw
west africa mauritania el mokhtar aminetou el mokhtar is a nouakchott based human rights lawyer and president of the l association des femmes chefs de famille which defends and supports women heads of households and their children

she is well known for her work in europe and north america publicizing the plight of the uighur ethnic group and is partially responsible for raising the issue s status both in china and abroad
women bangladesh wazed her excellency sheikha hasina sheikha hasina is the current prime minister of bangladesh and the president of one of bangladesh s major political parties the awami league

she is the most visible headscarf wearing person in turkey and has great influence both in publicizing the cause of the hijab and also as a figure of hostility for those people fearful of the growing role of the hijab in turkish society and politics
women pakistan bibi mukhtaran after she was sexually assaulted in a much publicized case mukhtaran bibi also known as mukhtar mai founded the mukhtaran mai women s welfare organization which aims to educate young girls about women s rights and honour killings

in she was elected vice president of isna and in she was elected president becoming the first woman and the first convert to hold such high positions within the organization
her book love in a headscarf has been very popular among muslims and has also played a great role in demystifying muslim life to a non muslim audience by narrating a muslim girl s search for love

she has been both a figure of respect among muslims who are keen for more equality in the way that islam is practiced but also has been widely criticized by muslims for her disregard of traditional islamic legal opinions that prohibit women from leading prayers with a mixed congregation except in very specific situations
women united states niaz robina robina niaz is the executive director of turning point for women and families a new york citybased domestic violence agency especially for muslim and south asian women

he is the youngest appointee to the position as of december after the assassination of his mother benazir bhutto former chairperson of the ppp and prime minister of pakistan
youth middle east and north africa bahrain al baharna sadiq sadiq al baharna a business student has become an inspiration for young social workers through his work in bahrain mentoring youth who are victims of abuse have contemplated suicide or suffer from drug abuse

nassir is credited for drawing the attention of international muslim leaders to the muslim community of singapore and for his dedicated efforts to developing youth progra miss europe united kingdom imran mohammed mohammed imran is founder and ceo of the muslim youth helpline a volunteer based confidential helpline for young muslims based in london england that provides a network of community support and counseling services through a toll free phone line and interactive website
north america united states ali baba ali ardekani popularly known as baba ali is a comedian and co founder of ummah films which produces comedy dealing with everyday issues faced by musli miss his work has been well received by the new york times among other newspapers

kuwait al kharafi nasser nasser al kharafia one of the richest people in the worlda is the president of kharafi sons one of the largest middle eastern companies with an estimated capital of billion
al saud his royal highness prince al waleed bin talal bin abdul aziz prince al waleed bin talal is an entrepreneur and investor who has built up a fortune through real estate and the stock market

philanthropy north america united states cheema dr tariq h dr cheema is the founder of the world congress of muslim philanthropists a chicago based organization seeking to promote effective and accountable giving
cheema is a physician by profession and in he co founded doctors worldwide which provides medical relief in countries

she is the sister of imam musa al sa doctor libyan arab jamahiriya al gaddafi his excellency saif al islam muammar al gaddafi is the president of the libyan national association for drugs and narcotics control and founder of the gaddafi international charity and development foundation which addresses humanitarian and relief efforts in libya
lebanon fahs sheikh seyyed hani sheikh seyyed hani fahs is a member of the supreme shia a committee in lebanon the permanent committee for lebanese dialogue and a founding member of the arab committee for islamicchristian dialoguea comprised of sunni and shia a muslims and christian dialogue participants from across the arab world

her perspective resonates with the more concerted efforts by humanitarian organizations to look at the networks of people of faith as a solution to practical development proble miss her excellency sheikha mayassa bint hamad al thani sheikha mayassa is the chairperson of reach out to asia an ngo that is under the qatar foundation that contributes to the development of societies in asia including the middle east with specific emphasis on improving both primary and secondary education quality in addition to achieving some of the unesco s education for all efa and the united nations millennium development goals mdgs
development palestine abu elaish dr izzeldin dr izzeldin abu elaish is a public health expert and palestinian peace activist nominated for the nobel peace prize for his efforts in the region as a gynecologist

kenya khalifa sheikh mohammed khalifa is the organizing secretary of the council of imams and preachers of kenya he is also the head of the as yet unregistered islamic party of kenya
al mahmoudi hussein mohammad hussein mohammad al mahmoudi is director general of the sharjah chamber of commerce industry which is dedicated to improving the standard of living and advancing humanitarian efforts in the regiona from educational initiatives such as tatweer a leadership development program to various social and welfare services and environmental protection projects

nigeria ashafa imam muhammad iashafa is the co director of the muslim christian interfaith mediation centre in the city of kaduna northern nigeriaa leading task forces to resolve conflicts across the country
he works in cote d ivoire and burkina faso to achieve a sustainable development of islam and a fair treatment of musli miss he has been active at major international conferences trying to deal with the problem of islamophobia

he is important because south africa s booming economy is paradoxically leaving behind much of the population this is because of both the hiv aids situation and also the fact that south africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world due to mass migration caused by the unstable situation in zimbabwe
south america guyana khan faizul faizul khan has been credited with founding an islamic school in guyana at the age of and has played a strategic role in developing muslim institutions both locally and abroada particularly in the us where he is chapter member of the islamic society of north america

he also funds free hospitals and dispensaries rehabilitation of drug addicts shelter for the destitute orphans and handicapped persons and national and international relief efforts for victi miss al qadri dr muhammad tahir al qadri is a politician professor and the founder of minhaj ul qur an international worldwide an organization whose aim is to establish unity and understanding between communities and also the founder of the minhaj welfare foundation that provides welfare for the needy
his efforts to create economic and social development and to help the impoverished escape poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles have been recognized by many international organizations including the king hussein foundation jordan and unesco

she is the recipient of muslim democrat of the year award from the center for the study of islam and democracy for her long term advocacy for democracy and peace in the muslim mindanao region
he has edited a number of publications on peace and dialogue in southeast asia including understanding human rights perspectives from south asia interfaith conference on the culture of peace globalization and asian perspectives for an alternative development and towards peace in multi ethnic asia

hadzhi is important as the leader of the muslim community in a predominantly christian state with a large influx of musli miss bulgaria s mufti mustafa alish hadzhi has recently been in the news because of a decision to prevent the building of a new mosque and is taking the case to the eu
spain escudero dr mansur a escudero is secretary general of the islamic commission of spain which is outspoken against terrorism perpetrated in the name of islam and is a founding member of multiple islamic institutions in spain

slimi imam hamid slimi is a toronto imam and chairman of the canadian council of ima miss a writer on terrorism and islam slimi is also the founder and executive director of the faith of life network and was asked to help in the rehabilitation of guantanamo bay captive omar khadr upon his release
he is a counselor and advocate for muslims living with hiv aids and has worked with interfaith organizations and in many prisons as a muslim chaplain and also has his own monthly radio show

latif imam khalid imam khalid latif is the chaplain and director of the islamic center at new york university and the muslim chaplain for the new york police department
he was an incredibly important figure in the civil rights movement in the united states who used his talent and his wit to draw public awareness to the inequality in american society

he develops networks in north america for the hdf which aims to increase the living and educational standards of the poor in pakistan
for the past years omar has been working on women s issues on a global level particularly working for iraqi women s constitutional rights

dr ali abdullah al shamlan a geologist by education is the director general of the kuwait foundation for the advancement of sciences dean of the faculty of science at kuwait university and vice president of the academy of sciences of the developing world
syria dayeh kawkab al sabah mohammad jamil kawkab al sabah mohammad jamil dayeh deputy minister of health and director of the bureau of health environment and population for the general union of women is syria s newly appointed minister of state for environmental affairs a position left vacant for the past five years

united kingdom ali rana ali is the inventor of qiblasat a device that locates qibla the direction towards mecca via gps global positioning system and gives accurate prayer times anywhere in the world
turkey yahya harun writing under the pen name harun yahya adnan oktar has gained international prominence as a spokesperson for creationism but garners influence from his numerous and extensively distributed publications about islam and islamic children s books

jordan al meheid minwer minwer al meheid is director of the college of traditional arts and sciences at balqa university in amman jordan which trains students in traditional arts
iraq al baghdadi abbas shakir al fattal abbas shakir al fattal al baghdadi is one of the world s foremost exponents of islamic calligraphy

as a cultural icon in senegal he is actively involved in social and political issues and is building his own television and radio stations to promote social issues and give senegalese people a better access to home grown arts

in he became the first chinese muslim to be awarded the egyptian certificate of arabic calligraphy and to be admitted as a member of the association of egyptian calligraphy

uldis has been teaching turkish at the modern languages department of the university of latvia since and is known for spending fifteen years on the first translation of the qur an in latvian published in
arts and culture europe denmark bachiri isam and qadri waqas an award winning group of diverse hip hop artists bachiri qadri and lenny martinez who is not muslim form outlandisha an increasingly influential voice for the muslim youth around the worlda particularly in europe

he was granted exclusive privileges to photograph hajj pilgrimage rituals in and subsequently has become an influential figure in photography as author of in the shade of the tree a visit to a prophet and other books that display his exploration of the muslim world
k naan kanaan warsame k naan is a somali canadian poet rapper and musician who has produced three critically acclaimed albu miss he is lauded for his honest presentation of social and political issues through a blend of traditional somali and modern hip hop music

usman azhar a prolific comedian and co founder of a allah made me funny featured in over world media outlets azhar usman is star and creator of tinku s world an online comedy show and is a leading american muslim on the international comedy scene
in he designed the a eid holiday stamp for the united states postal service and in he was featured in the pbs documentary a muhammad legacy of a prophet

she has toured the world with her recitations and is currently a lecturer at the institute for the study of qur an and the national islamic university indonesia
he has studied qur anic interpretation in saudi arabia and subsequently in pakistan prior to gaining prominence for his recitation style as an imam at mosques in khobar and now in jeddah

currently an imam at the grand mosque in mecca he has studied sharia at riyadh university imam muhammad bin saud islamic university and umm al qura university
al shuraim sheikh abu ibrahim sa ud ibn muhammad al shuraim is a leading reciter of the qur an known for his unique recitation style across the world

sweidan sheikh dr tariq tariq sweidan is the ceo and owner of gulf innovation group in kuwait and the general manager of al resalah satellite tv
kuwait al mutawa jassem jassem al mutawa is the president of iqra satellite channel an islamic tv channel presenting programs on everyday life problems concerning spiritual cultural social and economic issues from a modern islamic perspective

he began his career as a war correspondent and has been instrumental in carving out al jazeera s position as the most watched most respected news network in the middle east and more recently its expansion into other markets with al jazeera english

he writes for the popular daily newspaper zaman and promotes the advantage of islamic values and the revival of islamic intellectualism in contemporary turkey
he also hosts a weekly show on national radio aimed at young people on which he discusses and advises on matters of islam and interfaith relations

media united kingdom nahdi fuad fuad nahdi is founding editor of q news a leading british muslim magazine and director of the radical middle way a uk based muslim initiative set up to promote youth activism authentic islamic scholarship and education and the development of a distinct british muslim identity
he was the world affairs correspondent for the bbc from until when he moved to al jazeera english where he currently presents the documentary series a witness

she is the former administrator and co founder of the islamic school of seattle and has worked on many interfaith programmes and initiatives and has lectured throughout the world on islam and women
he has been editor of newsweek international since and was former editor of foreign affairs and has hosted several political shows his current being a fareed zakaria gps on cnn

the leader of al qaeda he is considered the most wanted man internationally for several terrorist attacksa the largest of which were the september attacks in new york city that resulted in the deaths of civilians
a reclusive figure whose existence remains in question it has been claimed by the iraqi security forces that he has been captureda a report that has been refuted by the american government

he is the supposed leader of jaish e mohammad which is accused of many deadly attacks on indian targets one of which targeted the parliament house in delhi in december
his group is suggested to have inflicted severe causalities on indian forces in the disputed kashmir region as well as terror attacks on the indian parliament house in new delhi

the muslim brotherhood or al ikhwan al muslimeen organizes political dissent in egypt recently having arranged mass protests criticizing the conflict in gaza and demanded an apology from the pope in jordan all in the face of mounting criticism against the brotherhood s beliefs and practices
the royal aal al bayt institute for islamic thought jordan the royal aal al bayt institute for islamic thought is an independent international non governmental institute headquartered in amman the capital of the hashemite kingdom of jordan

his popularity and authority in turkey has been the driving force of the social movement that is widely thought to have brought around the social and eventually political changes of which politician recep tayyip erdogan has been the ultimate heira that is the enfranchisement of muslim politics in turkey
marjaiyya iraq sistani his eminence grand ayatollah ali husseini ali husseini sistani a grand ayatollah and twelver shia a marja is currently the highest ranking shia a religious scholar in iraq and leads the seminary of traditional shia a islamic studies in najaf

interfaith global the a a common word group this group of islamic scholars and clerics is the catalyst behind a global bridge building effort between christians and musli miss a a common word between us and you is an open letter issued from the muslim leaders to christians about the common ground between both religious communities highlighting points of commonality found in the commandment to love god and one s neighbor
nuclear iran iran aghazadeh gholam reza gholam reza aghazadeh has been the vice president of the atomic energy organization in iran since and is now president of the organization which is responsible for all nuclear energy operations in the country

president mahmoud abbas dismissed haniyah from office on june at the height of the fatah hamas conflict but haniyah did not acknowledge the decree and continues to exercise prime ministerial authority in the gaza strip
issues of the day houthi rebellion yemen houthi abdul malik houthi is the leading figure in an insurgency in sadah province in northern yemen which has been continuing from to the present day

she is well known for her work in europe and north america publicizing the plight of the uighur ethnic group and is partially responsible for raising the issue s status both in china and abroad
uighur chinese relations china kadeer rebiya kadeer is the de facto leader of the movement for social justice for the million strong uighur ethnic population of china

aqida creed this refers to the theological and doctrinal beliefs of musli miss ash ari the school of sunni orthodoxy named after the followers of the th century scholar abu al hasan al ash ari ce
the prescriptions of islam are however open to scholarly interpretation due to perceived ambiguities in the qur an or to scientific or technological innovations which present new questions to scholars

mu tazili an almost obsolete school of sunni islam popular in the th century that advocates the belief that the qur an was createda as opposed to the orthodox sunni view that it is eternal and uncreated
this structure marks the direction in which muslims pray and is central to the hajj pilgrimage when it is circumambulated a practice rooted in pre islamic arabia when it contained idols subsequently removed by the prophet muhammad

sunni the largest denomination of muslims referred to as ahl as sunnah wa l jamaa h or a people of the prophetic tradition and community a with emphasis on emulating the life of the last prophet muhammad
islamic law is not as is widely perceived a standard set of written rules but is rather an unwritten text that is interpreted by legal scholars in specific instances drawing on the qur an and other reliable religious sources relevant to the tradition followed

uzbekistan kosovo kyrgyzstan azerbaijan albania tajikistan turkey turkmenistan kashmir syria disputed territory tunisia lebanon west bank afghanistan iraq iran and gaza morocco jordan kuwait pakistan algeria bahrain libya egypt saudi qatar western sahara arabia bangladesh united arab oman mauritania emirates mali niger eritrea yemen senegal chad the gambia burkina sudan faso djibouti guinea nigeria brunei sierra leone darussalam somalia maldives malaysia indonesia comoros mayotte france cocos keeling islands majority muslim countries this map is for illustrative purposes only
dimensions and exact borders of nations may differ from those shown here

trinidad and north america and caribbean
central and south america venezuela

bouabdellah haddam anwar n kheddar cherifa angola drame famar argentina garcia professor muhammad isa hallar muhammad yusuf australia aly waleed carland susan debab jehad houli bachar el imam sheikh fehmi el masri hazem austria baghajati amina dirie waris shakfeh annas azerbaijan aliyev h
sheikha hasina yunus dr mohammad belarus kanapatsky ibragim sha abanovic sheikh abu baker voronovich ismail mukharemovich belgium michot yahya m ozdemir mahinur al yahya dr abdulaziz mohammad abdullah bosnia herzegovina ceric h

president idriss chile torres ismail china chengzhi zhang guangyuan imam chen kadeer rebiya mariah mah noor deen haji mi guang jiang yue ma china hong kong arshad mufti mohammad colombia al colombi dawood abdl ghafur cote d ivoire abdoulaziz sheikh sarba ivory coast damboli sheikh mohammad croatia alili hafiz aziz cyprus al haqqani sheikh mehmet nazim adil al qubrusi czech republic sanka vladimir denmark bachiri isam khader nasser mojaddedi dr asmat pederson abdul wahid qadri waqas ecuador dassum dr layla
mustafa alish burkina faso dokori dr abu bakr aboubakary maiga burundi nkunduwiga haruna canada ali dawud wharnsby amir amin badawi dr jamal baksh nazim delic imam dr zijad doueiri dany hallaq prof

dr sheikh ahmad muhammad tiblawi sheikh mohammad el zayat muntasir el salvador qattan dr ahmad al salvadori mustafa estonia harsinov h
dr murad k hler ayyub axel rieger abu bakr ghana abass mohammed gibraltar sasri mohamed guyana khan faizul shah ryhaan iceland tamimi salmann india ahmad sheikh aboobackar burhannuddin saheb h

dr tuti anwar syafi i azra azyumardi bagir haidar gymnastiar abdullah maarif syafii mulia siti musdah munir lily zakiyah muzadi dr kh achmad hasyim rosa helvy tiana syamsuddin prof
dr a p j abdul khan shahrukh khan wahiduddin madani maulana mahmood naik zakir abdul karim qaudri prof

dr abdullah yusuf al kharafi nasser al mutawa jassem al mutawa dr na f al shamlan prof
grand ayatollah sayyid ali husseini israel salah sheikh raed italy pallavicini sheikh abd al wahid pallavicini imam yahya sergio yahe jamaica muhammad mustafa tijani marufat jordan al abbadi h

king al murini dr al jilani yassine nadia zitan naima mozambique cheba sheik muhamade aboulai netherlands benali abdelkader dami abdellah mirza umar el mouhandiz rajae new zealand khan javed kireka whaanga niger mindaoudou h
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