Biography:List of modern Sufi scholars

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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
  • 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
  • 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 – A 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

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