An Indian Islamic modernist writer, educationist, and political activist known for founding Aligarh Muslim University and promoting rationalism in Islam and modern education.
Islamic modernist and reformist leader in 19th century Tunisia and Ottoman Empire
Muhammad Abduh (d. 1905), Egyptian scholar, journalist, theologian, jurist, grand mufti, and reformer, regarded as an architect of Islamic modernism.
Musa, Nabawiyyah (d. 1951): Egyptian feminist, nationalist, writer, and educator. Promoted education and work for women as a means of individual and national liberation.
Modernist Islamic thinker known for his rejection of hadith as a source of Islamic law.
Egyptian feminist leader known for her advocacy of women's rights and her involvement in the Egyptian independence movement.
An influential Egyptian religious scholar who pioneered Islamic modernist thought and Egyptian nationalism by integrating European ideas with Islamic teachings.
Chiragh Ali (d. 1895), Indian modernist author and supporter of Sayyid Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh movement, who argued for the compatibility of Islam with modern science and championed women's education.
