Palestinian judge and founder of Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami, advocating for the restoration of Islamic rule and the caliphate.
Nineteenth-century Indian movement led by Abdullah Chakralavi that advocated total reliance on the Quran as the perfect source of guidance.
Controversial messianic movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, asserting ongoing prophethood; faced rejection by mainstream Muslims.
A term used to describe movements emphasizing literal and uncompromising adherence to core religious beliefs.
Founder of the Ahmadi movement in Punjab, India, claiming to be a prophetic figure across multiple religious traditions.
A militant Sunni movement originating in Tripoli, Lebanon during the 1980s with a goal to establish an Islamic state.
The Islamic Liberation Party founded in Jerusalem in 1953 with the aim of reviving the Islamic nation through the establishment of a caliphate.
Afghan political movement created and led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and Maulavi Yunus Khales.
Conservative Shii religio-political school of thought founded in the 1950s to oppose the Bahai faith.
A comprehensive term relating to reform, particularly within Islamic contexts, stressing the return to Islam’s original message while adapting to contemporary circumstances.
A major Islamic movement in Bangladesh, initially part of Pakistani Jamaat-i Islami, notable for its political and social influence and striving toward establishing an Islamic state.
An influential Iranian clerical movement that played a key role in opposing the Shah and foreign influence, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini.
The Mahdiyyah Messianic movement in Sudan founded by Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abd Allah in the late nineteenth century.
Indo-Pakistani Muslim revivalist, prolific writer, politician, and founder of Jamaat-i Islami.
Sudanese political party founded in 1985 by the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood, playing a pivotal role in the country's political, economic, and social spheres.
Leader of Jamiatul Ulama-i Pakistan during the late 20th century and a significant political actor in Pakistan's religious and political landscape.
The Republican Brothers, a Sudanese Islamic renewal movement formed in the 1960s, led by Mahmud Muhammad Taha, aimed to establish a moral, peaceful and free society through the reinterpretation of Islamic tenets.
Prominent Iranian religio-political activist and founder of the Fadayan-i Islam organization
An early-twentieth-century movement in northern India advocating for the reform of personal religious practices and the defense of Islam and the Muslim minority.
Military wing of the Darul Islam movement in Aceh, Indonesia, known for their guerrilla tactics in the 1950s.
A reformist branch of the Shadhili tariqah founded by Ali Nur al-Din al-Yashruti, known for its activities in Palestine, Syria, and East Africa
The Sammani Tariqah, a reformist branch of the revivalist Khalwati Tariqah founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Sammani in the 18th century, is committed to formal Islamic law and opposed to traditional saint veneration.
Son of Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abd Allah, reorganizer of the Mahdists, founder of the Ummah Party, and advocate for Sudanese independence.
Islamic political group in Bangladesh aiming to establish Islamic rule, founded by Shaykh-ul-Hadith Mawlana Azizul Haq in 1989.
An eighteenth-century reformist/revivalist movement for sociomoral reconstruction of society in Arabia.
An influential Shia activist group formed in Iraq in the late 1950s, aiming for social justice and the establishment of an Islamic state.
An overview of the Yemeni Society for Reform, also known as Islah.
Discover the origins, beliefs, and historical influence of the Wahhabi movement in Islam, spearheaded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, and its lasting effect on Islamic thought and practice.
A splinter faction of the Moro National Liberation Front formed in 1977 by Hashim Salamat.
Term used to describe an Islamic political or social activist committed to the implementation of their ideological vision of Islam in state and/or society.
