Moroccan leader of the Rif Rebellion and Islamic reformer
The Association of Algerian Ulama, founded in 1931 by Abd al-Hamid ibn Badis and other scholars, aimed at educating Algerians, promoting Arab-Islamic heritage, and critiquing Sufi orders and assimilationism during the French occupation.
North Indian reformer and activist, associated with the family of Shah Wali Allah of Delhi, known for his opposition to certain Sufi, Shii, and local practices, and his jihad against Sikh domination in Punjab.
Founder of the Indonesian Muhammadiyyah movement and advocate for modern scientific and religious education.
Nineteenth-century Bengali reform movement influenced by Wahhabi ideas and led by Hajji Shariatullah, emphasizing orthodox Islamic practices in the context of British colonial rule.
Turkish writer and nationalist influential in twentieth-century Turkish political and intellectual history, known for synthesizing secular Western and Islamic reform movements.
Islamic reformer and national leader who played a significant role in promoting Algerian nationalism and Islamic revival during the early 20th century.
A comprehensive overview of the history, growth, and influences of Islam in Malaysia, including reformist movements, major institutions, and its social impact.
Reformist thinker and influential journalist known for his contributions to the reformist movement in Malay society.
Muhammad Abduh (d. 1905), Egyptian scholar, journalist, theologian, jurist, grand mufti, and reformer, regarded as an architect of Islamic modernism.
Javanese Islamic reformist movement founded by Kiyai Hadji Ahmad Dahlan in 1912, focusing on religious, educational, and social reforms in Indonesia.
Egyptian modernist reformer and rector of al-Azhar known for his advocacy of social, legal, and educational reforms.
Egyptian feminist, Islamic modernist reformer, and writer who advocated for women's rights and reforms in Islamic legal and social practices.
Egyptian-born academic, writer, and leading Muslim liberal thinker, known for advocating Islamic reform based on democracy and human rights.
Ottoman grand vizier and prominent Islamic reformer
A reform movement emphasizing a return to the pure form of Islamic doctrines, adherence to Quran and Sunnah, with a modernist intellectual basis.
Algerian founder of the Sanusi Sufi tariqah and an influential Islamic reformist.
Islamic reform theorist and founder of the Republican Brothers in Sudan
Islamic periodical advocating for reform and resistance to colonialism, co-published by Muhammad Abduh and Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Nigerian religious leader and reformer who led Fulani efforts to spread Islam among the Hausa aristocracy in present-day northern Nigeria.
Warith Deen Muhammad (1933–2008) - Leader who transformed the Nation of Islam towards orthodox Sunni Islam.
Founder of the first Saudi dynasty in Arabia and an influential figure in the formation of modern Saudi Arabia
An influential Egyptian religious scholar who pioneered Islamic modernist thought and Egyptian nationalism by integrating European ideas with Islamic teachings.
An eighteenth-century reformist/revivalist movement for sociomoral reconstruction of society in Arabia.
Liberal movement that developed the first constitutional ideology of the Ottoman Empire, influential in the 19th century.
The successor state to the medieval Takrur kingdom located in the Senegal River basin, noted for its Islamic reform movement in the 17th century.
Indian Sikh convert to Islam and a leading exponent of the ideas of Shah Wali Allah.
Egyptian judge, intellectual, and proponent of secularism in Islamic political thought
Moroccan historian, teacher, poet, and political leader influential in the country's independence movement.
Druze reformist, activist, and prominent figure in Arab and Islamic politics between the world wars.
Egyptian Islamic intellectual, advocate of moderate Islamic reform.
Hasan Hanafi (b. 1935) Egyptian reformist thinker, writer, and professor of philosophy known for advocating a reinterpreted Islam to achieve social justice and unity.
