† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.
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Adhan (the call to prayer: its ruling, wording, conditions, recommended features and the muezzin)
In law, the adhan is announcing the time of an obligatory prayer in set, transmitted words. The jurists… - Concept
Reading and culture (al-qira'a wa-l-thaqafa)
Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's figures on reading and publishing among nations, his view of why the young turn away… - Concept
The completion of the final message of earlier ones
Sha'rawi holds that Islam did not come to abolish earlier religions but to complete what they contain of… - Concept
Hatma' (a sacrificial animal with its front teeth gone: its fitness)
Hatma', in the lexical sense, is an animal whose front teeth have fallen out from the root. The jurists… - Concept
Hawam (creeping things: their sale, eating and killing)
Hawam is the plural of hamma, a creature with venom that kills, and sometimes used of harmless insects. The… - Concept
The Hijri calendar
The lunar calendar that counts its years from the Prophet's hijra from Mecca to Medina, and sets the dates of… - Concept
Insects (hasharat)
Insects (hasharat) are the small creatures of the earth and its vermin; some say the earth's vermin without… - Concept
Narcotics and drugging
Takhdir is a numbness that comes over some limbs or the whole body; a narcotic makes a person lose… - Concept
Pasture (kala) in Islam
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Placing the hand on the hip (takhassur)
Takhassur is placing the hand on the side of the hip. In prayer most jurists regard it as disliked (makruh… - Concept
Shiba' (satiety) and moderation in eating
Satiety is known in language and in the technical sense. Moderation is a manner of eating, and the most that… - Concept
Shurb (drinking: manners, the one who drinks in prayer and fasting, and vessels of gold and silver)
In language shurb is taking in any liquid, water or other. The basic rule is that all drinks are lawful… - Concept
Stepping over people's necks (takhatti al-riqab)
Takhatti al-riqab is stepping over people to reach a place further in. Its rulings vary: the imam may do it… - Concept
The submission of creation (willing and unwilling)
Sha'rawi holds that all that is in the heavens and the earth has submitted to God, willingly or unwillingly.… - Concept
Tadarruk (making up or repairing a missed part of worship)
Tadarruk is performing an act of worship, or part of it, that the person left out at its proper time, as long… - Concept
Seeking treatment (tadawi)
Treatment is lawful in general. Most jurists hold it permitted; the Shafi'is, al-Qadi, Ibn Aqil and Ibn… - Concept
Tadhkiya (ritual slaughter and taking of game)
Tadhkiya is the lawful cause that makes the flesh of a land animal that is slaughtered allowed to eat. It… - Concept
Tadmir (training horses for a race or a campaign)
Tadmir is feeding a horse until it is fat and strong, then cutting its feed, stabling it, covering it with… - Concept
Prohibition as chastisement and correction
Sha'rawi holds that some prohibitions are chastisement and correction, not a sign of harm in the thing… - Concept
Takhlil (passing water between fingers, hair and teeth; vinegar from wine)
Takhlil is passing water through the fingers, combing or separating the hair, or cleaning between the teeth;… - Concept
Takhyir (choice left to the obligated person)
Takhyir is leaving to the obligated person's choice one of several options fixed by the law. It has its own… - Concept
Tarabbu (sitting cross-legged in prayer)
Tarabbu is a way of sitting: one sits on the hips, stretches the right knee to the right and the right foot… - Concept
Taraddi (an animal that falls and dies, and its lawfulness)
Taraddi is falling from a height to a lower place; the mutaraddiya is an animal that has fallen into a well… - Concept
Tarassul (measured pace in the call to prayer)
Tarassul is a measured, unhurried pace in the call to prayer, with a pause between each two sentences long… - Concept
Tarjia (repeating the testimonies in the call to prayer)
Tarjia in the call to prayer is the muezzin lowering his voice on the two testimonies while letting those… - Concept
Tarjil (combing and dressing the hair)
Tarjil is combing, cleaning and dressing the hair; the rule is recommendation. It is allowed to one in… - Concept
Tarmim (repair of endowed property, rented property and pledged property)
Tarmim is repair. It arises for endowed property, rented property and pledged property. For an endowment the… - Concept
Tartib (order among parts of a duty)
Tartib is the arrangement of many things under one name, with some parts before others. In wudu it is… - Concept
Tasbih (glorifying God, the formula of praise in worship)
Tasbih is declaring God free of every defect; the word is also used for remembrance, prayer and praise. Its… - Concept
Tasfiq (clapping, in prayer and elsewhere)
Tasfiq is striking one palm on the other. In prayer it is for women, to alert the imam to an error or to turn… - Concept
Tashabbuh (imitating others)
Tashabbuh is taking on the look of another; jurists use the word in its lexical sense. For dress that marks… - Concept
Tashahhud (the testimony sitting in prayer)
The tashahhud is the set of words said in the sitting of prayer, named for its two testimonies. In the… - Concept
Tashbib (amatory verse about women or boys)
Tashbib is the opening of a poem with amatory lines about women; the words nasib and ghazal mean the same. It… - Concept
Tashbik (interlacing the fingers)
Tashbik is putting the fingers of one hand between those of the other. The jurists agree it is disliked in… - Concept
Tashmir (tucking up one's garments)
Tashmir is lifting a garment or its hem. Related terms: sadl, letting a cloth hang over the shoulders without… - Concept
Tashrik (associating another in a sale, an act of worship or a divorce)
Tashrik is bringing another into an affair so that he becomes a partner in it, as when a buyer takes a… - Concept
Tasmiya (naming: giving a name to a child, and the rules on names)
Tasmiya in the language comes from height or from a mark. The jurists use it in four senses: saying «in the… - Concept
Tasnim (raising the grave into a ridge, against leveling it)
In the jurists' usage tasnim is raising a grave above the ground by about a span or a little more; its… - Concept
Tasriya (leaving a beast's udder unmilked to deceive a buyer)
Tasriya is when a seller deliberately leaves a she-camel or other beast unmilked before sale so the buyer… - Concept
Tasweed (making black or making a sayyid: honouring with the title sayyid, and dyeing or dressing in black)
Tasweed has two senses that the jurists treat: the first is honouring someone with the title sayyid, and the… - Concept
Taswiya (equality and levelling: rows, bowing, zakat shares, wives, judges, gifts, shuf'a, public places, graves)
Taswiya means justice and fairness in the language; its opposite is injustice. In the jurists' use it means… - Concept
Tatayyub (perfuming oneself)
Tatayyub is perfuming oneself; perfume is what has a pleasant smell, such as musk, camphor and rose. The rule… - Concept
Tatayyur (taking omens of ill luck)
Tatayyur is taking an omen of ill luck from a bird or the like, which Islam abolished. Whoever believes the… - Concept
Tatbiq (placing one palm on the other between the knees in bowing)
Tatbiq is the worshipper placing the back of one palm on the back of the other and setting them between his… - Concept
Tazayyun (adornment, and its rules)
Tazayyun is taking adornment. The rule is recommendation. It is forbidden for a man or woman to imitate the… - Concept
Tiryaq (antidote compound, and whether it may be taken)
Tiryaq is a medicine used against poison, of several kinds, and it may contain viper flesh. The Hanbalis do… - Concept
Turab (earth and dust)
Turab is the surface of the earth, a generic noun; the jurists imply that sand and rock dust are not turab,… - Concept
Wada' (farewell: taking leave of the traveller, and the rites of departure)
Wada' is the verbal noun of taking leave; the one who departs is the one who is taken leave of, since he is… - Concept
Guardianship over an orphan's property
Al-Sha'rawi holds that the property of an orphan or of a person unable to manage it is run with wisdom and… - Concept
Duty of the Hajj: immediate or deferrable
The jurists' dispute over when the pilgrimage becomes due for one who is able. Rashid Rida reports that many… - Group
The Bektashi order
The Bektashi order is a Sufi order traced to Haji Bektash, famous for its link with the Ottoman Janissaries… - Group
The Chishti order (Chishtiyya)
The Chishti order is among the greatest Sufi orders of South Asia, traced to Chisht in Khurasan and spread… - Group
The Mawlawi order (Mevlevi)
The Mawlawi order traced to Jalal al-Din al-Rumi (d. 672 AH/1273 CE) — the 'whirling dervishes' — among the… - Group
The Naqshbandi order
The most widespread of the Sufi orders across Central Asia, the Ottoman lands and India, named after Baha… - Group
The Qadiri order (Qadiriyya)
The Qadiri order traced to Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (d. 561 AH/1166 CE) — among the oldest and most widespread… - Group
The Shadhili order (Shadhiliyya)
The Shadhili order is among the greatest Sufi orders of the Maghreb and Egypt, traced to Abu'l-Hasan… - Person
A. R. Rahman
6 January 1967 CE · 1386 AHIndian composer and singer, born in Madras (now Chennai) as A. S. Dileep Kumar into a Hindu family; he… - Person
Aaijaz Ahmad Salafi
Nasheed reciter and preacher from Kashmir, known through the Kashmiri- and Urdu-language nasheeds on his… - Person
Aamir Khan
14 March 1965 CE · 1384 AHIndian actor, director and producer, born in Bombay in 1965 and known as 'Mr. Perfectionist'. He has been… - Person
Abd al-Hayy Yusuf
25 November 1964 CE · 1384 AHSudanese preacher and scholar born in Cairo in 1964. He graduated from the College of Sharia at the Islamic… - Person
Abd al-Muhsin Al-Ahmad
Abd al-Muhsin ibn Muhammad Al-Ahmad is a Saudi preacher known for his exhortatory lectures and the short… - Person
Abd al-Razzaq Al-Badr
16 April 1963 CE · 1382 AHAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin Al-Badr (born 1382 AH / 1963 CE) is a Saudi scholar, professor of creed at… - Person
Abd al-Salam al-Shuwair
Saudi scholar of comparative fiqh, professor in the Department of Sharia and Legal Sciences at King Fahd… - Person
Abdal Hakim Murad
15 May 1960 CE · 1379 AHBritish Islamic scholar, born Timothy John Winter in London in 1960; he converted to Islam in his youth,… - Person
Abdallah Bin Bayyah
1935 CE · 1354 AHMauritanian jurist (born 1935 in Timbedra), a former minister of education and of justice and vice-president… - Person
Abdel Daim Kaheel
10 May 1966 CE · 1386 AHSyrian mechanical engineer and researcher in the scientific miracles (i'jaz) of the Qur'an and Sunnah. He is… - Person
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
19 November 1954 CE · 1374 AHAbdel Fattah el-Sisi (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian officer and politician born in Cairo's Gamaleya… - Person
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
17 November 1945 CE · 1364 AHAlgerian politician, president of Algeria and minister of national defence since 19 December 2019. Born at… - Person
AbdelRahman Murphy
American Muslim teacher and imam: he took a bachelor's degree in the Teaching of English and Religious… - Person
Abderrazak Hamdallah
17 December 1990 CE · 1411 AHMoroccan striker born in Safi in 1990 who plays for Saudi club Al-Taawoun. He began with Olympic Safi, played… - Person
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
2 July 1965 CE · 1385 AHSomali politician and economist (born 1965) from Dhusamareb, known as Gaas, an associate professor of… - Person
Abdou Diouf
7 September 1935 CE · 1354 AHSenegalese politician (born 1935) from Louga; prime minister of Senegal (1970–1981) and then its second… - Person
Abdoulaye Wade
29 May 1926 CE · 1344 AHSenegalese politician (born 1926) from Kébémer; founder of the Senegalese Democratic Party (1974) and third… - Person
Abdul Aziz Al-Tarefe
29 November 1976 CE · 1396 AHSaudi hadith scholar and jurist, born in Kuwait in 1976 and settled in Riyadh. Known for recalling hadith… - Person
Abdul Bari Al-Thubaiti
1960 CE · 1380 AHSaudi imam (born 1960 in Mecca), guest imam for Tarawih at Masjid al-Haram from 1990 to 1993 and imam and… - Person
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
1959 CE · 1378 AH†Libyan politician and businessman from Misrata, prime minister of the Government of National Unity since 15… - Person
Abdul Latif Rashid
10 August 1944 CE · 1363 AHAbdul Latif Jamal Rashid (born 10 August 1944) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician who was president of Iraq from… - Person
Abdul Malik Mujahid
1951 CE · 1370 AHAmerican imam, producer, author and non-profit executive of Pakistani origin, based in Chicago. He is the… - Person
Abdul Nasir Jangda
American scholar and teacher from Dallas, Texas, founder and president of the Qalam Institute. He memorised… - Person
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais
22 November 1962 CE · 1382 AHImam and khatib of the Grand Mosque in Mecca since 1984 and, since 2023, president of religious affairs for… - Person
Abdul Rahman Dhaker al-Hashemi
Physician and consultant in educational psychology and psychotherapy, originator of the Fiqh al-Nafs training… - Person
Abdul Samie Al-Anis
1963 CE · 1382 AHLevantine hadith scholar, born in 1963. He took his doctorate in the Prophetic Hadith and its sciences from… - Person
Abdullah Abdullah
5 September 1960 CE · 1380 AHAfghan ophthalmologist and politician, born at Kabul in 1960 to a Pashtun father from Kandahar and a Tajik… - Person
Abdullah al-Ajiri
1976 CE · 1396 AHSaudi researcher, thinker and engineer, born in al-Khobar in 1976. He directs the Takween Center for Studies… - Person
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti
A Saudi scholar of tafsir of Mauritanian origin, son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Shinqiti, author of 'Adwa… - Person
Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany
13 January 1976 CE · 1396 AHSaudi Qur'an reciter and imam and khatib of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Born in Medina on 13 January 1976 (11… - Person
Abdullah Gül
29 October 1950 CE · 1370 AHTurkish economist and politician, the eleventh president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014, previously prime… - Person
Abdullah II of Jordan
30 January 1962 CE · 1381 AHKing of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 7 February 1999, born in Amman in 1962, the eldest son of King… - Person
Abdullah Rushdy
3 February 1984 CE · 1404 AHEgyptian preacher, and imam and preacher at the Sayyida Nafisa Mosque in Cairo for the Egyptian Ministry of… - Person
Abdulsalami Abubakar
13 June 1942 CE · 1361 AHNigerian general (born 1942) from Minna who was Chief of Defence Staff (1997–1998) and became Nigeria's head… - Person
Abdur Raheem Green
September 1964 CE · 1384 AHA British dawah preacher, and the founder and chairman of iERA, the Islamic Education and Research Academy.… - Person
Abu Bakr al-Shatri
1 January 1970 CE · 1389 AHSaudi Quran reciter and imam of Yemeni descent, born in Jeddah in 1970. He received an ijaza in the Hafs… - Person
Abu Bakr Zoud
Australian Islamic preacher and teacher based in Sydney, a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah who… - Person
Abu Usamah at-Thahabi
1964 CE · 1383 AHAn American imam at Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham, England. Born in New Jersey in 1964, he embraced Islam… - Person
Achraf Hakimi
4 November 1998 CE · 1419 AHMoroccan professional footballer (born 1998 in Madrid to Moroccan parents). A right-back raised in Getafe who… - Person
Adama Traoré
25 January 1996 CE · 1416 AHSpanish professional footballer (born 1996 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat to Malian parents). A right winger… - Person
Adel Al-Kalbani
3 April 1959 CE · 1378 AHSaudi imam and Quran reciter, born in Riyadh in 1959. He led prayers for many years at the King Khalid Mosque… - Person
Adil Rashid
17 February 1988 CE · 1408 AHEnglish cricketer, born in Bradford in 1988 of Pakistani Mirpuri descent. A right-arm leg-break bowler, he… - Person
Adnan Rashid
A British Muslim historian and lecturer based in London, specialising in the history of Islamic civilisation… - Person
Adonis
1 January 1930 CE · 1348 AHSyrian poet and critic born in 1930 at the village of al-Qassabin near Latakia, who led the modernist… - Person
Aghasi Mammadov
1 June 1980 CE · 1400 AHAzerbaijani boxer, born in Baku in 1980. He competed for Turkey for several years, winning the European title… - Person
Ahmad al-Nufais
8 February 1991 CE · 1411 AHKuwaiti Quran reciter and imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, born in Kuwait on 23 Rajab 1411 AH (8 February… - Person
Ahmad Al Shugairi
6 June 1973 CE · 1393 AHSaudi media presenter, writer and television host, born in Jeddah in 1973. He is best known for Khawater… - Person
Ahmed Abdel Monem
Egyptian preacher and lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, known for his concern with… - Person
Ahmed al-Sharaa
29 October 1982 CE · 1403 AHSyrian statesman, president of Syria since 29 January 2025 for the transitional period. Formerly known by his… - Person
Ahmed el-Tayeb
6 January 1946 CE · 1365 AHEgyptian scholar and professor of Islamic doctrine and philosophy, Grand Imam of al-Azhar since 19 March… - Person
Ahmed Elsayed
1985 CE · 1405 AH†Preacher and researcher, born in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, in 1985, raised there and later based in Madinah. He is… - Person
Ahmed Hussen
1976 CE · 1396 AHSomali-Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician, the first Somali-Canadian elected to Canada's Parliament, who… - Person
Ahmed Mamdouh
Egyptian scholar and one of the fatwa secretaries of Egypt's Dar al-Ifta. He directed the Dar's Sharia… - Person
Ahmed Raissouni
1953 CE · 1372 AHMoroccan Muslim scholar and jurist, born in 1953 in the village of Ouled Soltane near Ksar el-Kebir. He… - Person
Ahmed Sbei
1985 CE · 1405 AHEgyptian comparative-religion researcher from Giza, born in about 1985. He learned Hebrew in order to read… - Person
Ahmet Davutoğlu
26 February 1959 CE · 1378 AHTurkish academic and politician, prime minister of Turkey and leader of the Justice and Development Party… - Person
Ahsan Hanif
British scholar and imam from Birmingham. He memorised the Qur'an at thirteen, won a scholarship to the… - Person
Aida Azlin
Singaporean writer residing in Morocco who has written the weekly Tuesday Love Letters newsletter for Muslim… - Person
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
17 March 1980 CE · 1400 AHPakistani former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles, born in Lahore in 1980. He is the… - Person
Aisha Khalid
Qur'an teacher who presents word-by-word Urdu translation and tafseer of the Qur'an in live classes for women… - Person
Akon
16 April 1973 CE · 1393 AHSenegalese-American singer and songwriter, born at St. Louis, Missouri, on 16 April 1973 to a Senegalese… - Person
Akram Afif
18 November 1996 CE · 1417 AHQatari winger born in Doha in 1996 who plays for Al Sadd. He won the Asian Footballer of the Year award twice… - Person
Alaa Hamed
Egyptian Islamic preacher known for his simplified educational lessons and courses on creed, jurisprudence,… - Person
Ali Al-Habsi
30 December 1981 CE · 1402 AHOmani goalkeeper, born in 1981, and the first Omani footballer to build a career in Europe: Lyn in Norway,… - Person
Ali Al-Hudhaify
22 May 1947 CE · 1366 AHSaudi reciter (born 1947), imam and khatib of the Prophet's Mosque since 1979 and professor at the Islamic… - Person
Habib Ali al-Jifri
16 April 1971 CE · 1391 AHYemeni scholar (born 16 April 1971 in Jeddah) of the Ba 'Alawi tradition, a student of Umar bin Hafiz in… - Person
Ali Daei
21 March 1969 CE · 1389 AHIranian former footballer and manager (born 1969 in Ardabil). A striker who captained Iran and scored 108… - Person
Ali Dawah
British Muslim YouTuber and street preacher of Kurdish-Turkish background, known since 2013 for his debates… - Person
Ali Erbaş
10 September 1961 CE · 1381 AHTurkish Islamic scholar specialising in the history of religions and a university professor, president of… - Person
Ali Gomaa
3 March 1952 CE · 1371 AHEgyptian scholar and jurist, the eighteenth Grand Mufti of Egypt (2003–2013). A Shafi'i specialist in Islamic… - Person
Ali Khademhosseini
30 October 1975 CE · 1395 AHAli Khademhosseini (born 30 October 1975) is an Iranian-born Canadian-American biomedical engineer. He took… - Person
Ali Maâloul
1 January 1990 CE · 1410 AHTunisian footballer (born 1990 in Sfax), a left-back who began with CS Sfaxien, played for Egypt's Al Ahly… - Person
Ali Mabkhout
5 October 1990 CE · 1411 AHEmirati striker born in Abu Dhabi in 1990. He spent sixteen years with Al Jazira (2008–2024), scoring 218… - Person
Ali Mamlouk
19 February 1946 CE · 1365 AHSyrian intelligence officer, one of the founders of Air Force Intelligence, who headed the General Security… - Person
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
11 August 1970 CE · 1390 AHAmerican DJ and record producer, born in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1970, a founding member of A Tribe… - Person
Aliyah Umm Raiyaan
British Muslim author and charity founder. She converted to Islam in 1999 and in 2010 founded Solace UK, a… - Person
Almoez Ali
19 August 1996 CE · 1417 AHStriker born in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1996 who moved to Qatar as a child; he captains Al-Duhail and is Qatar's… - Person
Alpha Blondy
1 January 1953 CE · 1372 AHIvorian reggae singer, born Seydou Koné at Dimbokro on 1 January 1953. He broke through with the album Jah… - Person
Alpha Condé
4 March 1938 CE · 1357 AHGuinean politician (born 1938) from Boké, an academic who spent decades in opposition to Guinea's successive… - Person
Alpha Oumar Konaré
2 February 1946 CE · 1365 AHMalian politician and academic (born 1946) from Kayes, a historian and archaeologist educated in Bamako,… - Person
Amani Abeid Karume
1 November 1948 CE · 1367 AHTanzanian politician (born 1948), the son of Abeid Karume, Zanzibar's first president. He worked as an… - Person
Amina Wadud
25 September 1952 CE · 1372 AHAmerican scholar of Islamic studies and Muslim theologian, born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1952 as Mary… - Person
Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa
1 January 1969 CE · 1388 AHLiving Nigerian scholar from Kano, born there in 1969 to Sheikh Ibrahim Muhammad Mai Tafsiri. He founded the… - Person
Aminu Tambuwal
10 January 1966 CE · 1385 AHNigerian lawyer and politician born in Tambuwal in 1966. He represented Tambuwal/Kebbe in the House of… - Person
Amir Khan
8 December 1986 CE · 1407 AHBritish former professional boxer (born 1986 in Bolton, to a Pakistani Punjabi family). He won silver at the… - Person
Amir Mounir
22 August 1993 CE · 1414 AHEgyptian preacher and content creator, born in Cairo in 1993; he is a pharmacist holding a bachelor's degree… - Person
Amr Khaled
5 September 1967 CE · 1387 AHEgyptian Muslim preacher and television presenter, born in Alexandria in 1967. He launched development,… - Person
Amr Moussa
3 October 1936 CE · 1355 AHAmr Moussa (born 3 October 1936) is an Egyptian diplomat and politician who served as Egypt's ambassador to… - Person
Anas Action
Saudi content creator who publishes as 'Anas Action'; since 2016 his YouTube channel has carried long… - Person
Anas Jalhoum
Egyptian Quran reciter and imam, known for his moving recitations from the night and tarawih prayers, which… - Person
Anas Sarwar
14 March 1983 CE · 1403 AHScottish Labour politician, born in Glasgow in 1983 to Pakistani Muslim parents. He studied dentistry at the… - Person
André Carson
16 October 1974 CE · 1394 AHAmerican Democratic politician, born in Indianapolis in 1974, the grandson of his predecessor in Congress,… - Person
Anissa Meksen
29 April 1988 CE · 1408 AHFrench-Algerian kickboxer born in Nancy in 1988. She won the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship… - Person
Anousheh Ansari
12 September 1966 CE · 1386 AHIranian-American engineer and entrepreneur, born in Mashhad in 1966 and emigrated to the United States in… - Person
Ansar Burney
14 August 1956 CE · 1376 AHAnsar Burney (born 14 August 1956) is a Pakistani lawyer and human-rights activist from Karachi who, after… - Person
Ansu Fati
31 October 2002 CE · 1423 AHSpanish professional footballer (born 2002 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, and raised in Seville). A left winger… - Person
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar
15 May 1971 CE · 20 Rabi' I 1391 AH†Pakistani politician from Balochistan who served as the eighth and longest-serving caretaker prime minister… - Person
Arash Ferdowsi
7 October 1985 CE · 1406 AHArash Ferdowsi (born 7 October 1985) is an American entrepreneur of Iranian descent, a co-founder of Dropbox.… - Person
Arda Güler
25 February 2005 CE · 1426 AHTurkish professional footballer (born 2005 in Altındağ, Ankara). An attacking midfielder who broke through at… - Person
Armaghan Khan
4 April 2000 CE · 1420 AHAmerican content creator of Pakistani descent, known as Captain Halal, who became known from 2020 for short… - Person
Arshad Nadeem
2 January 1997 CE · 1417 AHPakistani javelin thrower, born in Mian Channu, Khanewal District, Punjab, in 1997. Raised in a poor family… - Person
Artur Beterbiev
21 January 1985 CE · 1405 AHRussian and Canadian professional boxer (born 1985 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, of Chechen descent). A world… - Person
Aseel Hameem
6 October 1984 CE · 1405 AHIraqi singer born in Baghdad in 1984, the daughter of the musician Karim Hameem. She turned professional at… - Person
Asghar Farhadi
7 May 1972 CE · 1392 AHIranian film director and screenwriter, born in Homayoon Shahr near Isfahan in 1972 and among the most… - Person
Ashraf Ghani
19 May 1949 CE · 21 Rajab 1368 AH†Afghan politician, anthropologist and economist, president of Afghanistan from 29 September 2014 until 15… - Person
Asif Ali Zardari
26 July 1955 CE · 7 Dhu al-Hijja 1374 AH†Pakistani politician (born 1955), the fourteenth president of Pakistan since March 2024 and previously its… - Person
Asim Khan
A British Muslim scholar, author and lecturer known as Shaykh Asim Khan. He is the author of five books,… - Person
Asim Khwaja
Asim Ijaz Khwaja is a British-born Pakistani-American economist who serves as the Sumitomo-FASID Professor of… - Person
Asisat Oshoala
9 October 1994 CE · 1415 AHNigerian professional footballer, born in Ikorodu, Lagos, in 1994. A striker for Saudi club Al Hilal and the… - Person
Asma Afsaruddin
1958 CE · 1377 AHAmerican scholar of Islamic studies, born in 1958. She took her PhD at Johns Hopkins University in 1993,… - Person
Asma al-Assad
11 August 1975 CE · 1395 AHWife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and first lady of Syria from their marriage in 2000 until the… - Person
Asma Al-Ruwaished
A Saudi preacher, writer and family and educational counsellor, supervisor of the Asiyah Foundation for… - Person
Asma Bawla
American Muslim podcast host. Since 2020 she has hosted the podcast Muslimah, which she describes as a space… - Person
Asmaa Saeed
An Egyptian mental-health consultant who runs the YouTube channel 'Nafs Mutma'inna Academy' (The Tranquil… - Person
Asmir Begović
20 June 1987 CE · 1407 AHBosnian professional footballer (goalkeeper), born in Trebinje in 1987, whose family fled the Bosnian War to… - Person
Assimi Goïta
9 November 1983 CE · 1404 AHMalian general and politician (born 1983) from Bamako who led the August 2020 coup that overthrew President… - Person
Athea Iqbal
Educator and mentor, and the founder of Balanced Muslima, an Islamic education platform for Muslim women… - Person
Atif Mian
28 June 1975 CE · 1395 AHAtif Rehman Mian (born 28 June 1975) is a Pakistani-American economist, professor of economics, public policy… - Person
Atifete Jahjaga
20 April 1975 CE · 1395 AHKosovo Albanian politician and police officer born in 1975 at Gjakova. She rose through the post-war Kosovo… - Person
Atiku Abubakar
25 November 1946 CE · 1366 AHNigerian politician and businessman born in Jada in 1946. He worked in the Nigeria Customs Service for twenty… - Person
Atta-ur-Rahman
22 September 1942 CE · 1361 AHPakistani organic chemist born in Delhi in 1942, professor emeritus at the International Center for Chemical… - Person
Attahiru Jega
11 January 1957 CE · 1376 AHNigerian academic born in Jega in 1957, a political scientist who taught at Bayero University Kano and became… - Person
Atupele Muluzi
6 August 1978 CE · 1398 AHMalawian politician (born 1978), the son of President Bakili Muluzi. He was elected MP for Machinga North… - Person
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
13 November 1969 CE · 1389 AHSomali-born Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician, born in Mogadishu in 1969. She sought… - Person
Ayman Hariri
16 May 1978 CE · 1398 AHLebanese businessman and technology entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of the social network Vero and former… - Person
Aysha Harun
2 June 1995 CE · 1416 AHEthiopian-Canadian beauty and lifestyle creator. Born and raised in Toronto, she started her YouTube channel… - Person
Azhar Idrus
12 February 1964 CE · 1383 AHMalaysian independent Islamic preacher, born in Kuala Terengganu in 1964. He is known for his relaxed,… - Person
Azim Premji
24 July 1945 CE · 1364 AHIndian businessman and philanthropist, born in Bombay in 1945 into a Muslim family. In 1966, aged 21, he took… - Person
Aziz Akhannouch
16 August 1961 CE · 1381 AHMoroccan businessman and politician of Amazigh origin, born at Tafraout in 1961. Head of the Akwa Group,… - Person
Aziz Sancar
8 September 1946 CE · 1365 AHTurkish-American biochemist, born in Savur, Mardin Province, in 1946 to a poor, uneducated family. He studied… - Person
Baaba Maal
12 November 1953 CE · 1373 AHSenegalese singer, guitarist and composer, born at Podor on the Senegal River in 1953 (the sources divide… - Person
Babar Azam
15 October 1994 CE · 1415 AHPakistani international cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national team in all three formats, born… - Person
Badou Zaki
2 April 1959 CE · 1378 AHMoroccan football coach and former goalkeeper (born 1959 in Sidi Kacem), named African Footballer of the Year… - Person
Badr Al-Mashari
1973 CE · 1393 AHSaudi Islamic preacher and imam of the Hatin Mosque of the National Guard in Riyadh, born in Riyadh in 1973.… - Person
Badr al-Utaybi
1972 CE · 1392 AHSaudi scholar and hadith specialist from Taif, born there in 1392 AH. He accompanied Sheikh Abd al-Aziz ibn… - Person
Badr Hari
8 December 1984 CE · 1405 AHDutch-Moroccan kickboxer born in Amsterdam in 1984. He won the K-1 Heavyweight Championship in 2007 and the… - Person
Bakili Muluzi
17 March 1943 CE · 1362 AHMalawian politician (born 1943) who served as a minister and as secretary general of the Malawi Congress… - Person
Ballaké Sissoko
1967 CE · 1387 AHMalian kora player and composer from a djeli (griot) family, born at Bamako in 1967. He took his father's… - Person
Bandar Baleela
1975 CE · 1395 AHSaudi Qur'an reciter and imam and khatib of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. Born in Mecca in 1975 (1395 AH), he… - Person
Barham Salih
8 September 1960 CE · 1380 AHBarham Ahmed Salih (born 8 September 1960) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician, president of Iraq from 2018 to… - Person
Bassirou Diomaye Faye
25 March 1980 CE · 1400 AHSenegalese politician (born 1980) from Ndiaganiao, a former tax inspector and general secretary of PASTEF who… - Person
Belal Assaad
An Australian imam and preacher based in Melbourne, where he was born and worked for over two decades as a… - Person
Belal Muhammad
9 July 1988 CE · 1408 AHAmerican mixed martial artist of Palestinian descent (born 1988 in Chicago to Palestinian parents). Titan FC… - Person
Bernard Hopkins
15 January 1965 CE · 1384 AHAmerican former professional boxer (born 1965 in Philadelphia). He held the IBF middleweight title from 1995… - Person
Bilal Philips
17 July 1947 CE · 1366 AHCanadian Islamic scholar and preacher born Dennis Bradley Philips in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1947; raised… - Person
Brother Ali
30 July 1977 CE · 1397 AHAmerican rapper and producer, born Jason Douglas Newman in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1977 and raised in… - Person
Buakaw Banchamek
8 May 1982 CE · 1402 AHThai Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, born Sombat Banchamek in Surin province in 1982. He won the K-1 World… - Person
Bukola Saraki
19 December 1962 CE · 1382 AHNigerian physician and politician born in London in 1962, son of the senator Olusola Saraki. He governed… - Person
Bülent Ersoy
9 June 1952 CE · 1371 AHTurkish singer of Turkish classical music and actress, born in Istanbul in 1952 as Bülent Erkoç. She… - Person
Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
Turkish astrophysicist. Educated at Bilkent University, Texas Tech University and the University of Minnesota… - Person
Busta Rhymes
20 May 1972 CE · 1392 AHAmerican rapper, producer and actor, born Trevor George Smith Jr. at Brooklyn, New York City, on 20 May 1972… - Person
Cellou Dalein Diallo
3 February 1952 CE · 1371 AHGuinean economist and politician (born 1952) from Labé, a Fula who held a succession of ministerial posts in… - Person
Chokri El Ouaer
15 August 1966 CE · 1386 AHTunisian former footballer and football administrator (born 1966 in Tunis), a goalkeeper who spent nearly his… - Person
Cumrun Vafa
1 August 1960 CE · 1380 AHCumrun Vafa (born 1 August 1960) is an Iranian-American theoretical physicist, Hollis Professor of… - Person
Dalia Mogahed
1974 CE · 1394 AHAmerican researcher of Egyptian origin specialising in the study of Muslim communities, born in Cairo and… - Person
Daniel Haqiqatjou
1985 CE · 1405 AH†American Muslim commentator, writer and debater, born in Houston, Texas, in 1985 or 1986 to Iranian parents.… - Person
Dara Khosrowshahi
28 May 1969 CE · 1389 AHDara Khosrowshahi (born 28 May 1969 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American business executive whose family fled… - Person
Dave Chappelle
24 August 1973 CE · 1393 AHAmerican stand-up comedian and actor, born in Washington, D.C. in 1973, who converted to Islam at seventeen.… - Person
Dawud Walid
22 November 1971 CE · 1391 AHAn American imam, author and activist from Detroit, and the executive director of the Michigan chapter of the… - Person
Deddy Corbuzier
28 December 1976 CE · 1397 AHIndonesian television presenter and former magician turned mentalist, born in Jakarta. He became famous… - Person
Demba Ba
25 May 1985 CE · 1405 AHSenegalese retired footballer, born in Sèvres, France in 1985. A striker who played for Hoffenheim, West Ham… - Person
Demetrious Johnson
13 August 1986 CE · 1406 AHRetired American mixed martial artist (born 1986 in Madisonville, Kentucky, raised in Washington State). The… - Person
Demis Hassabis
27 July 1976 CE · 1396 AHDemis Hassabis (born 27 July 1976 in London) is a British artificial-intelligence researcher and entrepreneur… - Person
Devlet Bahçeli
1 January 1948 CE · 1367 AHTurkish politician and academic economist, chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) since 1997 and… - Person
Dina Aziz
Author, influencer and data analyst. She wrote the Ramadan Planner, a guided planner for reflection and… - Person
Dina Shihabi
21 September 1989 CE · 1410 AHSaudi Arabian actress working in the United States, born in Riyadh in 1989 and raised in Saudi Arabia, Beirut… - Person
DJ Khaled
26 November 1975 CE · 1395 AHAmerican DJ and record producer of Palestinian descent, born Khaled Mohammed Khaled in New Orleans in 1975.… - Person
Djamel Belmadi
25 March 1976 CE · 1396 AHAlgerian football manager and former player (born 1976 in Champigny-sur-Marne, France). A midfielder capped… - Person
Dunia Shuaib
American educator, lecturer and author in Islamically integrated psycho-spiritual education, and the founder… - Person
Eboo Patel
1975 CE · 1395 AHAmerican Ismaili activist of Gujarati Indian heritage, born in 1975 in Mumbai, India, and raised in Glen… - Person
Ebrahim Rasool
15 July 1962 CE · 1382 AHSouth African politician and diplomat from Cape Town who was the fifth premier of the Western Cape… - Person
Ebru Gündeş
12 October 1974 CE · 1394 AHTurkish pop-folk and arabesque singer, actress and television personality, born in Istanbul in 1974. Her… - Person
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
30 April 1952 CE · 1371 AHAmerican former boxer and boxing trainer, born Edward Gregory in Brooklyn in 1952. He won two New York Golden… - Person
Eddie Redzovic
An American Muslim broadcaster based in Chicago, founder and host of The Deen Show, a long-running dawah talk… - Person
Edin Džeko
17 March 1986 CE · 1406 AHBosnian professional footballer, born in Sarajevo in 1986, whose childhood was spent under the city's siege.… - Person
Édouard Mendy
1 March 1992 CE · 1412 AHSenegalese professional goalkeeper (born 1992 in Montivilliers, France). Released by Cherbourg in 2014, he… - Person
eL Seed
21 August 1981 CE · 1401 AHFrench-Tunisian calligraphy and graffiti artist, born in 1981 in Le Chesnay, near Paris, to a Tunisian… - Person
Elena Nikolova
Founder and creator of MuslimTravelGirl.com, a halal-travel blog helping Muslims plan holidays and DIY Umrah… - Person
Emine Erdoğan
21 February 1955 CE · 1374 AHTurkish social activist and First Lady of Turkey since 2014 as the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.… - Person
Emre Can
12 January 1994 CE · 1414 AHGerman professional footballer (born 1994 in Frankfurt). A defensive midfielder who came through Bayern… - Person
Eric Abidal
11 September 1979 CE · 1399 AHFrench retired footballer, born in Saint-Genis-Laval, France in 1979. A left-back and centre-back who played… - Person
Ernesto Hoost
11 July 1965 CE · 1385 AHDutch retired kickboxer born in Heemskerk in 1965 to Surinamese parents. He won the K-1 World Grand Prix four… - Person
Essam El Hadary
15 January 1973 CE · 1392 AHEgyptian former professional goalkeeper and goalkeeping coach, born in Kafr El Battikh, Damietta in 1973 and… - Person
Eyad Qunaibi
22 October 1975 CE · 1395 AHJordanian academic and preacher, born in al-Salmiya, Kuwait, in 1975 to a Jordanian family. A professor of… - Person
Fahad Al-Kandari
28 June 1982 CE · 1402 AHKuwaiti Qur'an reciter and television presenter, born in Kuwait in 1982, and imam of the Grand Mosque in… - Person
Fahd Al-Shumaimri
1970 CE · 1390 AHSaudi businessman and writer, born in Makkah in 1390 AH (1970). He founded the Islamic-oriented Al-Majd… - Person
Fairuz
20 November 1934 CE · 1353 AHLebanese singer and stage actress, born in Beirut as Nouhad Wadie Haddad. She is Lebanon's most revered voice… - Person
Faisal Edhi
Faisal Edhi is a Pakistani humanitarian, the son of Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi, who worked in the… - Person
Farhaan Behardien
9 October 1983 CE · 1404 AHSouth African former international cricketer, born in Johannesburg in 1983. A right-handed all-rounder, he… - Person
Farhat Hashmi
22 December 1957 CE · 1377 AHA Pakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar and preacher, born in Sargodha in 1957. She took her PhD in Islamic… - Person
Farid al-Bahraini
A Bahraini Muslim researcher and debater who runs the Farid Responds YouTube channel, which answers… - Person
Farida Zomorod
A Moroccan scholar of tafsir and Qur'anic sciences, professor at Dar al-Hadith al-Hassaniyya, University of… - Person
Farouk El-Baz
2 January 1938 CE · 1356 AHEgyptian-American geologist and space scientist, born in Zagazig in 1938, who worked with NASA on the… - Person
Fartuun Adan
2 February 1969 CE · 1388 AHSomali social activist, born in 1969. She is executive director of the Elman Peace and Human Rights Centre in… - Person
Fatih Seferagic
1 March 1995 CE · 1415 AHBosnian-American Qur'an reciter and teacher born in Germany in 1995. Raised in the United States, he… - Person
Fatih Terim
4 September 1953 CE · 1372 AHTurkish football manager and former defender, born in Adana in 1953. After eleven years as a Galatasaray… - Person
Fatih Yağcı
A Turkish religious-media leader, the public face of the Sözler Köşkü Science and Culture Association and the… - Person
Fatima Barkatulla
British Islamic scholar ('alimah), author and podcaster, born in London. She studied Arabic and Islamic… - Person
Fawad Ahmed
10 March 1979 CE · 1399 AHAustralian former cricketer, a right-arm leg-spin bowler born in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He left… - Person
Fawzia Koofi
1975 CE · 1395 AHAfghan politician, women's rights activist and writer, born in 1975 in Badakhshan. She worked as a child… - Person
Fayez al-Sarraj
20 February 1960 CE · 1379 AHLibyan architect and politician, born at Tripoli in 1960. He chaired Libya's Presidential Council and headed… - Person
Fazal Rahman
A British dawah trainer, author of the Dawah Training manual and course published under the name 'Dawah Is… - Person
Fehmida Mirza
20 December 1956 CE · 1376 AHPakistani physician and politician born in Karachi in 1956. Elected to the National Assembly five times from… - Person
Fei-Fei Li
3 July 1976 CE · 1396 AHFei-Fei Li (born 3 July 1976) is a Chinese-American computer scientist, a professor at Stanford University… - Person
Feryal Clark
6 January 1979 CE · 1399 AHBritish Labour Party politician, born in Malatya, Turkey, in 1979 to Kurdish parents, who moved to London at… - Person
Franck Ribéry
7 April 1983 CE · 1403 AHFrench retired footballer, born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France in 1983. A winger who spent twelve seasons at… - Person
Frédéric Kanouté
2 September 1977 CE · 1397 AHMalian retired footballer, born in France in 1977. A striker who starred for Sevilla, winning two consecutive… - Person
French Montana
9 November 1984 CE · 1405 AHMoroccan-American rapper, born Karim Kharbouch in Casablanca in 1984, who immigrated with his family to New… - Person
Fuad Masum
1 July 1938 CE · 1357 AHMuhammad Fuad Masum (born 1 July 1938) is an Iraqi Kurdish politician, the second non-Arab president of the… - Person
Gabriel Al Romaani
Romanian-born dawah speaker and teacher: born to a Christian family in Romania, he migrated to Canada in 1998… - Person
George Weah
1 October 1966 CE · 1386 AHLiberian retired footballer and 25th president of Liberia (2018–2024), born in Monrovia in 1966. The only… - Person
Gervinho
27 May 1987 CE · 1407 AHIvorian retired footballer, born in Anyama, Ivory Coast in 1987. A forward who won the French league-and-cup… - Person
Ghada al-Samman
1942 CE · 1361 AH†Syrian writer, journalist and novelist born in Damascus in 1942 to a prominent Damascene family; she studied… - Person
Gilles Kepel
30 June 1955 CE · 1374 AHFrench political scientist and Arabist, born in 1955 in Paris, specialising in the contemporary Middle East… - Person
Gita Gopinath
8 December 1971 CE · 1391 AHGita Gopinath (born 8 December 1971) is an Indian-American economist who served as chief economist of the… - Person
Gökhan Saki
18 October 1983 CE · 1404 AHTurkish-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist born in Schiedam in 1983 to Turkish parents from Kars. He… - Person
Granit Xhaka
27 September 1992 CE · 1413 AHSwiss professional footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, born in Basel in 1992. A defensive midfielder who… - Person
Habiba Da Silva
British beauty and modest-fashion creator based in Birmingham, known online as LifeLongPercussion from her… - Person
Habiba Sarabi
1956 CE · 1375 AHAfghan hematologist, politician and reformer, born in 1956. During the first Taliban rule she fled with her… - Person
Hafsah Adham
British spiritual confidence coach and public speaker, founder of the Awakened Hearts Academy and The… - Person
Haider al-Abadi
25 April 1952 CE · 1371 AHHaider Jawad Kadhim al-Abadi (born 25 April 1952) is an Iraqi politician who was prime minister of Iraq from… - Person
Haifaa al-Mansour
10 August 1974 CE · 1394 AHSaudi film director, born in Al Zulfi in 1974 and brought up in Al-Hasa. One of the first and best-known… - Person
Haifaa Younis
American board-certified obstetrician-gynaecologist of Iraqi roots, founder and chairman of the Jannah… - Person
Haitham al-Haddad
British Muslim scholar of Palestinian origin who grew up in Makkah; he took a PhD at SOAS, University of… - Person
Haitham bin Tariq
11 October 1955 CE · 1375 AHHaitham bin Tariq Al Said (born 11 October 1955) is the Sultan of Oman since 11 January 2020, succeeding his… - Person
Haitham Talaat
1981 CE · 1401 AHEgyptian physician, researcher and preacher known for his critique of atheism, born in 1981 in Upper Egypt.… - Person
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
8 February 1994 CE · 1414 AHProfessional footballer (born 1994 in Mannheim, Germany) who plays as a midfielder for Inter Milan and… - Person
Hakeem Olajuwon
21 January 1963 CE · 1382 AHNigerian-American former basketball player, born in Lagos in 1963, who played 18 NBA seasons, mostly with the… - Person
Hakim Ziyech
19 March 1993 CE · 1413 AHMoroccan professional footballer (born 1993 in Dronten, Netherlands, to Moroccan parents). A playmaker… - Person
Hala Samir
Egyptian Muslim preacher and media presenter and a family and educational counsellor, known to Arab audiences… - Person
Halal Chef
British content creator who has published under his channel name Halal Chef on YouTube since 2016, presenting… - Person
Halal Trainer
Canada-based Pokémon-card vendor and collector who publishes under his channel name Halal Trainer on YouTube,… - Person
Halimah Yacob
23 August 1954 CE · 1373 AHSingaporean politician and lawyer born in 1954 to a poor family, the daughter of an Indian-Muslim father and… - Person
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
28 January 1950 CE · 1369 AHHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (born 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 2002, having been its Emir from… - Person
Hamid Karzai
24 December 1957 CE · 3 Jumada II 1377 AH†Afghan politician who led Afghanistan from December 2001 to September 2014 — chairman of the interim… - Person
Hamza Choudhury
1 October 1997 CE · 1418 AHEnglish midfielder of Bangladeshi and Grenadian descent (born 1997 in Loughborough) who came through the… - Person
Hamza Andreas Tzortzis
21 September 1980 CE · 1400 AHBritish Muslim speaker and researcher of Greek descent, born in 1980. He embraced Islam in 2002, became known… - Person
Hamza Yusuf
1958 CE · 1377 AH†American Muslim scholar born in 1958 as Mark Hanson in Washington State. He converted to Islam in 1977,… - Person
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946 CE · 1365 AHHanan Ashrawi (born 8 October 1946) is a Palestinian scholar and politician born in Nablus to Palestinian… - Person
Hanan Barakat
A Qur'an and tajweed teacher who runs a YouTube channel under her own name, dedicated to women, offering… - Person
Hani Sidow
British-Somali beauty blogger and author known on Instagram as @hanihanns. She built her following with… - Person
Hasan al-Husseini
23 August 1976 CE · 1396 AHBahraini scholar and preacher of Afghan origin, born in Mecca in 1976 and resident at Muharraq. A memoriser… - Person
Hasan Ali
North London scholar and educator who founded Safar Academy in 1998 while imam of the London Islamic Cultural… - Person
Hasan Minhaj
23 September 1985 CE · 1406 AHAmerican comedian and actor of Indian origin, born in Davis, California, in 1985 to Muslim parents from… - Person
Hashim Amla
31 March 1983 CE · 1403 AHSouth African former cricketer and captain, born in Durban in 1983 to a Muslim family of Indian descent whose… - Person
Hashim
British street preacher and debater at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park, and a co-founder and co-host… - Person
Hasim Rahman
7 November 1972 CE · 1392 AHAmerican former professional boxer (born 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland). A two-time world heavyweight champion,… - Person
Hassan El Fakiri
18 April 1977 CE · 1397 AHFormer Norwegian footballer of Moroccan origin (born 1977 in Temsamane, Morocco), capped eight times by… - Person
Hassan El Kettani
16 August 1972 CE · 1392 AHMoroccan Muslim scholar and jurist, born at Salé on 16 August 1972 into the scholarly Kettani family. He… - Person
Hassan Rouhani
12 November 1948 CE · 1368 AHHassan Rouhani (born 12 November 1948, birth name Hassan Fereydoun) is an Iranian cleric and politician who… - Person
Hassan Shehata
19 June 1947 CE · 1366 AHEgyptian footballer and manager, born in Kafr El Dawwar, Beheira in 1947. A forward who played for Zamalek… - Person
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
29 November 1955 CE · 1375 AHSomali politician (born 1955) from Jalalaqsi, an academic and civil-society figure who co-founded SIMAD… - Person
Hawar Mulla Mohammed
1 June 1981 CE · 1401 AHKurdish Iraqi former professional footballer, a winger born in Mosul in 1981. He won 113 caps for Iraq… - Person
Haytham Tamim
Lebanese-born scholar based in London, founder and main teacher of the Utrujj Foundation and chairman of the… - Person
Hazaa Al-Balushi
10 April 1995 CE · 1415 AHOmani Qur'an reciter born in Liwa in 1995. He memorised the Qur'an as a child, graduated in economics and… - Person
Hazem Shouman
10 December 1974 CE · 1394 AHEgyptian preacher and physician, born in Mansoura in 1974 and a graduate of Mansoura University's Faculty of… - Person
Hina Jilani
19 December 1953 CE · 1373 AHHina Jilani (born 19 December 1953) is a Pakistani Supreme Court lawyer and human-rights advocate from Lahore… - Person
Hosai Mojaddidi
Teacher, spiritual counsellor and mental-health advocate in California. Born in Afghanistan, she moved to the… - Person
Humza Yousaf
7 April 1985 CE · 1405 AHScottish politician of the Scottish National Party, born in Glasgow in 1985 to immigrant parents of Pakistani… - Person
Hussain Salafi
Malayalam-language preacher who delivers his sermons and lectures through his official YouTube channel and… - Person
Hussein Al-Sheikh
1964 CE · 1384 AHSaudi scholar and judge, imam and khatib of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. A descendant of Muhammad ibn Abd… - Person
Hussein Arnous
1953 CE · 1372 AH†Syrian civil engineer and politician, prime minister of Syria from 11 June 2020 to 14 September 2024 under… - Person
Hussein bin Abdullah
28 June 1994 CE · 1415 AHHussein bin Abdullah (born 28 June 1994) is Crown Prince of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan since 2 July… - Person
Hussein Mwinyi
23 December 1966 CE · 1386 AHTanzanian politician and physician (born 1966), the son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi. He… - Person
Ibrahim Babangida
17 August 1941 CE · 1360 AHNigerian general and politician (born 1941) from Minna who ruled Nigeria as military president from the coup… - Person
Ibrahim Hindy
Canadian imam and scholar in Mississauga, Ontario: imam of Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre, Religious Director… - Person
Ibrahim Hooper
Spokesman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and its National Communications Director since… - Person
Ibtihaj Muhammad
4 December 1985 CE · 1406 AHAmerican sabre fencer, author and entrepreneur, born in New Jersey in 1985. She won World Championship team… - Person
Idrees Abkar
1975 CE · 1395 AHYemeni Qur'an reciter holding Emirati nationality, born in Jeddah in 1395 AH / 1975 CE. He memorised the… - Person
Iffet Rafeeq
British scholar and teacher, born and raised in the UK of South Asian heritage and now residing in Cape Town.… - Person
Ilhan Omar
4 October 1982 CE · 1402 AHAmerican Democratic politician, born in Mogadishu in 1982. Her family fled the Somali Civil War, spent four… - Person
İlkay Gündoğan
24 October 1990 CE · 1411 AHGerman professional footballer (born 1990 in Gelsenkirchen to Turkish parents). A midfielder who won the… - Person
Ilwad Elman
22 December 1989 CE · 1410 AHSomali-Canadian social activist, born in Mogadishu. She returned from Canada to Somalia in 2010 and works… - Person
Imran ibn Mansur
1990 CE · 1410 AH†British dawah preacher from London known as Dawah Man. He built his YouTube channel — launched as Naseeha… - Person
Imran Khan
5 October 1952 CE · 1372 AHPakistani former cricketer, philanthropist and politician who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan,… - Person
Imtiaz Sooliman
7 March 1962 CE · 1381 AHSouth African physician and philanthropist who founded Gift of the Givers (Waqful Waqifin) in… - Person
Iñaki Williams
15 June 1994 CE · 1415 AHProfessional footballer (born 1994 in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents). A forward who has spent his entire senior… - Person
Ingrid Mattson
24 August 1963 CE · 1383 AHCanadian scholar of Islamic studies and interfaith activist, born in 1963, who converted to Islam in 1987… - Person
Inzamam-ul-Haq
3 March 1970 CE · 1389 AHPakistani former cricketer, former captain of the Pakistan national team and later its chief selector, born… - Person
Iqra Khalid
20 November 1986 CE · 1407 AHPakistani-Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who has represented Mississauga—Erin Mills in Canada's House… - Person
Isa Ali Pantami
20 October 1972 CE · 1392 AHNigerian scholar and politician born in Gombe in 1972. He lectured at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University and… - Person
Ishrat Husain
1941 CE · 1360 AHIshrat Husain (born 1941) is a Pakistani economist, banker and civil servant, born at Agra, who moved with… - Person
Islam Makhachev
27 October 1991 CE · 1412 AHRussian professional mixed martial artist (born 1991 in Makhachkala, Dagestan, an ethnic Lak). The 2016 world… - Person
Islam Slimani
18 June 1988 CE · 1408 AHAlgerian football striker (born 1988 in Algiers), Algeria's all-time top scorer with 46 goals in over a… - Person
Islam Sobhi
1998 CE · 1419 AH†Egyptian Quran reciter born in 1998, known to audiences through recitations published on his official YouTube… - Person
Ismaël Bennacer
1 December 1997 CE · 1418 AHAlgerian professional footballer (born 1997 in Arles, France, to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother). A… - Person
Ismaël Lô
30 August 1956 CE · 1376 AHSenegalese singer, songwriter and actor, born at Dogondoutchi, Niger, on 30 August 1956 to a Senegalese… - Person
Ismail ibn Musa Menk
27 June 1975 CE · 18 Jumada II 1395 AH†Zimbabwean Muslim preacher and scholar, known as Mufti Menk, born in 1975 in Salisbury (now Harare). He is… - Person
Ismail Matar
7 April 1983 CE · 1403 AHEmirati former forward born in Abu Dhabi in 1983. He won the Golden Ball at the 2003 FIFA World Youth… - Person
Israel Adesanya
22 July 1989 CE · 1409 AHNigerian-New Zealander mixed martial artist and former kickboxer (born 1989 in Lagos, raised in Rotorua).… - Person
Jackie Aina
4 August 1987 CE · 1407 AHNigerian-American beauty creator and entrepreneur, born in Los Angeles in 1987, who launched her YouTube… - Person
Jakaya Kikwete
7 October 1950 CE · 1369 AHTanzanian politician (born 1950) who was the fourth president of Tanzania from 21 December 2005 to 5 November… - Person
Mohammad Javad Zarif
7 January 1960 CE · 1379 AHMohammad Javad Zarif (born 7 January 1960) is an Iranian diplomat and academic: ambassador to the United… - Person
Javed Ahmad Ghamidi
18 April 1951 CE · 1370 AHPakistani scholar and philosopher, born in Punjab in 1951. A student of Amin Ahsan Islahi, he founded the… - Person
Jawed Karim
28 October 1979 CE · 1399 AHJawed Karim (born 28 October 1979) is a German and American software engineer and internet entrepreneur of… - Person
Jehane Noujaim
17 May 1974 CE · 1394 AHAmerican documentary film director of Egyptian origin, born in Washington, D.C. in 1974 and raised in Kuwait… - Person
Jinan Yousef
Writer and teacher specialising in the names of Allah. A law graduate of the London School of Economics and… - Person
Kabiru Gombe
1 June 1969 CE · 1389 AHNigerian scholar and preacher born at Yamaltu/Deba in Gombe State. He began in the youth first-aid group of… - Person
Kais Saied
22 February 1958 CE · 1377 AHKais Saied (born 1958) is a Tunisian constitutional jurist and politician who taught constitutional law at… - Person
Kalidou Koulibaly
20 June 1991 CE · 1411 AHSenegalese professional footballer (born 1991 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France). A centre-back who rose… - Person
Kallie Knoetze
24 April 1953 CE · 1372 AHSouth African heavyweight boxer and actor, born Nikolaas Jacobus Knoetze in 1953. He was rated the world's… - Person
Kamal El-Mekki
An American dawah trainer and AlMaghrib Institute instructor dubbed the 'Black Belt of Dawah', best known for… - Person
Kamal Hossain
20 April 1937 CE · 9 Safar 1356 AH†Bangladeshi jurist and politician (born 20 April 1937 at Calcutta), a principal drafter of Bangladesh's 1972… - Person
Kamaru Usman
11 May 1987 CE · 1407 AHNigerian-American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler (born 1987 in Auchi, Nigeria, emigrating… - Person
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
16 April 1947 CE · 1366 AHAmerican former basketball player (born 1947 in New York City), born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. A center… - Person
Karim Benzema
19 December 1987 CE · 1408 AHFrench professional footballer, born in Lyon in 1987. A striker who broke through at Lyon, then spent… - Person
Karim Ismail
Egyptian trainer and lecturer in mental health and awareness-building, founder of the Mental Health Hub… - Person
Kazi Zafarullah
April 1947 CE · 1366 AHBangladeshi industrialist and politician, born in April 1947. A presidium member of the Awami League and a… - Person
Keith Ellison
4 August 1963 CE · 1383 AHAmerican lawyer and Democratic-Farmer-Labor politician, born in Detroit in 1963, raised Catholic and… - Person
Kenia Os
15 July 1999 CE · 1420 AHMexican singer and social-media personality, born in Mazatlán in 1999 as Kenia Guadalupe Flores Osuna. She… - Person
Khabib Nurmagomedov
20 September 1988 CE · 1409 AHRussian former mixed martial artist of Avar Dagestani origin, born in the village of Sildi in 1988. He held… - Person
Khalid al-Juhaim
A Qur'an reciter whose YouTube channel (@Dr_Aljuhaim) publishes his recorded recitations, among them complete… - Person
Khaled Al-Rashed
1970 CE · 1390 AHSaudi preacher and imam-khateeb in al-Khobar, born in 1970 (1390 AH). He became known for his sermon 'Ya… - Person
Khalfan Ibrahim
18 February 1988 CE · 1408 AHRetired Qatari winger born in Doha in 1988. He won the 2006 Asian Player of the Year award, the first Qatari… - Person
Khalid Al-Jaleel
1963 CE · c. 1382 AHSaudi Qur'an reciter born in Riyadh in 1963. He holds certificates in mastery of the ten Qur'anic readings… - Person
Khalid Al-Musleh
1965 CE · 1385 AHKhalid ibn Abdullah Al-Musleh (born 1385 AH / 1965 CE) is a Saudi scholar and professor of fiqh at the… - Person
Khalid Latif
18 October 1982 CE · 1402 AHAn American imam and university chaplain, born in Edison, New Jersey in 1982. He was New York University's… - Person
Khamzat Chimaev
1 May 1994 CE · 1414 AHRussian-Emirati mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin (born 1994 in Gvardeyskoye,… - Person
Khola Hasan
British writer and broadcaster, and Office Director and Counsellor at the Islamic Shariah Council in London.… - Person
Kifah Abu Hanoud
Jordanian academic and researcher in Islamic studies specialising in tafsir (Qur'an exegesis): assistant… - Person
K'naan
1 February 1978 CE · 1398 AHSomali-Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and filmmaker, born in Mogadishu in 1978, who fled the civil war… - Person
Kolo Touré
19 March 1981 CE · 1401 AHIvorian retired footballer and coach, born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast in 1981. A defender who was part of… - Person
Korra The Taymi
Young debater and religious speaker of Sudanese heritage who publishes as Korra The Taymi, known for filmed… - Person
Laila Ali
30 December 1977 CE · 1398 AHAmerican retired professional boxer and television personality, born in Miami Beach in 1977, the daughter of… - Person
Lakhdar Belloumi
29 December 1958 CE · 1378 AHAlgerian retired footballer, born in Mascara in 1958, widely considered the greatest Algerian player of all… - Person
Lalla Essaydi
1956 CE · 1375 AHMoroccan photographer, born as Lalla Assia Essaydi in Marrakesh in 1956. She has lived in Morocco, Saudi… - Person
Lamia al-Hariri
Syrian diplomat who served as her country's chargée d'affaires in Cyprus. She defected from Bashar al-Assad's… - Person
Lassana Diarra
10 March 1985 CE · 1405 AHFrench retired footballer of Malian descent, born in Paris in 1985. A defensive midfielder who played for Le… - Person
Leena Snoubar
American modest-fashion and lifestyle creator based in Texas, behind the With Love, Leena blog and YouTube… - Person
Linda Sarsour
1980 CE · 1400 AHAmerican political activist of Palestinian descent, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1980, the eldest of seven… - Person
Lobna Mulla
American Muslim speaker and community educator in Southern California. She earned a bachelor's degree in… - Person
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
28 November 1941 CE · 1360 AHMauritanian military officer and politician (born 1941) from Atar who served as Prime Minister of Mauritania… - Person
Maaz Aslam
A Pakistani youth who initiated — with the Indonesian Erfian Asafat — the FreeQuranEducation YouTube channel,… - Person
Macky Sall
11 December 1961 CE · 1381 AHSenegalese politician (born 1961) from Fatick; mayor of Fatick, prime minister of Senegal (2004–2007) and… - Person
Mahamadou Diarra
18 May 1981 CE · 1401 AHMalian retired footballer, born in Bamako in 1981. A defensive midfielder who won league titles in France… - Person
Mahathir Mohamad
10 July 1925 CE · 1343 AHMalaysian politician, physician and author, born in Alor Setar, Kedah, in 1925. He was Malaysia's fourth… - Person
Maher al-Muaiqly
7 January 1969 CE · 1388 AHImam and preacher of the Grand Mosque of Mecca and a Qur'an reciter known for his voice and precise… - Person
Maher Arar
15 September 1970 CE · 1390 AHSyrian-born Canadian computer engineer who was detained in New York in 2002, deported to Syria, imprisoned… - Person
Maher Zain
16 July 1981 CE · 1401 AHLebanese-Swedish nasheed and R&B singer, born in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1981. Raised in Sweden, he worked as a… - Person
Mahershala Ali
16 February 1974 CE · 1394 AHAmerican actor, born in Oakland in 1974 as Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore. He is the first Muslim actor to win an… - Person
Mahmoud Abbas
15 November 1935 CE · 1354 AHMahmoud Abbas (born 15 November 1935), known by his kunya Abu Mazen, is a Palestinian politician born in… - Person
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
9 March 1969 CE · 1388 AHAmerican former basketball player, born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1969 as Christopher Wayne Jackson. He… - Person
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
28 October 1956 CE · 1376 AHMahmoud Ahmadinejad (born 28 October 1956, birth name Mahmoud Sabbaghian) is an Iranian politician and… - Person
Mahmoud El Khatib
30 October 1954 CE · 1374 AHEgyptian retired professional footballer and football administrator, born in Qarqirah, El Senbellawein,… - Person
Majed Abdullah
11 January 1959 CE · 1378 AHSaudi Arabian former professional footballer (striker), born in Jeddah in 1959 to a family of Sudanese… - Person
Majid Majidi
17 April 1959 CE · 1378 AHIranian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter, born in 1959 and brought up in Tehran. He began as an actor,… - Person
Malala Yousafzai
12 July 1997 CE · 1418 AHPakistani girls'-education activist and film and television producer, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in… - Person
Malaz Majanni
An Australian Muslim media producer based in Sydney, founder and chief executive of OnePath Network, a… - Person
Mamady Doumbouya
5 December 1984 CE · 1405 AHGuinean general and politician from the Kankan Region, of Mandinka origin, who served in the French Foreign… - Person
Mamurjon Boyto'rayev
1993 CE · 1413 AH†Uzbek professional chef from Namangan, owner of the HALAL FOOD channel on YouTube, where he presents dishes… - Person
Manaf Tlass
1964 CE · 1384 AH†Syrian Republican Guard brigadier general and son of former defence minister Mustafa Tlass. A member of… - Person
Manal Chinutay
London-based modest-fashion, beauty and lifestyle creator known online as Chinutay A. Her YouTube channel… - Person
Mansour Al Salmi
7 June 1983 CE · 1403 AHSaudi preacher and Quran reciter, born in Jeddah in 1983. He serves as an imam in Jeddah and teaches Islamic… - Person
Mansur Ahmed
British street preacher and debater at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park, and a co-founder and co-host… - Person
Marouane Chamakh
10 January 1984 CE · 1404 AHMoroccan former footballer (born 1984 in Tonneins, France), a forward who won the French league title with… - Person
Maryam Amir
American educator, lecturer and hafiza, creator of Qariah, the free app gathering women Quran reciters from… - Person
Maryam Lemu
29 January 1973 CE · 1392 AHNigerian speaker and seminar facilitator, born in 1973 to Sheikh Ahmed Lemu and his British wife Bridget… - Person
Maryam Monsef
7 November 1984 CE · 1405 AHAfghan-Canadian politician born in Mashhad, Iran, who represented Peterborough—Kawartha in Canada's House of… - Person
Masoud Pezeshkian
29 September 1954 CE · 1374 AHMasoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician — a cardiac surgeon, former… - Person
May Calamawy
28 October 1986 CE · 1407 AHEgyptian-Palestinian actress, born in Bahrain in 1986 to an Egyptian father and a Palestinian-Jordanian… - Person
Mbark Boussoufa
15 August 1984 CE · 1404 AHRetired Moroccan attacking midfielder (born 1984 in Amsterdam), named Belgian Footballer of the Year three… - Person
Medhi Benatia
17 April 1987 CE · 1407 AHRetired Moroccan centre-back (born 1987 in Courcouronnes, France, to a Moroccan father and an Algerian… - Person
Megawati Sukarnoputri
23 January 1947 CE · 1366 AHIndonesian politician born in 1947, the eldest daughter of founding president Sukarno. She led the Indonesian… - Person
Mehdi Taremi
18 July 1992 CE · 1413 AHIranian professional footballer (born 1992 in Bushehr). A striker who twice finished as the Iranian league's… - Person
Mehmet Oz
11 June 1960 CE · 1379 AHTurkish-American physician, television presenter and government official, born in Cleveland in 1960 to… - Person
Mesut Özil
15 October 1988 CE · 1409 AHGerman former professional footballer, born in Gelsenkirchen in 1988 to Turkish immigrant parents. An… - Person
Michael Milo
Canadian children's-media producer based in Edmonton. He is the founder and CEO of Muslim Kids TV, a… - Person
Mido
23 February 1983 CE · 1403 AHEgyptian football manager and former striker, born in Cairo in 1983 and known universally as Mido. A Zamalek… - Person
Mike Tyson
30 June 1966 CE · 1386 AHAmerican former professional boxer (born 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City). He became the youngest heavyweight… - Person
Mindful Muslimah
Educator and marriage coach who works entirely under this public name. She is the founder of the Muslim… - Person
Miralem Pjanić
2 April 1990 CE · 1410 AHBosnian former professional footballer, born in Tuzla in 1990 and raised in Luxembourg after his family fled… - Person
Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
27 September 1940 CE · 1359 AHMishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (born 27 September 1940) is Emir of Kuwait since 16 December 2023,… - Person
Mishari Al-Kharraz
1985 CE · 1405 AHKuwaiti preacher born in 1985, an imam and khatib at Kuwait's Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, known… - Person
Mishary Rashid Alafasy
5 September 1976 CE · 1396 AHKuwaiti Quran reciter, imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, preacher and nasheed artist, born in 1976. He… - Person
Mo Farah
23 March 1983 CE · 1403 AHBritish long-distance runner of Somali origin, born in 1983. He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m gold medals at… - Person
Moeen Ali
18 June 1987 CE · 1407 AHEnglish cricketer, born in Birmingham in 1987 of Kashmiri and English descent. A left-handed batting,… - Person
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
11 March 1962 CE · 1381 AHSomali politician (born 1962) from Mogadishu, known as Farmajo, educated at the University at Buffalo and… - Person
Mohamed Aboutrika
7 November 1978 CE · 1398 AHEgyptian retired professional footballer, born in Nahia, Giza in 1978. An attacking midfielder and second… - Person
Mohamed Ali Mowleed
Imam and teacher of Alfurqan Islamic Centre in Manchester, England, whose lessons and sermons form the core… - Person
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
11 March 1961 CE · 1380 AHThird President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi since 2022, the third son of Zayed bin… - Person
Mohamed El Hacen Ould Dedew
31 October 1963 CE · 1383 AHMauritanian Muslim scholar, author and poet. Born in Boutilimit on 31 October 1963 and raised in a scholarly… - Person
Mohamed El-Sawy
Egyptian preacher known for the sermons and moving story-sermons he publishes on his YouTube channel and… - Person
Mohamed Elghaleez
Egyptian preacher known for his direct preaching style addressed to young people in Egyptian colloquial… - Person
Mohamed Hassan
8 April 1962 CE · 1381 AHEgyptian Muslim preacher, born in the village of Damouh in Dakahlia Governorate in 1962. He memorised the… - Person
Mohamed Hoblos
An Australian preacher of Lebanese origin living in Sydney, known for passionate, emotional talks and… - Person
Mohamed Hussein Yaqoub
1956 CE · 1375 AHEgyptian Salafi preacher, born at Al-Mu'tamadiya in Imbaba, Giza Governorate, in 1956. He memorised the… - Person
Mohamed Khair al-Shaal
1970 CE · 1390 AHSyrian dentist, preacher and writer, born in the al-Salihiyya district of Damascus in 1970. He combines a… - Person
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
20 December 1956 CE · 1376 AHMauritanian military officer and politician (born 1956) from Akjoujt, a leading figure in the 2005 coup that… - Person
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
31 December 1956 CE · 1376 AHMauritanian general and politician (born 1956), chief of staff of the armed forces for a decade and defence… - Person
Mohamed Salah
15 June 1992 CE · 1412 AHEgyptian professional footballer, born in Nagrig, Gharbia, in 1992, who began at Al-Mokawloon, starred for… - Person
Mohamed Shaheen El-Taeb
Egyptian researcher in religions, doctrines and contemporary intellectual schools, and the presenter of the… - Person
Mohammad Abdul Hamid
1 January 1944 CE · 1362 AHBangladeshi politician and lawyer (born 1 January 1944), a lifelong Awami League figure elected to parliament… - Person
Mohammad Khatami
14 October 1943 CE · 1362 AHMohammad Khatami (born 14 October 1943) is an Iranian cleric and reformist philosopher who served as… - Person
Mohammad Nabi
1 January 1985 CE · 1405 AHAfghan cricketer and former captain of the Afghanistan national team, born in Logar in 1985. An all-rounder… - Person
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
15 July 1949 CE · 1368 AHRuler of Dubai and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates since 2006, the third son of… - Person
Mohammed bin Salman
31 August 1985 CE · 1405 AHCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 21 June 2017 and Prime Minister since 27 September 2022; the son of King… - Person
Mohammed Hijab
5 October 1991 CE · 1412 AHBritish Islamic preacher and YouTuber of Egyptian origin, born in London in 1991. He is known for public… - Person
Mohammed Rateb al-Nabulsi
29 January 1938 CE · 1356 AHSyrian preacher and writer, born in Damascus in 1938. He taught at Damascus University for about thirty… - Person
Mohammed Shahabuddin
10 December 1949 CE · 1369 AHBangladeshi jurist and politician (born 10 December 1949) who served as a district and sessions judge and as… - Person
Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani
4 March 1970 CE · 1390 AHMohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani (born 4 March 1970) is an Iraqi politician who was prime minister of Iraq… - Person
Mohammed VI of Morocco
21 August 1963 CE · 1383 AHKing of Morocco since 23 July 1999. Born at Rabat in 1963, the son of Hassan II, whom he succeeded on the… - Person
Mona Elghdban
Egyptian writer and lecturer in 'energy science' and self-development, known through her YouTube channel, her… - Person
Mona Eltahawy
1 August 1967 CE · 1387 AHEgyptian-American journalist and feminist writer, born in 1967 in Port Said. She worked as a Reuters… - Person
Moncef Marzouki
7 July 1945 CE · 1364 AHMohamed Moncef Marzouki (born 1945) is a Tunisian physician, human-rights activist and politician who headed… - Person
Monia Mazigh
10 July 1970 CE · 1390 AHTunisian-born Canadian academic and author, the wife of Maher Arar, who campaigned publicly for his release… - Person
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
24 November 1943 CE · 1362 AHMontek Singh Ahluwalia (born 24 November 1943) is an Indian economist and civil servant who served as deputy… - Person
Mostafa al-Adawi
1954 CE · 1374 AHEgyptian hadith scholar and preacher, born in the village of Minya Samannud, Dakahlia, in 1954. He graduated… - Person
Mostafa Arrid
The author of the YouTube channel 'Ishraqat Nafsiyya' (Psychological Illuminations), a psychological-guidance… - Person
Mostafa El-Sayed
8 May 1933 CE · 1352 AHEgyptian-American physical chemist, born in 1933, author of the spectroscopic 'El-Sayed rule' that bears his… - Person
Moutasem Al-Hameedi
Islamic lecturer and author. He studied under prominent students of al-Albani, served as imam and lecturer at… - Person
Mubarak Ahmad Khan
1958 CE · 1377 AH†Bangladeshi scientist recognised by Scopus as a leading researcher on jute. Long associated with the… - Person
Mubarakah Ibrahim
American Muslim health and fitness expert in New Haven, Connecticut, and founder of the Fit Muslimah movement… - Person
Muhammad Ajmal Raza Qadri
Pakistani preacher based in Gujranwala, Punjab, founder of Tehreek-e-Islahe Muashra (Movement for the Reform… - Person
Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
7 May 1963 CE · 1382 AHSyrian Islamic scholar, born in Damascus on 7 May 1963. Trained by his father Ibrahim al-Yaqoubi, an imam of… - Person
Muhammed Ali
British Muslim dawah speaker known by his channel name The Muslim Lantern. He debates and talks with… - Person
Muhammad Ali Mirza
4 October 1977 CE · 1397 AHPakistani Islamic scholar, lecturer and mechanical engineer, born in 1977 in Jhelum, Punjab. He lectures on… - Person
Muhammad Ali (Youth Club)
Pakistani teacher, trainer and motivational speaker associated with Youth Club in Lahore, whose YouTube… - Person
Muhammad Bazmool
Saudi scholar from Makkah, professor in the Department of the Book and the Sunna at the College of Da'wa and… - Person
Muhammad bin Abdurrahman Assegaf
17 April 1972 CE · 1392 AHSaudi preacher of Yemeni Hadrami origin, born in Seiyun in 1972 and raised in Jeddah. A researcher in the… - Person
Muhammad Bin Shams El-Din
1988 CE · 1408 AHSyrian preacher resident in Germany, owner of a widely followed YouTube channel and founder of the Talib… - Person
Muhammad Hadi Assegaf
2012 CE · 1433 AH†Indonesian singer of shalawat and religious songs who began performing as a six-year-old in 2018 and became… - Person
Muhammad ibn Adam Al-Kawthari
1976 CE · 1396 AH†British jurist and mufti from Leicester, founder and Chief Mufti of Darul Ifta Leicester and a teacher at… - Person
Muhammad Jalal
Presenter of The Thinking Muslim podcast, an English-language programme of long-form interviews on Muslim… - Person
Muhammad Salah
An Egyptian scholar and television presenter, the religious supervisor of Huda TV and presenter of its live… - Person
Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid
13 June 1961 CE · 1380 AHMuhammad Salih Al-Munajjid (born 1961) is a Syrian-born Islamic scholar and preacher of Palestinian family,… - Person
Muhammad Yunus
28 June 1940 CE · 1359 AHBangladeshi economist and banker, born near Chittagong in 1940. He founded Grameen Bank in 1983, pioneering… - Person
Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
23 December 1952 CE · 1372 AHBangladeshi physicist and writer, born in Sylhet in 1952. A pioneer of science fiction in the Bengali… - Person
Munir El Haddadi
1 September 1995 CE · 1416 AHMorocco international footballer (born 1995 in El Escorial, Spain, to a Moroccan father and a mother from… - Person
Musa al-Azmi
Kuwaiti researcher in the Prophetic biography (Seerah), author of 'Al-Lu'lu' al-Maknun fi Sirat al-Nabi… - Person
Musleh Khan
A Canadian imam and preacher, born in Madinah to Indo-Caribbean parents and raised in Toronto. He studied for… - Person
Muslim Al-Waeli
22 June 1999 CE · 1420 AHIraqi Husayni radud (eulogist) and munshid from Dhi Qar governorate, born in 1999 in Suq al-Shuyukh. He began… - Person
Muslim
10 December 1981 CE · 1402 AHMoroccan rapper from Tangier, born in 1981, regarded as a pioneer of Moroccan and Maghreb rap. He founded the… - Person
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
6 November 1952 CE · 1372 AHLibyan judge and politician from Bayda, born in 1952. He was Gaddafi's secretary of the General People's… - Person
Mustafa Akyol
20 February 1972 CE · 1392 AHTurkish writer and journalist, born in 1972. He studied international relations and history at Boğaziçi… - Person
Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
5 July 1967 CE · 1387 AHMustafa Abdul Latif Mishatat al-Gharibawi, known as Mustafa Al-Kadhimi (born 5 July 1967), is an independent… - Person
Mustafa Benhamza
17 July 1949 CE · 1368 AHMoroccan Muslim scholar and jurist, born at Oujda on 21 Ramadan 1368 (17 July 1949). He studied under the… - Person
Mustafa Denizli
10 November 1949 CE · 1369 AHTurkish football manager and former forward, born in İzmir in 1949. He spent seventeen seasons as a player… - Person
Mustafa Hamsho
10 October 1953 CE · 1373 AHSyrian former professional boxer, born in Latakia in 1953. He competed from 1975 to 1989 with a record of 44… - Person
Mustafa Suleyman
August 1984 CE · 1404 AHMustafa Suleyman (born August 1984 in London) is a British artificial-intelligence entrepreneur of Syrian… - Person
Mustapha Hadji
16 November 1971 CE · 1391 AHMoroccan former footballer and coach (born 1971 in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir), a midfielder named African… - Person
Mutaz Essa Barshim
24 June 1991 CE · 1411 AHQatari high jumper of Sudanese origin, born in Doha in 1991 and a graduate of the Aspire Academy. He is the… - Person
Mutlaq Al-Jaser
Kuwaiti researcher and preacher and associate professor of comparative fiqh and Sharia politics at the… - Person
Nader Engheta
8 October 1955 CE · 1375 AHNader Engheta (born 8 October 1955) is an Iranian-American scientist and electrical engineer, a professor at… - Person
Nadia Emara
Egyptian Islamic preacher, specialist in women's fiqh and television presenter; she holds a doctorate in… - Person
Nadine Labaki
18 February 1974 CE · 1394 AHLebanese film director and actress, born in Baabdat in 1974. She directed and starred in Caramel (2007),… - Person
Naheed Nenshi
2 February 1972 CE · 1391 AHCanadian politician who served three terms as mayor of Calgary (2010–2021), the first Muslim to lead a major… - Person
Naielah Ackbarali
Founder and CEO of Muslima Coaching, an Islamic coaching and counselling service, since 2015. Born in… - Person
Na'ima B. Robert
British author of multicultural literature and founding editor of SISTERS Magazine for Muslim women. Born in… - Person
Naseem Hamed
12 February 1974 CE · 1394 AHBritish former professional boxer (born 1974 in Sheffield, to Yemeni parents) who competed from 1992 to 2002.… - Person
Nashat Akram
12 September 1984 CE · 1404 AHIraqi playmaker, born in 1984 in Hillah and nicknamed 'the Maestro'. A leading figure in the Iraq side that… - Person
Nasser Al-Qatami
1980 CE · 1400 AHSaudi Qur'an reciter and author, imam and khatib of the Abdullah ibn Nasser Al-Muhaini Mosque in Riyadh. He… - Person
Nasser Hussain
28 March 1968 CE · 1387 AHEnglish former cricketer and commentator, born in Madras, India, in 1968 into a Muslim family, whose family… - Person
Navaid Aziz
A Canadian imam and lecturer based in Calgary. Raised in Montreal, he studied at the Islamic University of… - Person
Nawal Al-Eid
1977 CE · 1397 AHA Saudi professor of the Sunnah and its sciences at Princess Nourah University in Riyadh, and a preacher… - Person
Nawaz Sharif
25 December 1949 CE · 1369 AHPakistani politician and businessman, three times prime minister of Pakistan (1990–1993, 1997–1999,… - Person
Nayef Al-Sahfi
Saudi preacher known for short, humorous dawah clips aimed at young people on social media, among them the… - Person
Nergis Mavalvala
1968 CE · 1388 AH†Pakistani-American astrophysicist, born in Lahore in 1968 and raised in Karachi. She holds the Curtis and… - Person
Neveen Mokhtar
An Egyptian Islamic preacher and a female preacher (wa'iza) at the Ministry of Awqaf, known for her… - Person
N'Golo Kanté
29 March 1991 CE · 1411 AHFrench professional footballer, born in Paris in 1991 to Malian parents. A defensive midfielder regarded as… - Person
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
13 June 1954 CE · 1373 AHNigerian-American economist born in Ogwashi-Uku in 1954. She spent twenty-five years at the World Bank,… - Person
Nia Amroun
Modest-fashion influencer who posts hijab and abaya styling in a minimalist, monotone aesthetic under the… - Person
Nicolas Anelka
14 March 1979 CE · 1399 AHFrench retired footballer and manager, born in Le Chesnay, France in 1979. A forward who began at Paris… - Person
Noha Alshugairi
American licensed marriage and family therapist and the practitioner behind Sakina Counseling, a private… - Person
Nordin Amrabat
31 March 1987 CE · 1407 AHMoroccan professional footballer (born 1987 in Naarden, Netherlands, to Moroccan-Riffian parents). A winger… - Person
Nouman Ali Khan
1978 CE · 1398 AH†American Muslim speaker of Pakistani descent, born in East Berlin in 1978. He founded the Bayyinah Institute… - Person
Nour El Sherbini
1 November 1995 CE · 1416 AHEgyptian professional squash player, born in Alexandria in 1995. She took up the game at six, became the… - Person
Noureddine Naybet
10 February 1970 CE · 1389 AHMoroccan former footballer (born 1970 in Casablanca), a centre-back who won the Spanish league and cup with… - Person
Nourhan El-Sheikh
An Egyptian preacher and media presenter specialising in presenting the Prophetic biography (Sira); she runs… - Person
Noussair Mazraoui
14 November 1997 CE · 1418 AHMoroccan professional footballer (born 1997 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands, to Moroccan parents from Tétouan). A… - Person
Nuh Ha Mim Keller
1954 CE · 1373 AHAmerican Muslim scholar and translator (born 1954) living in Amman. Born to a German American family in the… - Person
Nuhu Ribadu
21 November 1960 CE · 1380 AHNigerian lawyer, retired police officer and politician born in Yola in 1960. He was the founding chairman of… - Person
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
26 January 1959 CE · 1378 AHTurkish film director and photographer, born in Istanbul in 1959. He began as an engineer and photographer,… - Person
Nuri Şahin
5 September 1988 CE · 1409 AHTurkish-German football manager and former midfielder, born in Lüdenscheid, Germany, in 1988 to Turkish… - Person
Nuriddin Khaliqnazar
1968 CE · 1388 AH†Uzbek religious scholar, born in 1968 in Asaka, Andijan region. He has been Grand Mufti of Uzbekistan and… - Person
Nurjan Mirahmadi
A Naqshbandi Sufi teacher based in Vancouver, Canada, founder of the Sufi Meditation Center (2007) and of the… - Person
Omar Abd al-Kafi
1 May 1951 CE · 1370 AHEgyptian Muslim preacher, born in the village of Talla in Minya Governorate in 1951. He is known for… - Person
Omar Abdulrahman
20 September 1991 CE · 1412 AHEmirati former attacking midfielder born in Riyadh in 1991 to Yemeni parents. He was the Asian Footballer of… - Person
Omar Al Somah
23 March 1989 CE · 1409 AHSyrian striker born in Deir ez-Zor in 1989. He finished as the Saudi Pro League's top scorer in three… - Person
Omar Alghabra
24 October 1969 CE · 1389 AHSaudi-born Syrian-Canadian engineer and Liberal politician who represented the Mississauga ridings in… - Person
Omar Elabdellaoui
5 December 1991 CE · 1412 AHNorwegian professional footballer (born 1991 in Oslo, of Moroccan descent). A right-back who came through… - Person
Omar Khadr
19 September 1986 CE · 1407 AHCanadian captured in Afghanistan in 2002 at the age of fifteen and held at Guantanamo for ten years; he… - Person
Omar Khribin
15 January 1994 CE · 1414 AHSyrian forward born in Damascus in 1994. He was the first Syrian to win the Asian Footballer of the Year… - Person
Omar Suleiman
3 June 1986 CE · 1406 AHAmerican imam of Palestinian descent, born in New Orleans in 1986. He founded the Yaqeen Institute for… - Person
Omar M. Yaghi
9 February 1965 CE · 1384 AHJordanian-American chemist of Palestinian origin, born in Amman in 1965 to a refugee family from al-Masmiya,… - Person
Omaya Zein
Modest-fashion and beauty creator whose YouTube channel built a large audience with hijab and turban… - Person
Ons Jabeur
28 August 1994 CE · 1415 AHTunisian professional tennis player, born in Ksar Hellal in 1994. She reached a career-high singles ranking… - Person
Orhan Pamuk
7 June 1952 CE · 1371 AHTurkish novelist, born in Istanbul in 1952. He left architecture studies to write full-time and built his… - Person
The Orthodox Muslim
Debater and preacher known by his channel name The Orthodox Muslim and by the name Libyano, who livestreams… - Person
Osman Nuhu Sharubutu
23 April 1919 CE · 1337 AHLiving Ghanaian scholar, National Chief Imam of Ghana since 1993. Born at Accra and taught at Kumasi by… - Person
Othman al-Khamis
26 May 1962 CE · 1381 AHKuwaiti scholar and hadith specialist, born in Kuwait in 1962. He became known from the late 1990s for… - Person
Oumou Sangaré
25 February 1968 CE · 1387 AHMalian singer of the Wassoulou region, born at Bamako in 1968 to a singer mother; she sang in the streets as… - Person
Ousmane Sonko
15 July 1974 CE · 1394 AHSenegalese politician (born 1974) from Thiès, a former tax inspector dismissed after whistleblowing on tax… - Person
Özlem Türeci
6 March 1967 CE · 1386 AHTurkish-German physician and immunologist, born in Siegen in 1967 to Turkish immigrant parents, who… - Person
Papiss Cissé
3 June 1985 CE · 1405 AHSenegalese retired footballer, born in Dakar, Senegal in 1985. A forward who scored 22 goals for SC Freiburg… - Person
Pardis Sabeti
25 December 1975 CE · 1395 AHPardis Christine Sabeti (born 25 December 1975) is an Iranian-American computational biologist, medical… - Person
Paul Pogba
15 March 1993 CE · 1413 AHFrench professional footballer, born in Lagny-sur-Marne in 1993 to Guinean parents. A central midfielder who… - Person
Paul Williams
British Muslim writer and interviewer, founder and creator of the Blogging Theology YouTube channel and… - Person
Pervez Hoodbhoy
11 July 1950 CE · 1369 AHPakistani nuclear physicist and author, born in Karachi in 1950. He taught physics at Quaid-e-Azam University… - Person
Pierre Omidyar
21 June 1967 CE · 1387 AHPierre Morad Omidyar (born Parviz Morad Omidyar, 21 June 1967) is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire,… - Person
Zia Inayat Khan
1971 CE · 1391 AHScholar and teacher of Sufism (born 1971) in Novato, California. A son of Vilayat Inayat Khan and grandson of… - Person
Q-Tip
10 April 1970 CE · 1390 AHAmerican rapper and record producer, born Jonathan William Davis in Manhattan, New York City, in 1970, the… - Person
Raad Al-Kurdi
16 April 1991 CE · 1411 AHKurdish Iraqi Quran reciter and hafiz, born in Kirkuk in 1991. He became imam of the Imam al-Shafi'i Mosque… - Person
Rabah Madjer
15 December 1958 CE · 1378 AHAlgerian retired footballer, born in Hussein Dey, Algiers in 1958. A striker who reached stardom with Porto… - Person
Rached Ghannouchi
22 June 1941 CE · 1360 AHRached Ghannouchi (born 1941) is a Tunisian politician and thinker, co-founder of the Ennahda Movement and… - Person
Rachida Lammini
Moroccan teacher and preacher known as Ustadha Rachida Lammini, who gives short religious lessons in Moroccan… - Person
Rafael Aghayev
4 March 1985 CE · 1405 AHAzerbaijani karateka, born in Sumgait in 1985. A five-time world champion and eleven-time European champion… - Person
Rafeeq Salafi
Malayalam-language dawah speaker who publishes his speeches through his official YouTube channel, known for… - Person
Ragheb Al-Sergani
28 February 1964 CE · 1383 AHEgyptian preacher and historian, and professor of urology at Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine, born in… - Person
Raghuram Rajan
3 February 1963 CE · 1382 AHRaghuram Govind Rajan (born 3 February 1963) is an Indian economist who served as chief economist of the… - Person
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
26 December 1950 CE · 17 Rabi' I 1370 AH†Pakistani politician (born 1950), prime minister of Pakistan from June 2012 to March 2013, minister for water… - Person
Raja Zia ul Haq
Pakistani youth preacher, chief executive and ameer of Youth Club Pakistan, a non-profit youth organisation… - Person
Rami Nashashibi
1972 CE · 1392 AHPalestinian-American activist and sociologist, born in 1972 in Amman, Jordan, to Palestinian parents. In… - Person
Ramy Bensebaini
16 April 1995 CE · 1415 AHAlgerian professional footballer (born 1995 in Constantine). A defender who came through the Paradou academy… - Person
Ramy Youssef
26 March 1991 CE · 1411 AHAmerican stand-up comedian, actor and writer of Egyptian origin, born in Queens, New York, in 1991. He… - Person
Rana Dajani
1964 CE · 1383 AHJordanian molecular biologist and professor at the Hashemite University, specialising in the genetics of… - Person
Rania Al-Abdullah
31 August 1970 CE · 1390 AHRania Al-Abdullah (born 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II since 1999. Born… - Person
Rania Awaad
Egyptian-American psychiatrist at Stanford University, where she is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and… - Person
Rashid Khan
20 September 1998 CE · 1419 AHAfghan cricketer and captain of the Afghanistan national team in Twenty20 Internationals, born in Nangarhar… - Person
Rashida Tlaib
24 July 1976 CE · 1396 AHAmerican lawyer and Democratic politician, born in Detroit in 1976, the eldest of fourteen children of… - Person
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
26 February 1954 CE · 1373 AHTurkish politician, president of Turkey since 2014, previously prime minister from 2003 to 2014 and mayor of… - Person
Riad al-Asaad
2 February 1961 CE · 1380 AHFormer Syrian Air Force colonel who defected in July 2011, founded the Free Syrian Army and led it in its… - Person
Riad Ouarzazi
A Moroccan-born dawah speaker and teacher based in Toronto, Canada. Born in Casablanca, he took Islamic… - Person
Rico Verhoeven
10 April 1989 CE · 1409 AHDutch kickboxer, professional boxer and mixed martial artist born in Bergen op Zoom in 1989. He was Glory's… - Person
Riddick Bowe
10 August 1967 CE · 1387 AHAmerican former heavyweight boxer, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1967. He won the Olympic silver medal in… - Person
Riyad Mahrez
21 February 1991 CE · 1411 AHAlgerian professional footballer, born in Clichy, France, in 1991. A right winger who rose through Quimper… - Person
Riz Ahmed
1 December 1982 CE · 1403 AHBritish actor and rapper of Pakistani origin, born in Wembley, London, in 1982. He was the first Muslim and… - Person
Rizwana Hasan
15 January 1968 CE · 1387 AHBangladeshi environmental lawyer, born in Habiganj on 15 January 1968. As chief executive of the Bangladesh… - Person
Rodtang Jitmuangnon
23 July 1997 CE · 1418 AHThai Muay Thai fighter, born Tinnakorn Srisawat in Phatthalung in 1997. Known as The Iron Man, he held the… - Person
Roxana Moslehi
Roxana Moslehi is an Iranian-born genetic epidemiologist, raised in Canada and an associate professor of… - Person
Roza Otunbayeva
23 August 1950 CE · 1369 AHKyrgyz politician and diplomat born in 1950 at Frunze. A philosophy lecturer who became her country's first… - Person
Rumzi
American content creator and dawah educator of Palestinian origin, based in California. He runs the YouTube… - Person
Ruqsana Begum
15 October 1983 CE · 1404 AHBritish kickboxer and boxer born in London in 1983 to a family of Bangladeshi origin. She trained in secret… - Person
Rushanara Ali
14 March 1975 CE · 1395 AHBritish Labour Party politician, born at Bishwanath, Sylhet, Bangladesh, in 1975, who emigrated with her… - Person
RZA
5 July 1969 CE · 1389 AHAmerican rapper and producer, born Robert Fitzgerald Diggs in the Brownsville neighbourhood of Brooklyn on 5… - Person
Saad Al-Ghamdi
7 August 1967 CE · 1387 AHSaudi reciter and imam from Dammam (born 1967). He completed his memorisation of the Qur'an in 1990 and… - Person
Saad al-Shathri
c. 1967 CE · 1387 AHSaudi scholar of usul al-fiqh, born in Riyadh in 1387 AH, son of the royal advisor Nasir al-Shathri. He… - Person
Sabria Mills
American behavioral therapist, coach and public speaker, and the founder and host of The DOPE Muslim Woman… - Person
Sadeel (SidSity)
Gaming streamer and content creator publishing as SidSity under her published name Sadeel; stream-tracking… - Person
Sadio Mané
10 April 1992 CE · 1412 AHSenegalese professional footballer, born in Bambali, in the Sédhiou region, in 1992. A winger for Saudi club… - Person
Sadiq Khan
8 October 1970 CE · 1390 AHBritish Labour Party politician, born in Tooting, London, in 1970 into a working-class Pakistani immigrant… - Person
Saeed Al-Owairan
19 August 1967 CE · 1387 AHSaudi Arabian former professional footballer (attacking midfielder and forward), born in Riyadh in 1967, who… - Person
Said al-Kamali
21 May 1972 CE · 1392 AHMoroccan jurist, hadith scholar, preacher and university professor, born in Rabat in 1972. He teaches at… - Person
Said bin Misfer
1944 CE · 1364 AHSaudi Islamic preacher born in Abha in 1364 AH (1944). He earned a doctorate in aqida from Umm al-Qura… - Person
Sajid Umar
A British judge, educator and author, born in Leicester and brought up in Harare, Zimbabwe, which he… - Person
Sal Khan
11 October 1976 CE · 1396 AHAmerican educator of Bengali origin, born in 1976 in Metairie, Louisiana. He began in 2004 by tutoring his… - Person
Salah Al-Budair
7 January 1970 CE · 1389 AHSaudi imam and judge (born 1970 in Hofuf), imam and khatib of the Prophet's Mosque since 1998 and guest imam… - Person
Salah Bukhatir
Qur'an reciter and preacher native to the United Arab Emirates. He serves as imam of the Sheikh Saoud Al… - Person
Saleh Al-Fawzan
28 September 1935 CE · 1354 AHSaudi scholar and jurist, born at Al-Shamasiyah in Al-Qassim Province in 1935; he has been Grand Mufti of… - Person
Saleh Al-Maghamsi
17 November 1963 CE · 1383 AHSaudi scholar, preacher and Qur'an exegete, born in 1963 in the Medina region. He studied Arabic language and… - Person
Saleh Al-Osaimi
1971 CE · 1391 AHSaudi hadith scholar and musnid (master of transmission chains), born in Riyadh in 1391 AH / 1971. He… - Person
Salem Al-Dawsari
19 August 1991 CE · 1412 AHSaudi Arabian professional footballer (left winger), born in Jeddah in 1991 to a family from Al-Aflaj, who… - Person
Salif Keita
25 August 1949 CE · 1368 AHMalian singer-songwriter, born in the village of Djoliba in 1949, of the Keita royal family that traces its… - Person
Salim Ismail
17 May 1965 CE · 1385 AHSalim Ismail (born 17 May 1965 in Hyderabad, India) is an Indian-born Canadian technology entrepreneur and… - Person
Salim Kassam
A British media figure, co-founder and former chief editor of The Muslim Vibe, the grassroots digital media… - Person
Salima Mazari
1980 CE · 1400 AHAfghan politician, born in Iran in 1980 to a refugee family that had fled the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.… - Person
Salma Lakhani
c. 1951 CE · 1370 AHUgandan-born Canadian businesswoman and community advocate installed in 2020 as lieutenant governor of… - Person
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
31 December 1935 CE · 1354 AHSeventh King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 23 January 2015; a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al… - Person
Salman Rushdie
19 June 1947 CE · 1366 AHSalman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is an Indian-born British novelist, author of Midnight's Children (1981),… - Person
Samar Asamoah
British podcast host and author who embraced Islam at 19; of African Caribbean heritage and born and raised… - Person
Samar Mubarakmand
17 September 1942 CE · 1361 AHPakistani nuclear physicist born in Rawalpindi in 1942. At the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission he headed… - Person
Sami Al-Jaber
11 December 1972 CE · 1392 AHSaudi Arabian former professional footballer (forward) and later manager, born in Riyadh in 1972. He spent… - Person
Sami Khedira
4 April 1987 CE · 1407 AHGerman former professional footballer of Tunisian descent, born in Stuttgart in 1987. A central midfielder… - Person
Sami Said
1979 CE · 1399 AHEritrean-born Swedish writer and novelist, born in Keren in 1979. His family fled the war in his childhood… - Person
Samia Suluhu Hassan
27 January 1960 CE · 1379 AHTanzanian politician (born 1960) from Zanzibar who has been the sixth president of Tanzania since 19 March… - Person
Samir Mustafa
1976 CE · c. 1396 AHEgyptian preacher and sermon-giver from Helwan, south of Cairo, born in about 1976. He became known for his… - Person
Sana Saleh
Canadian content creator in Toronto who makes comic and explanatory videos about Islam with her husband Will… - Person
Sania Mirza
15 November 1986 CE · 1407 AHIndian former professional tennis player, born in Mumbai in 1986 and raised in Hyderabad. A former doubles… - Person
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
31 July 1961 CE · 1381 AHNigerian banker and economist born in Kano in 1961, of a Fulani ruling family and grandson of Emir Muhammadu… - Person
Sardar Azmoun
1 January 1995 CE · 1415 AHIranian professional footballer (born 1995 in Gonbad-e Kavus). A striker of Turkmen origin who became Iran's… - Person
Sariyah Idan
1985 CE · 1405 AHAmerican singer-songwriter born in New York and based in New Orleans. Jazz- and folk-trained and hip-hop… - Person
Saud Al-Shuraim
19 January 1966 CE · 1386 AHSaudi reciter and scholar, imam and khatib of the Grand Mosque from 1991 until his retirement in 2022. Born… - Person
Sébastien Haller
22 June 1994 CE · 1415 AHIvorian footballer, born in Ris-Orangis, France in 1994. A striker who played for Utrecht, Eintracht… - Person
Semmy Schilt
27 October 1973 CE · 1393 AHDutch retired kickboxer, karateka and mixed martial artist born in Rotterdam in 1973. He won the K-1 World… - Person
Şenol Güneş
1 June 1952 CE · 1371 AHTurkish football manager and former goalkeeper, born in Trabzon in 1952. He played for Trabzonspor for twelve… - Person
Serigne Mountakha Mbacké
11 July 1932 CE · 1351 AHLiving Senegalese scholar, grandson of Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba, founder of the Mourides, and son of Serigne… - Person
Seydou Keita
16 January 1980 CE · 1400 AHMalian retired footballer, born in Bamako in 1980. A midfielder who played in France for Marseille, Lorient… - Person
Seyed Hossein Nasr
7 April 1933 CE · 1351 AHIranian philosopher and scholar of Islamic studies, born in Tehran in 1933. He studied physics at MIT and… - Person
Shabana Mahmood
17 September 1980 CE · 1400 AHBritish Labour Party politician and barrister, born in Birmingham in 1980 to parents of Pakistani origin, who… - Person
Shabir Ally
c. 1953 CE · c. 1372 AH†Guyanese-Canadian preacher and debater, born in Guyana around 1953 and moved to Canada in 1978. He is… - Person
Shady Alsuleiman
1978 CE · 1398 AHAn Australian imam and community leader, born in Sydney in 1978 to a Palestinian family that had migrated to… - Person
Shah Rukh Khan
2 November 1965 CE · 1385 AHIndian actor and producer, born in New Delhi in 1965 and known as 'King Khan'. He is among the most famous… - Person
Shahd Batal
Sudanese-American content creator based in Los Angeles. She began on YouTube with natural-hair tutorials,… - Person
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
27 December 1958 CE · 17 Jumada II 1378 AH†Pakistani politician and businessman (born 1958), prime minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018,… - Person
Shahzia Sikander
6 March 1969 CE · 1388 AHPakistani-American visual artist, born in Lahore in 1969. She revived the Indo-Persian miniature painting… - Person
Shamail Nadwi
7 June 1998 CE · 1419 AHIndian Islamic scholar, mufti and author, born in Srinagar in 1998 and raised in Kolkata, and a graduate of… - Person
Shamsi
A London-based preacher and debater known for his encounters at Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, and the… - Person
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
11 December 1976 CE · 1396 AHAmerican former basketball player and executive, born in Marietta, Georgia in 1976. He played twelve seasons… - Person
Sharif Sharifov
11 November 1988 CE · 1409 AHRussian-Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler, born in Gunukh, Dagestan, in 1988. Olympic champion at London 2012… - Person
Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
25 July 1964 CE · 1384 AHSomali politician (born 1964) from near Mahaday, who studied law and Islamic Shariah in Sudan and Libya and… - Person
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
12 November 1978 CE · 1398 AHPakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker, born in Karachi in 1978. She is known for films that… - Person
Shaukat Aziz
6 March 1949 CE · 7 Jumada I 1368 AH†Pakistani banker and politician (born 1949), prime minister of Pakistan from August 2004 to November 2007 and… - Person
Shawki Allam
12 August 1961 CE · 1381 AHEgyptian jurist (born 12 August 1961 in Beheira Governorate), professor of jurisprudence at Al-Azhar… - Person
Shazia Ahmad
Islamic teacher based in Mississauga, Canada. She lived in Damascus, Syria for two years studying aqidah,… - Person
Shehbaz Sharif
23 September 1951 CE · 22 Dhu al-Hijja 1370 AH†Pakistani politician and businessman (born 1951), prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024 and previously… - Person
Sheikh Hasina
28 September 1947 CE · 1366 AHBangladeshi politician, born on 28 September 1947 at Tungipara, a daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the… - Person
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
27 July 1972 CE · 1392 AHMalaysian physician and astronaut, born in Kuala Lumpur in 1972 to Malay parents of distant Egyptian roots,… - Person
Shek Shamim Ahmed
A British Muslim video producer, the sole creator of the Islamic Guidance YouTube channel, which he started… - Person
Sherif Mostafa
Egyptian Quran reciter, known for his murattal recitations in the riwaya of Hafs 'an 'Asim, spread through… - Person
Shervin Pishevar
24 March 1974 CE · 1394 AHShervin Kordary Pishevar (born 24 March 1974 in Tehran) is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, venture… - Person
Shirin Ebadi
21 June 1947 CE · 1366 AHIranian lawyer, former judge and human rights defender, born in Hamadan in 1947. She was one of Iran's first… - Person
Shirin Neshat
26 March 1957 CE · 1376 AHIranian photographer, visual artist and filmmaker living in New York, born in Qazvin in 1957 and brought up… - Person
Shoaib Akhtar
13 August 1975 CE · 1395 AHPakistani former cricketer and commentator, born in Rawalpindi in 1975. A right-arm fast bowler nicknamed the… - Person
Shoaib Hussain
Content creator known as The Sunnah Guy. After a period of doubt in his late teens he returned to religious… - Person
Shohreh Aghdashloo
11 May 1952 CE · 1371 AHIranian-American actress, born in Tehran in 1952 as Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar. She began on the Iranian stage and… - Person
Sima Samar
3 February 1957 CE · 1376 AHAfghan physician and human rights advocate, born on 3 February 1957 in Jaghori, Ghazni province, who took her… - Person
Siraj Wahhaj
11 March 1950 CE · 1369 AHAfrican-American imam, born Jeffrey Kearse in Brooklyn, New York, on 11 March 1950. He joined the Nation of… - Person
Sofyan Amrabat
21 August 1996 CE · 1417 AHMoroccan professional footballer (born 1996 in Huizen, Netherlands). A defensive midfielder who came through… - Person
Suad Saleh
1945 CE · 1364 AHEgyptian professor of comparative fiqh at Al-Azhar University and television preacher, born in 1945. She… - Person
Subboor Ahmad
A British dawah speaker and writer, and the chief executive officer of iERA, whose annual report for… - Person
Subhi Alshaik
An Australian Muslim media producer based in Sydney, founder and lead producer of One 4 Kids, the studio… - Person
Suhaib Webb
29 June 1972 CE · 1392 AHAmerican imam and preacher, born in Oklahoma in 1972 as William Webb to a Christian family. He converted to… - Person
Sulaiman Moola
South African Islamic scholar and lecturer: he memorised the Qur'an at fourteen, then studied the sacred… - Person
Sulayman al-Ruhayli
October 1966 CE · 1386 AHSaudi scholar and professor of usul al-fiqh at the Islamic University of Madinah, imam and khateeb of Quba… - Person
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
27 June 1956 CE · 1375 AHSaudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot, born in Riyadh in 1956 as the second son of King Salman,… - Person
Suma Din
British author of faith-based non-fiction for adults and children, based in Buckinghamshire, England. Her… - Person
Superbon Singha Mawynn
16 August 1990 CE · 1411 AHThai Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer, born Suppachai Muensang in Phatthalung in 1990. Trained early on under… - Person
Swizz Beatz
13 September 1978 CE · 1398 AHAmerican record producer and rapper, born Kasseem Daoud Dean in the Bronx, New York City, on 13 September… - Person
Syed Modasser Ali
1 February 1946 CE · 1365 AHBangladeshi ophthalmic surgeon and pioneer of community ophthalmology, born in Gopalganj in 1946. He founded… - Person
Syed Sadaqat Ali
Pakistani Qur'an reciter and teacher of recitation who studied under the Egyptian reciter Abdul Basit 'Abd… - Person
Tabraiz Shamsi
18 February 1990 CE · 1410 AHSouth African cricketer, born in Johannesburg in 1990. A left-arm unorthodox wrist-spin bowler, he made his… - Person
Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
19 February 1951 CE · 1370 AHPakistani-Canadian Islamic scholar, born in Jhang in 1951. He founded Minhaj-ul-Quran International (1980)… - Person
Taimiyyah Zubair
Teacher of Qur'an and tafsir, and the daughter of Dr Idrees Zubair and Dr Farhat Hashmi, the founders of Al… - Person
Tamara Gray
American Islamic scholar and educator, founder and CEO of Rabata, the women's educational nonprofit in… - Person
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
3 June 1980 CE · 1400 AHTamim bin Hamad Al Thani (born 3 June 1980) is the Emir of Qatar since 25 June 2013, its eighth emir and one… - Person
Tarak Dhiab
15 January 1954 CE · 1373 AHTunisian former footballer and politician (born 1954 in Tunis), a playmaker named African Footballer of the… - Person
Tarik Elyounoussi
23 February 1988 CE · 1408 AHNorwegian footballer, born in Al Hoceima, Morocco in 1988. A forward and winger who played for Fredrikstad… - Person
Tariq Al-Suwaidan
15 November 1953 CE · 1373 AHKuwaiti researcher, author, preacher and historian, and a trainer in management and leadership, born in… - Person
Tariq Ali
21 October 1943 CE · 1362 AHTariq Ali (born 21 October 1943) is a Pakistani-British writer, historian and political activist. Born in… - Person
Tariq Ramadan
26 August 1962 CE · 1382 AHSwiss philosopher and writer born in Geneva in 1962 to an Egyptian family, a grandson of Hassan al-Banna,… - Person
Tasneem Zehra Husain
Pakistani theoretical physicist and writer, the first Pakistani woman to work in string theory. Educated at… - Person
Tawakkol Karman
7 February 1979 CE · 1399 AHYemeni journalist, politician and human rights activist, born in Taiz Governorate in 1979. She co-founded… - Person
The Muslim Mum
Content creator who presents herself as a marriage and parenting expert holding a Masters degree in… - Person
The Muslimah Ideas
Content creator who publishes under her channel name The Muslimah Ideas on YouTube, presenting… - Person
Thom J. Défilet
Entrepreneur and convert to Islam who became known through his channel 'Thom J. Défilet – Halal Business',… - Person
Muhammad Tim Humble
A Newcastle-based British teacher of hadith, dawah speaker and practitioner of ruqyah. He accepted Islam at… - Person
Togrul Asgarov
17 September 1992 CE · 1413 AHAzerbaijani freestyle wrestler, born in Ganja in 1992. Olympic champion at London 2012 (60 kg) and silver… - Person
Tom Facchine
1989 CE · 1409 AH†American imam and scholar. He accepted Islam in 2010 while a student at Vassar College, then studied at the… - Person
Uğur Şahin
19 September 1965 CE · 1385 AHTurkish-German immunologist and professor of oncology, born in İskenderun in 1965 and brought to Germany as a… - Person
Umar bin Hafiz
27 May 1963 CE · 1383 AHYemeni teacher (born 27 May 1963 in Tarim, Hadhramaut) of the Ba 'Alawi tradition, founder of Dar al-Mustafa… - Person
Umar Valu
London-based artist and sound producer, creator of Halal Beats (since 2020), who makes songs and soundtracks… - Person
Umm Jamal ud-Din
Australian scholar and teacher based in Sydney who embraced Islam in 1989 and spent more than twenty-five… - Person
Underrated Hijabi
British content creator who publishes under her channel name Underrated Hijabi on YouTube, known first for… - Person
Usama ibn Sharik
A Companion from the Banu Tha'laba. Authors of the Sunan collections, Ahmad, Ibn Khuzayma, Ibn Hibban and… - Person
Usman Khawaja
18 December 1986 CE · 1407 AHAustralian former international cricketer, born in Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1986; his family emigrated to New… - Person
Uthman ibn Farooq
1977 CE · 1397 AH†Pakistani-American imam and preacher, born in Pakistan in 1977 and raised in the United States. He is an… - Person
Vieux Farka Touré
12 March 1981 CE · 1401 AHMalian singer, guitarist and composer, born at Niafunké in 1981, the son of Ali Farka Touré. He took up the… - Person
Wael Ghonim
23 December 1980 CE · 1401 AHEgyptian Internet activist and computer engineer, born in Cairo in 1980 and raised in Abha, Saudi Arabia. He… - Person
Wael Gomaa
3 August 1975 CE · 1395 AHEgyptian retired professional footballer, born in Gharbia Governorate in 1975 and nicknamed 'The Rock'. A… - Person
Wafaa Abdel Salam
An Egyptian female preacher (wa'iza) at the Ministry of Awqaf, described in reports as 'the first female… - Person
Wahbi Khazri
8 February 1991 CE · 1411 AHFormer Tunisian footballer (born 1991 in Ajaccio, France), an attacking midfielder who played for Bastia,… - Person
Waheed Zafar Qasmi
1962 CE · c. 1381 AHPakistani Qur'an reciter and naat singer, brother of the reciters Zahir Qasmi and Shakir Qasmi. He began… - Person
Waleed Basyouni
Islamic scholar and educator based in Texas: president of AlMaghrib Institute and head of its Islamic… - Person
Waleed Ismail
1975 CE · 1395 AHWaleed Ismail (born 1975) is an Egyptian Salafi preacher known for televised and livestreamed debates in… - Person
Walid Regragui
23 September 1975 CE · 1395 AHMoroccan football manager and former player (born 1975 in Corbeil-Essonnes, France). A right-back capped by… - Person
Waqar Younis
16 November 1971 CE · 1391 AHPakistani former cricketer, coach and commentator and former captain of the Pakistan national team, born in… - Person
Waseem Youssef
29 June 1981 CE · 1401 AHJordanian Muslim preacher of Palestinian origin, born in Irbid in 1981. He served as preacher and imam at the… - Person
Wasim Akram
3 June 1966 CE · 1386 AHPakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national team, born in Lahore in 1966 to a Punjabi… - Person
Wejdan Al-Ali
Preacher known for his talks on purification of the soul, love of God and the explanation of the divine… - Person
Wilfried Zaha
10 November 1992 CE · 1413 AHIvorian footballer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in 1992 and raised in England. A Crystal Palace academy… - Person
Xherdan Shaqiri
10 October 1991 CE · 1412 AHSwiss professional footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent, born in Gjilan in 1991 and brought to Switzerland… - Person
Yacine Brahimi
8 February 1990 CE · 1410 AHAlgerian professional footballer (born 1990 in Paris to Algerian parents). An attacking midfielder trained at… - Person
Yahya Ibrahim
Canadian-born Islamic lecturer of Egyptian ancestry, based in Perth, Western Australia. He memorised the… - Person
Yahya Raaby
A UK-based Islamic teacher originally from Denmark. He memorised the Qur'an as a teenager at Badr Academy in… - Person
Yan Dhanda
14 December 1998 CE · 1419 AHEnglish attacking midfielder of Punjabi descent, born in Birmingham in 1998. He came through the West… - Person
Yasin Bey
11 December 1973 CE · 1393 AHAmerican rapper and actor, born in Brooklyn, New York in 1973 as Dante Terrell Smith, and known… - Person
Yasir Naqvi
25 January 1973 CE · 1392 AHPakistani-Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician who represented Ottawa Centre in Ontario's provincial… - Person
Yasir Qadhi
30 January 1975 CE · 1395 AHAmerican Muslim scholar of Pakistani descent, born in Houston in 1975. He studied at the Islamic University… - Person
Yasmin Mogahed
11 March 1980 CE · 1400 AHAmerican Muslim educator and motivational speaker specialising in spirituality, psychology and personal… - Person
Yasmin Qureshi
5 July 1963 CE · 1383 AHBritish Labour Party politician and barrister, born at Gujrat, Punjab, in 1963, who moved to Britain at nine.… - Person
Yasser Al-Dosari
6 August 1980 CE · 1400 AHSaudi Quran reciter and scholar, born in al-Kharj governorate in 1980. He memorised the Quran by the age of… - Person
Yasser Al-Qahtani
10 October 1982 CE · 1402 AHSaudi Arabian former professional footballer (forward), born in 1982. He began at Al-Qadsiah, moved to… - Person
Yasser Al-Qurashi
1976 CE · c. 1396 AHEgyptian Qur'an reciter born in 1976 in the village of Deir Ganadleh in Asyut province. He memorised the… - Person
Yasser Mamdouh
Egyptian preacher and content creator, known for short weekly videos on religious and social topics addressed… - Person
Yassine Bounou
5 April 1991 CE · 1411 AHMoroccan professional goalkeeper (born 1991 in Montreal, Canada, to Moroccan parents), known mononymously as… - Person
Yaya Touré
13 May 1983 CE · 1403 AHIvorian retired footballer, born in Bouaké, Ivory Coast in 1983. A midfielder who was part of the Barcelona… - Person
Younes El Aynaoui
12 September 1971 CE · 1391 AHMoroccan former professional tennis player and coach, born in Rabat in 1971. He turned professional in 1990,… - Person
Younis Mahmoud
3 February 1983 CE · 1403 AHIraqi striker, born in 1983 in Dibis, Kirkuk Governorate, who captained Iraq to its only AFC Asian Cup title… - Person
Yousaf Raza Gillani
9 June 1952 CE · 17 Ramadan 1371 AH†Pakistani politician (born 1952), prime minister of Pakistan from March 2008 to June 2012, speaker of the… - Person
Youssef Msakni
28 October 1990 CE · 1411 AHFormer Tunisian footballer (born 1990 in Tunis), a winger who played for Espérance de Tunis and, for a… - Person
Youssou N'Dour
1 October 1959 CE · 1379 AHSenegalese singer, songwriter and politician, born at Dakar on 1 October 1959. He helped develop mbalax,… - Person
Yoweri Museveni
15 September 1944 CE · 1363 AHUgandan politician and former rebel leader (born 1944) who became president of Uganda on 29 January 1986… - Person
Zahra Billoo
1983 CE · 1403 AHAmerican civil-rights attorney who has been executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations,… - Person
Zahra Pedersen
British Muslim coach and podcast host. In 2014 she founded The Healthy Hijab, a women-only fitness company… - Person
Zaiba Hasan
American podcast host and interfaith speaker, founder of the Mommying While Muslim podcast, which she… - Person
Zaid Shakir
24 May 1956 CE · 1375 AHAmerican Islamic scholar, born Ricky Daryl Mitchell in Berkeley, California, in 1956; he converted to Islam… - Person
Zainab Alwani
1962 CE · 1381 AHAmerican Islamic scholar and jurist of Iraqi origin, born in Baghdad in 1962. She is the first Associate… - Person
Zainab Farrukh
Clinical psychologist and trauma-informed therapist, and the sole practitioner behind Muslimah Wellness, an… - Person
Zainab Hassan
British content creator and founder of The Documented Life, a wellness brand and community platform centred… - Person
Zakaria Tamer
2 January 1931 CE · 1349 AHSyrian short-story writer and journalist born in Damascus in 1931. He began as a blacksmith, educated… - Person
Zakir Naik
18 October 1965 CE · 1385 AHIndian preacher and physician, born in Bombay (Mumbai) in 1965. He founded and presides over the Islamic… - Person
Zeeshan Ali
A British Muslim debater and presenter known as Smile2Jannah, host of the Smile2Jannah YouTube channel, which… - Person
Zesh Rehman
14 October 1983 CE · 1404 AHBritish defender of Pakistani origin (born 1983 in Birmingham), the first British Asian to play in England's… - Person
Ziauddin Sardar
31 October 1951 CE · 1371 AHBritish-Pakistani scholar, writer and cultural critic, born in Dipalpur, Punjab in 1951 and educated and… - Person
Ziauddin Yousafzai
20 April 1969 CE · 1389 AHZiauddin Yousafzai (born 20 April 1969) is a Pakistani education activist who founded and ran a chain of… - Person
Zidane Iqbal
27 April 2003 CE · 1424 AHMidfielder born in Manchester in 2003 to a Pakistani father and an Iraqi mother. A Manchester United academy… - Person
Zinedine Zidane
23 June 1972 CE · 1392 AHFrench football manager and former attacking midfielder, born in Marseille in 1972. A playmaker for Cannes,… - Person
Zubeida Jaffer
26 January 1958 CE · 1377 AHSouth African journalist and author from Cape Town who began at the Cape Times in 1980, was twice detained… - Practice
Etiquette of eating (adab al-akl)
In Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's lessons, the etiquette of eating includes naming God at the start of the meal, and… - Practice
Manners of the gathering (adab al-majlis)
Manners of the gathering as Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy presents them: keeping what is said in a gathering as a… - Practice
Aqiqa (newborn sacrifice)
Sacrificing two sheep for a boy and one for a girl on the seventh day, with shaving and naming; a sunna for… - Practice
Aqiqah
Aqiqah is the animal slaughtered for the newborn; Fiqh al-Sunna calls it a confirmed sunna that the Prophet… - Practice
Ashura
The tenth of Muharram; Quraysh fasted it in the Jahiliyya and the Prophet fasted it and ordered its fast… - Practice
The 'attar (perfumer and druggist)
Originally a dealer in perfumes and drugs, the 'attar came to mean a chemist and herbal practitioner. His… - Practice
Honouring one's parents (birr al-walidayn)
In Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy's lessons, honouring one's parents is a form of mercy, owed in their life and after… - Practice
Dhabihah (halal slaughter)
Draft card for dhabihah, the prescribed slaughter of animals for lawful meat in Islamic law; treated in the… - Practice
Eid al-Adha
The festival of sacrifice on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah at the close of the Hajj — the udhiyah, its distribution, and… - Practice
Eid al-Fitr
The festival closing Ramadan on 1 Shawwal — the Eid prayer, zakat al-fitr, feasts and visits; the Muslim… - Practice
Greeting with peace (salam)
The etiquette of greeting with peace on meeting. In his commentary on the Surat al-Nisa passage about… - Practice
Iftar
The meal that breaks the fast at sunset in Ramadan, gathering family and neighbours and built on charity and… - Practice
Honouring the guest (ikram al-dayf)
Honouring the guest among the Arabs as Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy presents it: welcome without questioning,… - Practice
Caring for orphans (kafalat al-yatim)
Sheikh Omar Abdelkafy urges honouring the orphan and stroking his head, presents the wisdom of orphanhood in… - Practice
Completing a Qur'an recital
Completing a Qur'an recital - Practice
Male circumcision
Male circumcision; counted among the fitra by jurists and a firmly rooted practice in law and custom, with… - Practice
Mahr (bridal gift)
Mahr, the bridal gift, is for al-Sha'rawi a right of the wife and the wage for intimacy in marriage. He reads… - Practice
Mawlid al-Nabi (birthday celebrations)
Public celebrations of the Prophet's birth on 12 Rabi al-Awwal across most of the Muslim world — processions,… - Practice
Prayer in fear (salat al-khawf)
Prayer performed in fear of an enemy. Sha'rawi holds that the prayer does not lapse at the meeting with the… - Practice
Sama' and Mevlevi whirling
Sama' and Mevlevi whirling - Practice
Suhur (pre-dawn meal)
Suhur (pre-dawn meal) - Practice
Sujud al-tilawa (prostration of recitation)
Sujud al-tilawa is a prostration made when reciting one of the Qur'an's prostration verses; the Kuwaiti Fiqh… - Practice
Tahajjud
Tahajjud is night prayer after sleep; al-Bukhari gives it a dedicated 'Book of Tahajjud' in his Sahih. - Practice
Tahnik (rubbing a newborn's palate with date)
A date is chewed and rubbed on a newborn's palate with a clean finger on the seventh day after birth, as… - Practice
Taraweeh night prayers
Ramadan night prayer in congregation after 'isha'; a confirmed sunna in Sunni practice, most intense in the… - Practice
Condolence (ta'ziya)
Condolence (ta'ziya) - Practice
Udhiyya (Eid sacrifice)
Udhiyya (Eid sacrifice) - Practice
Urs (saints' anniversaries)
The annual death-anniversary festival at a saint's shrine in South Asian and Maghrebi tradition — qawwali,… - Practice
The wedding feast (walima)
The wedding feast; the Prophet commanded it — 'give a feast even with a single sheep' — and its scale ranges… - Practice
Zakat al-Fitr
Zakat al-Fitr