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• Ali Yafie 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Draft card for Ali Yafie, the Indonesian mufti and thinker; his entry is not yet checked on the page.

• Firouz Naderi 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Firouz Michael Naderi (25 March 1946 – 9 June 2023) was an Iranian-American electrical engineer and NASA executive who spent 36 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He directed NASA's Mars Exploration Program through the successful landings of the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, later served as JPL's associate director and as Director for Solar System Exploration, received the NASA Distinguished Service Medal in 2005, and has asteroid 5515 Naderi named for him.

• Hamid Choi 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  South Korean translator and professor of Islamic and Arabic studies (born 1949), professor at Myongji University and chairman of the Korea Muslim Federation, who translated the meanings of the Qur'an and Sahih al-Bukhari into Korean; King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam (2023).

• M. S. Swaminathan 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Indian geneticist, plant breeder and administrator, regarded as the main architect of India's Green Revolution: he led the Indian Agricultural Research Institute and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, directed the International Rice Research Institute (1982–1988), received the first World Food Prize (1987), sat in the Rajya Sabha (2007–2013), and was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2024, after his death.

• Mohamed Al-Fayed 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Mohamed Abdel Moneim Al-Fayed (27 January 1929 – 30 August 2023) was an Egyptian businessman who lived and worked in Britain from the mid-1960s. He owned Harrods in London (1985-2010), the Hôtel Ritz Paris and Fulham Football Club, and his fortune at his death was estimated at US$2 billion. His son Dodi died with Diana, Princess of Wales, in the 1997 Paris car crash; after Al-Fayed's death, more than 200 women accused him of sexual assault.

• Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (25 June 1937 – 16 December 2023) was Emir of Kuwait from 29 September 2020 until his death, succeeding his half-brother Sabah Al-Ahmad. His career was spent in the security posts: governor of Hawalli (1962–1978), minister of interior (1978–1988, then 2003–2006), minister of defence (1988–1991) and deputy chief of the National Guard, then crown prince from 2006. His short reign grappled with repeated internal political disputes with the National Assembly.

• Pervez Musharraf 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Pakistani general and politician who ruled Pakistan from the 1999 coup until his resignation in 2008, as chief of army staff, then chief executive, then president. He allied Pakistan with the United States after the September 11 attacks, liberalised the media and expanded local government; his rule ended amid the 2007 judiciary crisis and state of emergency. He died in Dubai in 2023.

• Salif Keïta 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Malian footballer (1946–2023), born and died in Bamako. A striker who began with Real Bamako and Stade Malien, became an icon at Saint-Étienne — three French league titles and two French Cups — and played for Marseille, Valencia and Sporting CP; he was the first winner of the African Footballer of the Year award in 1970 and was nicknamed the 'Black Panther'. He is not the musician Salif Keita (born 1949).

• Tahir Husain Gayavi 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Draft card for Tahir Husain Gayavi, the Deobandi researcher; his entry is not yet checked on the page.

• Zafrullah Chowdhury 2023 Figures of the last fifty years

  Bangladeshi physician and public-health activist (27 December 1941 – 11 April 2023). A freedom fighter in the 1971 Liberation War, he helped run the Bangladesh Field Hospital and in 1972 founded Gonoshasthaya Kendra, the rural health organisation that pioneered training women as primary health workers. He was the driving force behind Bangladesh's 1982 National Drug Policy, and received the Independence Award in 1977, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1985 and the Right Livelihood Award in 1992.

• The Burdened 2023 Film Films Saudi ArabiaSudanYemen

  The first Yemeni film at Berlinale: a couple in Aden face a hard decision over an unwanted pregnancy amid war and poverty.

• Four Daughters 2023 Documentary Films GermanyFranceTunisia

  Kaouther Ben Hania's docudrama on Tunisian mother Olfa Hamrouni, whose two daughters left to join ISIS in Libya — Oscar-nominated for best documentary.

• Inshallah a Boy 2023 Film Films Jordan

  Amjad Al-Rasheed's Jordanian film about a widow fighting inheritance law to keep her home and daughter; first Jordanian film in Cannes competition.

• Saladin: The Conqueror of Jerusalem 2023 Series Series and programmes PakistanTürkiye

  A Turkish–Pakistani co-production on Saladin's rise in Egypt and the recapture of Jerusalem — the largest recent screen production on the Crusades leader.

• Norah 2023 Film Films Saudi Arabia

  Tawfik Al-Zaidi's Saudi film about a girl in a remote 1990s village dreaming of art; the first Saudi film in Cannes' official competition.

• Salman the Persian 2023 Series Series and programmes Iran

  Davoud Mirbagheri's Iranian mega-series on Salman al-Farisi's journey from Persia to Islam and his meeting with the Prophet — Iran's largest recent religious production.

• The Mother of All Lies 2023 Documentary Films EgyptMoroccoQatar

  The Mother of All Lies.

• Goodbye Julia 2023 Film Films GermanyEgyptFrance

  Goodbye Julia.

• Bye Bye Tiberias 2023 Documentary Films BelgiumFrancePalestinian Territories

  Bye Bye Tiberias.

• The Hebrew translation of al-Muntakhab fi Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim 2023 Book Books and publishers

  A Hebrew translation of al-Muntakhab fi Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim, the concise commentary written at al-Azhar in the 1950s and published in 1961, issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Awqaf in 2023 after six months of work and translated by Sa'id Muttawi', chair of Hebrew language and literature at Cairo University, with his assistant Ali Annan; it carries the Arabic text of the Qur'an, al-Muntakhab's notes and sura introductions, keeps Arabic names as they are, and was described by the minister as the first tafsir of the Qur'an in Hebrew.

• The Rohingya translation of the Qur'an 2021 Book Books and publishers

  A project to translate the meanings of the Qur'an into Rohingya, the language of the persecuted Muslims of Arakan in Myanmar, begun by the Rohingya scholar Qutub Shah of the International Islamic University Malaysia with Dakwah Corner Bookstore of Petaling Jaya; a spoken translation came first, made between early 2021 and August 2023 and read by Qutub Shah alongside the recitation of Muhammad Ayyub, released in an app, a website and on social media, followed by a written translation in the Hanifi script that so far covers the first five suras.

• The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an (Pickthall), Best Speech Society revised edition 2015 Book Books and publishers

  An extensively revised edition of Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall's English translation of the Qur'an (1930), issued by the Best Speech Society of Cairo and distributed free, which Johanna Pink found at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun in May 2023; its editor Khaled Mohammad Fahmy replaced archaic wording with modern English and changed Pickthall's choices in almost every verse for doctrinal accuracy, drawing on commentaries and translations including those of Yusuf Ali, Hilali–Khan, Saheeh International, Abdel Haleem and Khattab.

• Thank You Allah 2009 Album Music and nasheed

  Maher Zain's debut studio album, released by Awakening Records in November 2009 with thirteen songs and two bonus tracks, mainly in English with versions in Arabic, French, Turkish, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian; it was certified multi-platinum in Malaysia and Indonesia, and songs such as 'Insha Allah' and 'Ya Nabi Salam Alayka' spread worldwide online.

• Canadian Islamic History Month 2007 Heritage month Heritage months and festivals

  October of every year in Canada, first established in 2007 to recognise, celebrate and reflect on the history, culture and contributions of Muslims in Canada; the Office of the Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia publishes its yearly campaign materials.

• Bishwa Ijtema 2001 Gathering Conferences and conventions

  The annual gathering held by the Bangladeshi branch of the Tablighi Jamaat on the bank of the Turag at Tongi, north of Dhaka, since 1967: three days of prayer and talks closing with the final supplication (Akheri Munajat); attendance was estimated at 2 million in 2001 and 4 million in 2023, and it has been held in two phases since 2010 because of the crowds.

• Dubai International Holy Quran Award 1997 Competition Awards and competitions

  An annual international award and competition for memorising the Qur'an in Dubai, launched in 1418 AH (1997) by order of Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum; it runs an international competition for men, another for women and local competitions, honours an Islamic Personality of the Year, and publishes books in Qur'anic studies.

• Mohamed Salah 1992 SportFigures of the last fifty years Egypt

  Egyptian professional footballer, born in Nagrig, Gharbia, in 1992, who began at Al-Mokawloon, starred for Liverpool (2017–2026) winning the Champions League and Premier League titles and setting scoring records, captained Egypt at the 2026 World Cup, and plays for Trabzonspor in Türkiye since 2026. This record is the footballer, not the Tunisian scholar Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad, who has his own record in the museum.