This article is a List of modern Sufi scholars. The Sufis in the list were known in the 20th century or later. They are grouped geographically.
Arabian Peninsula
- Abdallah Bin Bayyah (born 1935) – Saudi Arabia
- Habib Ali al-Jifri (born 1971) – Yemen
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz (born 1962) – Yemen
- Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki (1944–2004) – Saudi Arabia
Levant
- Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri (1912–2004) – Syria
- Mohamed Said Ramadan Al-Bouti (1929–2013) – Syria
- Muhammad al-Yaqoubi (born 1963) – Syria
- Nuh Ha Mim Keller (born 1954) – Jordan
- Wahba Zuhayli (1932–2015) – Syria
- Yusuf an-Nabhani (1849–1932) – Palestine
North Africa
- Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997) – Morocco
- Abd al-Hamid Kishk (1933–1996) – Egypt
- Abdul Baqi Miftah (born 1952) – Algeria
- Ahmad al-Alawi (1869–1934) – Algeria
- Ahmed el-Tayeb (born 1946) – Egypt
- Ali Gomaa (born 1951) – Egypt
- Lalla Zaynab (1850–1904) – Algeria
- Hamza al Qadiri al Boutchichi (born 1922) – Morocco
- Hamza Yusuf (born 1960) – United States
- Muhammad ibn al-Habib (1876–1972) – Morocco
- Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010) – Egypt
- Shawki Allam (born 1961) – Egypt
West, Central and Southern Africa
- Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930–2021) – South Africa
- Abdullah al-Harari (1910–2008) – Ethiopia
- Ahmad Tijani Ali Cisse (born 1955) – Senegal
- Ibrahim Niass (1900–1975) – Senegal
- Amadou Bamba (1853–1927) – Senegal
- Hassan Cissé (1945–2008) – Senegal
- Sa'adu Abubakar (born 1954) – Nigeria
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (born 1961) – Nigeria
- Osman Nuhu Sharubutu (born 1919) – Ghana
Western Europe
- Abdal Hakim Murad (born 1960) – United Kingdom
- Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari (born 1978) – United Kingdom
- Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) – Switzerland
- Idries Shah (1924–1996) – United Kingdom
- Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (born 1953) – United Kingdom
- Martin Lings (1909–2005) – United Kingdom
- Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada (born 1946) – United Kingdom
- Annemarie Schimmel (1922–2003) – Germany
- Ivan Aguéli (1969–1917) – Sweden
- Umar Al-Qadri – Ireland
Eastern Europe
- Said Afandi al-Chirkawi (1937–2012) – Russia (Dagestan)
- Ahmet Mahmut Ünlü (born 1965) – Turkey
- Hüseyin Hilmi Işık (1911–2001) – Turkey
- Mahmud Esad Coşan (1938–2001) – Turkey
- Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu (1929–2022) – Turkey
- Mehmed Fatih Çıtlak (born 1967) – Turkey
- Muzaffer Ozak (1916–1985) – Turkey
- Nazim Al-Haqqani (1922–2014) – Turkey
- Osman Nuri Topbaş (born 1942) – Turkey
- Ömer Tuğrul İnançer (1946–2022) – Turkey
- Said Nursî (1878–1960) – Turkey
- Süleyman Ateş (born 1933) – Turkey
North America
- Ali Kianfar (born 1944) – United States
- Ahmed Tijani Ben Omar (born 1950) – United States
- Faraz Rabbani (born 1974) – Canada
- Feisal Abdul Rauf (born 1948) – United States
- Hamza Yusuf (born 1960) – United States
- Hisham Kabbani (born 1945) – United States
- Hossein Nasr (born 1933) – United States
- M. A. Muqtedar Khan (born 1966) – United States
- Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy (born 1966) – United States
- Nahid Angha (born 1945) – United States
- Nooruddeen Durkee (1938–2020) – United States
- Robert Darr (born 1951) – United States
- Syed Soharwardy (born 1955) – Canada
- Zaid Shakir (born 1956) – United States
South Asia
- Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad - Kerala, India (1939 - )
- Sayyid Ibrahim Khaleel Al Bukhari - Kerala, India (1960 - ))
- Dr.Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari - Kerala, India (1971- ))
- Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique – West Bengal
- Wasif Ali Wasif (1929–1993) – Pakistan
- Abdul Rashid Dawoodi (1979) – India
- Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (?–1986) – Sri Lanka
- Ahmed Ullah Maizbhanderi (1826–1906) – Bangladesh
- Azangachhi Shaheb (1828/1829–1932) – India
- Imdadullah Muhajir Makki (1817–1899) – India
- Meher Ali Shah (1859–1937) – Pakistan
- Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Hazarvi (1909–1970) – Pakistan
- Muhammad Akram Awan (1934–2017) – Pakistan
- Pir Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui (1936–2017) – Pakistan
- Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri (born 1951) – Pakistan
- Qalandar Baba Auliya (1898–1979) – Pakistan
- Qamaruzzaman Azmi (born 1946) – India
- Saheb Qiblah Fultali (1913–2008) – Bangladesh
- Shah Shahidullah Faridi (1915–1978) – Pakistan
- Syed Muhammad Zauqi Shah (1878–1951) – Pakistan
- Syed Waheed Ashraf (born 1933) – India
- Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin (1861–1925) – India
- Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921)
- Thaika Shuaib (1930–2021) – India
- Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani (died 1995) – Pakistan
- Waris Ali Shah (1819–1905) – India
- Shah Syed Hasnain Baqai – India
- Naseeruddin Naseer Gilani
(1949-2009) – Pakistan
- Sayyad Muhammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi – India
- Sayyad Muhammad Izhar Ashraf – India
- Hujjat-ul-Islam Hamid Raza Khan (1875–1943) – India
- Kareemullah Shah (1838–1913) – India
- Masihullah Khan
- Mustafa Raza Khan (1892–1981) – India
- Machiliwale Shah (died 1932) – India
- Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf- India
Eastern and Central Asia
- Habib Ali Kwitang (1870–1968) – Indonesia
- Habib Munzir Al-Musawa (1973–2013) – Indonesia
- Habib Usman bin Yahya (1822–1913) – Indonesia
- Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (1892–1954) – Singapore
- Muhammad Ma Jian (1906–1978) – China
- Ustad wan hizam (born 1971) – Malaysia
- Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (born 1931) – Malaysia
Oceania
- Halim Rane – Australia
Philippines
- Shaykh Ahmad Imbing – One of the leading Sunni, Ash'ari in Aqeeda and Shafi'i in Fiqh scholar.
- Shaykh Khadzraji Tapsi – Ameer of Sabielal Muhtadin Foundation Inc. One of the leading Senior Sunni, Ash'ari in Aqeeda and Shafi'i in Fiqh scholar.
- Sayyiduna Professor Yusuf Morales – former Commissioner of National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. Lead Convenor of Consortium for Peacebuilders, Governance Development and Security Studies. Former Muslim Affairs Coordinator of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga (ADZU).
- Shaykh Aliazer Abdurajim – Cultural writer, poet, and peace advocate.Chairman of the Board at Zambasulta Halal Hub Inc.
- Shaykh Al Johan Caluang Ilacad – Muslim formator of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga (ADZU). Muqaddam of the Shadhili Rifa'i Qadiri Tariqa. Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy. He is also an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa
- Shaykh Khalid Ismael – Ameer of the Naqshbandi Tariqa in the Philippines. Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
- Atty. Datu Amir Wagas – an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa. He is also a Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
- Faqir Calingalan Hussin Caluang
- Shaykh Al Jamar Ismael – Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
- Shaykh Ali Parmanan Hajul – Student of the Muhaddith Mehmet Adil.
- Shaykh Shamir Kingking – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy.
- Shaykh Alnaif Kingking – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy.
- Shaykh Abdul Warith Abdula – Student of the Muhaddith Muhammad al-Yaqoubi and Muhaddith Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy. He is also an Ustad with permission or Ijazah in the 40 Tariqa
References
External links
- Professor Mohamad Abdalla- Australia