Abu Ilham is a sufi nomad based in Quwait
Muhammad Asad’s name figures prominently on the roll of 20th-century English-language Muslim thinkers. Born as Leopold Weiss into a Polish family of strong Jewish background, he was a gifted young...
Marmaduke Pickthall is best remembered as the first Englishman who was a Muslim to translate the Qur'an into English. He was also a prolific writer on the issues that concerned Muslims during his...
Dr Kalim Siddiqui was perhaps Britain's best-known Muslim personality in the late eighties and nineties. Born in India, he became a student leader during his youth, migrating to Britain in 1954....
Muhammad al-Tahir ibn Ashur was born in Tunis 1879 and died in 1973 at the age of 94. He came from a family of scholars, with his grandfather being especially renowned. When he entered Zaytuna,...
Dr Schimmel was an influential German scholar who wrote extensively on Islam, having authored more than a hundred books on the subject. She was showered with many other awards from many countries...