List of modern Sufi scholars

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
(1949-2009) – Pakistan
 * 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
 * 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.
 * 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 – A 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