Abu al-Tayyib al-Mutanabbi (915–965) is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Arabic literary tradition. Born in Kufa, in present-day Iraq, he...
Amir Khusraw (1253–1325) was one of the most celebrated poets, musicians, and intellectuals of the medieval Muslim world. Born in northern India during the period...
Ashraf Ali Thanawi (1863–1943) was one of the most influential Islamic scholars and spiritual guides of modern South Asia. Born in Thanabhawan, northern India, he...
Fazlallah Astarabadi (1340–1394) was a Persian mystic and religious visionary whose teachings gave rise to the Hurufi movement, one of the most intriguing spiritual currents...
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058–1111) was one of the most influential thinkers in Islamic history, a theologian, philosopher, jurist, and mystic whose ideas transformed Muslim intellectual...
Hasan al-Banna (1906–1949) was an Egyptian teacher, Islamic reformer, and political activist whose ideas profoundly influenced modern Islamic movements. Born in Mahmoudiyah, Egypt, he grew...
Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792) was an influential Arabian religious scholar whose teachings gave rise to a reform movement that profoundly shaped the religious and...
Ibn ’Arabi (1165–1240), often known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Master), was one of the most profound and influential mystics in Islamic history. Born in...
Ibn Battuta (1304–1368/1369) was a Moroccan traveller, scholar, and judge whose extraordinary journeys made him one of the most celebrated explorers of the medieval world....
Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a North African historian, philosopher, judge, and political thinker whose ideas laid important foundations for the study of history and society....