Ulema

Hussain Ahmed Madani

Politics

1879–1957

"Non Muslims... are the field of action of 'tabligh' of islam and form the raw material for this splendid activity. Today, by propagating hatred towards the Hindus, this field is being closed and this material wasted."

🇮🇷Mohammad Emami-Kashani

Politics

1931–2024

"By using power, money, fraud, the enemy is interested in gaining control over the world of Islam."

🇮🇷Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri

Politics

1944–2020

"Wahabbis think that holy sites are a manifestation of polytheism. They deem anyone who opposes them to be polytheist. They believe Shias, Sunnis, and the Islamic world are polytheist."

Sachal Sarmast

Literature

1739–1827

"Muzaffar A. Ghaffar: Sachal Sarmast within reach, Lahore, 2007"

Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Law

780–855

"'If the scholars remains silent the grounds of dissimulation , and the ignorant do not know, when will the truth be manifested?'"

Naim Qassem

Politics

b. 1953

"‎Whatever the costs in terms of sacrifice, the fruits of resistance are always greater than the damage generated from resignation to occupation, succumbing to its blows and acquiescing to its conditions."

🇹🇷Ali Erbaş

Politics

b. 1961

"Our struggle continues against organizations, which are turned into terrorist organizations and are active in Islamic world. Seeing or showing them as representative of Islam disturbs us"

"Fear of God is king that dwells only in the heart of a pious one."

🇺🇸H. Rap Brown

Social Activism

1943–2025

"In this country, authority is a cover for wrong. I don't respect wrong and I don't respect authority that represents wrong."

🇮🇷Najmuddin Kubra

Philosophy

1145–1221

"Prayer according to Shariah is service, according to Tariqa proximity, and according to Haqiqa union with God."

🇪🇬Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

Literature

1372–1449

"He who speaks in other than his field of knowledge comes up with such absurdities."

🇪🇬Ayman al-Zawahiri

Medicine

Salafi jihadism

1951–2022

"“Our people in Sham prepare yourselves for a long battle with the Crusaders and their allies the Shi’ites and Alawites,"

🇮🇳Wahiduddin Khan

Social Activism

1925–2021

"In Saudi Arabia, there is peace but no freedom. In Pakistan, there is freedom but there is no peace. In India, Muslims enjoy both peace and freedom."

Muhammad Al-Munajjid

b. 1960

"Defeating the infidels requires a much greater effort. It requires the mobilization of the nation."

🇺🇸Hamza Yusuf

Science

b. 1958

"When the Prophet says “brother,” we should interpret this as universal brotherhood, which includes Muslims and non-Muslims."