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Islamic religious leaders have traditionally been people who, as part of the clerisy, mosque, or government, performed a prominent role within their community or nation. However, in the modern contexts of Muslim minorities in non-Muslim countries as well as secularised Muslim states like Turkey, and Bangladesh, the religious leadership may take ...
The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500) is an annual publication first published in 2009, which ranks the most influential Muslims in the world. The publication is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in Amman, Jordan.
A caliph is the supreme religious and political leader of an Islamic state known as the caliphate. [1] [2] Caliphs led the Muslim Ummah as political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, [3] and widely-recognised caliphates have existed in various forms for most of Islamic history. [4]
“A list of caliphs and wazirs in the Islamic world covering dynastic reigns (Rashidun, Umayyad, ‘Abbasid, Barmakid, Tulunid, Ikhshidid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, Seljuqs, etc.) across Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Turkey, and the rest of Western Asia.”
The Top 50 – 2020 - The Muslim 500. Introduction. Introduction | 2025. Persons of the Year | 2025. A Selected Survey of the Muslim World. The Abomination of the Desolation of Gaza. Introduction | 2024.
list of names will change gradually, rather than dra-matically, year-on-year. The publication selects Muslim individuals from a range of categories of influence, 13 in total: • Scholarly • Political • Administration of Religious Affairs • Preachers and Spiritual Guides • Philanthropy/Charity and Development • Social Issues • Business
The Muslim world is no different and leaders of Islamic networks are represented in the top rungs of our list of 500. The one clear exception to this rule however is Amr Khaled who through sheer force of popularity and innovation—as the Muslim world's first televangelist— exerts tremendous influence as a Muslim.
