The 500 Most Influential Muslims

06/12/2024

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01/12/2024

Sadio Mane is a Senegalese footballer globally renowned as one of the best footballers in the world. He had been instrumental in Liverpool’s success (2016-2022), winning the Champions League in 2019 and then ending a 30-year wait to win the Premier League in 2020. He also played for the Senegal team which reached the 2020 African nations cup final. He recently moved to the Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr from Bayern Munich. He is seen making supplication before the start of each match and performs a prostration every time he scores a goal. He is well known for his modest and humble personality, and has donated significant amounts of his personal wealth to develop the infrastructure in his hometown of Sedhiou. He transformed his childhood village of Bambalia—a village in the south of Senegal—with a number of charitable works, including building a new hospital, school, mosque, sports stadium and other infrastructures.

24/11/2024

A leading North American Muslim lawyer, academic and public intellectual, Faisal Kutty is outspoken on issues of human rights, Islamic thought, religion and law, and national security. He is an associate professor at Southwestern Law School, an affiliate faculty member at Rutgers University Center for Security, Race and Rights, and counsel to a respected Toronto law firm with an international client base. He co-founded the Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association and served as its first legal counsel and previously served as the vice chair and legal counsel to the Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations (now renamed the National Council of Canadian Muslims). He is a frequent keynote speaker, widely quoted commentator, and he has written hundreds of op-eds, academic articles, papers, reviews and essays on a wide range of topics.

21/11/2024

Dr Farooq inherited the 14th Mirwaiz (traditional preacher of Muslims in Kashmir) in 1990 at the age of 17 after the assassination of his father. At the young age of 20 he became Chairman and Founder of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a grassroots coalition of pro-freedom parties in Jammu & Kashmir. He has raised the Kashmiri problem at the UN, the EU parliament, and the IOC, advocating dialogue with both India and Pakistan so that the aspirations of the Kashmiri people may be realized. After being placed under house arrest in August 2019, he was eventually granted permission to leave in September 2023 and his attendance at prayers elicited an emotional response.

18/11/2024

Bassem Youssef is a prominent Egyptian-American comedian, television host, and political satirist who has had a significant impact on mainstream media reporting on the Gaza genocide. Often referred to as the “Jon Stewart of the Arab world”, Yousef is recognized for his sharp humour, fearless political satire, and his talent for tackling complex social issues through comedy. Originally trained as a cardiac surgeon, Yousef shifted his focus to comedy during the Arab Spring of 2011. He launched ‘Al-Bernameg’ (‘The Programme’), a satirical news show popular for its commentary on political and social issues in Egypt and beyond. On 2 May 2024, he was honoured with the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse by the College Historical Society at Trinity College, Dublin. With around 16 million followers across various social media platforms, Yousef’s influence is substantial.

11/11/2024

Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah is a British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in craniofacial surgery, trauma-related injuries, and conflict medicine. His career has been marked by extensive work in conflict zones, particularly in Gaza, where he has provided critical medical assistance during numerous conflicts, including the 2023-24 Gaza genocide. His description of the horrors he saw in Gaza include testimony that he treated patients suffering from white phosphorus burns. He shared testimony with Scotland Yard and ,in January 2024, met with International Criminal Court investigators in The Hague. He was elected Rector of the University of Glasgow in March 2024. His activism led to travel bans in Germany and France, later overturned by legal efforts.

06/11/2024

Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nufais is the Imam of the Grand Mosque of Kuwait. His expertise in Qur’anic recitation is particularly noteworthy, having trained under renowned scholars such as Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Akhdar and Sheikh Dr Abdullah Jarullah. He has successfully leveraged modern platforms to reach a wider audience with his YouTube channel garnering over 300 million views. He travels internationally to lecture and has raised awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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30/10/2024

30/10/2024

The amazing Shaykha Dr Haifa Younis is the new entry to the Muslim500 Alhamdulillah. We love her for the sake of Allah. MaashaAllah. TabarakAllah. May Allah protect Shaykha

29/10/2024

Dr Haifaa Younis seamlessly blends her expertise in both the worldly and spiritual realms. As an American Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, she is committed to her medical profession while also passionately sharing the message of Allah (SWT) and nurturing a deep love for Islam and the Qur’an through her teachings. She is the Founder and Chairman of the Jannah Institute and serves as a resident scholar at both the Jannah Institute and the Islamic Center of Irvine (ICOI). Dr Haifaa leads seminars that delve into the thematic commentary of various chapters of the Holy Qur’an, highlighting their practical applications in daily life. She graduated from the Mecca Institute of Islamic Studies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and completed her memorization of the Qur’an at Al-Huda Qur’an Memorization School, also in Jeddah.

25/10/2024

Since October 2023, Israel has been accused of ever-increasing violations of international law during its military operations in Gaza.

https://themuslim500.com/2024-edition/introduction-2024/the-abomination-of-the-desolation-of-gaza/

21/10/2024

Fethullah Gülen was a preacher, intellectual and educator, who assumed the leadership of the Nurcu religious movement started by Said Nursi (1878-1960 CE). He enjoyed huge support among all of Türkiye’s religious population until he was accused of orchestrating the attempted coup of 15 July 2016, and his organizations and supporters subsequently bore the brunt of Erdoğan’s crackdown. Many of his followers and supporters in state institutions, such as the police, judiciary and education, have been targeted and removed from their posts (over 500,000 people have been detained since the coup). Türkiye has formally asked the United States to extradite Gülen.

#2025

18/10/2024

Early life: Sinwar was born in 1962 in Khan Younis Refugee Camp, Southern Gaza. His family is originally from Ashkelon, in present-day Israel, who fled to Gaza as refugees during the 1948 Nakba. He was educated locally in Khan Younis and gained a degree in Arabic Studies from the Islamic University of Gaza, where he first started to get involved in activism. In 1988 he was imprisoned, accused of participating in the killing of Israeli soldiers and spent 22 years in prison.

https://themuslim500.com/profiles/yahya-sinwar/

12/10/2024

Guest Contribution

Article by Faisal Kutty
Gaza: The Graveyard of Liberal Values

Faisal Kutty

https://themuslim500.com/2025-edition/guest-contributions-2025/gaza-the-graveyard-of-liberal-values/

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07/10/2024

The Muslim 500 - 2025 edition
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