Who's Who in Islam

‘Abd al-Raziq, ‘Ali   (1888-1966) was an   Egyptian shari‘a (law) judge, intellectual, and the author of Al-Islam wa-usul al-hukm:    Ba‘th ...

‘Abd al-Ra’uf al-Fansuri al-Sinkili   (b  1615 [1024 A.H.], Singkil, Aceh - d. 1693 [1105 A. H.], Kuala Aceh, Aceh)  was a r eligious leader...

‘Abd al-Rahman Khan    (b. c. 1844, Kabul, Afghanistan - d. October 1, 1901, Kabul, Afghanistan) was the   Emir (Amir) of Afghanistan (r.1...

‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Umar al-Sufi   (b. December 7, 903, Rey, Iran - d. May 25, 986, Shiraz)  was a   Persian astronomer at the court of the ...

'Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham   (November 28. 1778 – August 24, 1859, Meknes) was the   Filali Sharif of Morocco (r.1822-1859).    He had to...

‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Awf   (580-652) was an early Muslim convert and a companion of the Prophet.    Upon the death of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, h...

‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi ‘Amir (983 - March 3, 1009) was the son of Almanzor. He is known as Sanchuelo, “the little Sancho”, for being a gra...