For their scholarly influence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and President of WAAG UK, Shaykh M I H Pirzada, are both counted amongst the 500 most influential Muslims in the world.
‘The Muslim 500’ introduces a list of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, researched and published by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre based in Amman. It ranks the Top 50, and places the remaining 450 into 13 categories: Scholarly, Political, Administration of Religious Affairs, Preachers and Spiritual Guides, Philanthropy/Charity and Development, Social Issues, Business, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Quran Reciters, Media, Celebrities and Sports and Radicals. These people are the movers and shakers of the contemporary Muslim world. Knowing them and their ideas gives a solid foundation for understanding how Muslims’ view themselves.
In the recently published 2012 edition, Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada and his long-standing endeavours have been recognised as he is ranked amongst the five Muslims of the United Kingdom who bear substantial scholarly influence.
For over one thousand and thirty six years, Al-Azhar has been serving Islam and the Muslims and sitting at the highest seat of Al-Azhar is the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, who has been ranked as the eighth most influential Muslim in the world.
On behalf of WAAG UK, the Vice President Bakhtyar H Pirzada al-Azhari said, “This publication is of growing importance amongst the Muslims and non-Muslims of the World and no doubt, Shaykh al-Azhar is the highest authority within the Sunni world and ranks amongst the top ten influential Muslims in the world. The efforts and works of Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, who is also the President of WAAG UK, have been recognised in this year’s publication as he is ranked amongst the 500 too. It is a great honour for us at WAAG UK that the head of the World Association for Al-Azhar Graduates is at the top of this influential list and now the head of the UK Branch is also counted amongst the top 500 influential Muslims in the world. We forward our congratulations to both scholars.”
The publication is available for free download at http://www.themuslim500.com
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