Mujaddid's of Islam

A Mujaddid is a pious person who revives an rejuvenates the faith of Islam in each century, in much the same way as the previous series of Hebrew Prophets did. "Verily, God will raise for this community, at the beginning of every century, one who will renovate the religion." (Abu Daud , Hadith) They tend to be the most among great saints and scholars who acted to prevent false and erroneous beliefs entering Islam. There is only one Mujaddid in each century although there are differences as to whom should be included. So, in a particular century there may be two candidates (one in the east and one in the west).

Century.......name.................Muslim Era.....Christian Era

• 1st. Umar bin Abdul Aziz [60-101] [717-820 AD]
• 2nd. Ahmad bin Hanbal [164-241] [780-855 AD] See Hanbali
• 2nd. Imam Shafi'i [ - ] [767-820]
• 3rd. Abu l'Hasan Al-Ashari [260-324] [873-935 AD] See Asharite
• 4th. Abu Bakr Baqlani [ -403] [ -1013 AD]
• 4th. Abu Ubaid Naishapuri
• 5th. Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali [450-505] [1058-1111 AD]
• 6th. Abdul Qadir Jilani [470-561] [1077-1166 AD]
• 7th. Ibn Taymiyya [661-728] [1263-1328 AD]
• 7th. Mueenuddin Chishti
• 8th. Ibn Hajar Asqalani [773-852] [1372-1449 AD]
• 8th Salah bin Umar
• 9th. Jalaluddin Sayuti [ - ] [ - AD]
• 9th. Seyed Muhammad Jaunpuri
• 10th. Muhammad Tahir Gujrati [ - ] [ - AD]
• 11th. Ahmad Sirhindi [971-1034] [1564-1624 AD]
• 12th. Shar Wali-allah [1113-1175] (1702-1762 AD)
• 13th. Ahmad Brelwi [1201-1246] (1786-1831 AD)