List of Muslim theologians

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This is a list of notable Muslim theologians.

Traditional Theologians and Philosophers[edit]

Ash'aris and Maturidis[edit]

Mu'tazilis[edit]

Others[edit]

See also early Muslim philosophy, Islamic philosophy

Early Sunni Theologians and Philosophers[edit]

Imams of Hadith[edit]

Medieval Theologians and Philosophers[edit]

Modern theologians[edit]

See also modern Islamic philosophy, Islamization of knowledge

Shi'a Imams[edit]

Athnā‘ashariyyah-The Twelve Imams[edit]

  1. Ali ibn Abi Talib
  2. Hasan ibn Ali
  3. Husayn ibn Ali
  4. Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
  5. Muhammad al-Baqir
  6. Jafar Sadiq
  7. Musa al-Kazim
  8. Ali al-Rida (Ali Raza)
  9. Muhammad al-Taqi
  10. Ali al-Hadi (Ali Naqi)
  11. Hasan al-Askari
  12. Muhammad al-Mahdi

Zaidiyyah Imams[edit]

  1. Ali ibn Abu Talib
  2. Hasan ibn Ali
  3. Husayn ibn Ali
  4. Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
  5. Zayd ibn Ali

Isma'ili Imams[edit]

  1. Ali ibn Abu Talib (Nizari Isma'ili and Qarmatian-Sevener only; Asās/Wāsīh in Musta'li Isma'ili)
  2. Hasan ibn Ali (Qarmatian-Sevener and Musta'li Isma'ili only; Pir in Nizari)
  3. Husayn ibn Ali
  4. Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
  5. Muhammad al-Baqir
  6. Jafar Sadiq
  7. Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar
  8. Maymūn Al-Qaddāḥ (Musta'li and Nizari Isma'ili only)

Others[edit]

Historiographers, political scientists, and sociologists[edit]

See also[edit]