North America
- Abdul Alim Musa (1945-) USA
- Ahmad Kutty (1946-)originally from Kerala, India
- Asma Barlas (1950-) Pakistani-born Professor
- Hamza Yusuf Hanson Most Influential Islamic Scholar in the West
- Hassan Hathout (1924–2009)
- Ingrid Mattson (1963-) Canadian Muslim convert
- Jonathan A.C. Brown
- Khaled Abou El Fadl (1963-)
- Leila Ahmed (1940-)
- Louay Safi (1955-)
- Muqtedar Khan (1966-)
- Muzammil H. Siddiqi (1943-)
- Omid Safi
- Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1933-)
- Sherifa Zuhur
- Wael Hallaq (1955-)
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