The Grand List of Endorsements of the Amman Message and Its Three Points

(July 2005–July 2006)
Total number of signatures: 552 *
from 84 countries

CODE / CONFERENCE		TOTAL
§	True Islam and Its Role in Modern Society Conference, Amman (July 2005) [THREE POINTS VERSION 1]	signed 201
¶	Forum of Muslim Ulama and Thinkers, Mecca (September 2005)	endorsed 42
_*	Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence Conference, Aal Al-Bayt University, Jordan (November 2005)	endorsed 33
∞	9th Session of the Council of Ministers of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Kuwait (November 2005)	endorsed 7
∫	3rd Extraordinary Session, OIC, Mecca (December 2005)	endorsed 54
≈	Moderate Islamic Thought and Culture, Amman (April 2006) [THREE POINTS VERSION 1]	signed 55
◊	International Fiqh Academy Conference, Amman (June 2006) [THREE POINTS VERSION 2]	signed 68
π	Muslims of Europe Conference, Istanbul (July 2006)	endorsed 157

* Many of those who endorsed or signed did so more than once, on separate occasions. Hence the discrepancy in the total number vis-à-vis the sum of the numbers of the conferences.

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai ∫
President
Amb. Nusair Ahmad Nour §
Afghani Ambassador to Qatar
Islamic Envoy of the Government of Afghanistan

Republic of Albania

H.E. Mr. Florent Celiku ∫
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Tahir Zenelhasani π

People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria

H.E. Mr. Abdel Aziz Belkhadem ∫
Minister of Foreign Affairs
H.E. Lakhdar Ibrahimi §
Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations;
Former Foreign Minister of Algeria
Prof. Dr. Abd Allah bin al-Hajj Muhammad Al Ghulam Allah §
Minister of Religious Affairs
Dr. Mustafa Sharif §
Minister of Higher Education and Former Algerian Ambassador in Cairo
Shaykh Yusuf bin Mahdi ¶
Professor and Member of the Fatwa Committee in Algeria
Dr. Sa‘id Shayban §
Former Minister of Religious Affairs
Prof. Dr. Ammar Al-Talibi §
Department of Philosophy, University of Algeria
Mr. Abu Jara Al-Sultani § ≈
Head of the Algerian Peace Society Movement
Dr. Ammar Jaydal *
Batina University
Dr. Muhammad Zurman *
Batina University

Commonwealth of Australia

Shaykh Salim ‘Ulwan al-Hassani fatwa §
Secretary General Darulfatwa, Islamic High Council
Ms. Maha Karim Abdo ≈

Republic of Austria

Prof. Anas Al-Shaqfa § π
Head of the Islamic Commission
Ayman Aly π
Federation of the Islamic Organizations in Europe, Graz
Mr. Tarafa Baghajati § π
Initiative of Austrian Muslims

Republic of Azerbaijan

H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliev ∫
President
Shaykh Al-Islam Allah-Shakur bin Hemmat Bashazada §
Grand Mufti and Head of the Muslim Administration of the Caucasus

Kingdom of Bahrain

H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ∫
Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Sutri §
Minister of Justice
Dr. Farid bin Ya‘qub Al-Miftah § ¶
Undersecretary of the Ministry for Islamic Affairs
Mr. Mansour Al-Jamri ≈
Dr. Ibrahim Fadil Al-Dibbo ◊
Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bahrain

People’s Republic of Bangladesh

H.E. Begum Khaleda Zia ∫
Prime Minister
Prof. Dr. Abu Al-Hasan Sadiq §
President of the Asian University of Bangladesh
Prof. Shamshir Ali ¶
President of the Academy of Sciences
and University Vice-President

Belgium

Mr. Ismail Batakli π
Professor of Islamic Studies
Mr. Mohamed Boulif π
President, Islamic Executive Council
Mr. Ahmed Bouziane π
Dr. Karim Chemlal π
Pasteur Institute, Lille
Mrs. Malika Hamidi-Hosseinpour π
Coordinator, European Muslim Network
Mr. Ibrahim Kocaoglu π
Sheikh Yacob Mahi π
Professor of Islamic Studies, Athénée Royal Léonardo da Vinci
Dr. Abdelmajid Mhauchi π
Professor of Islamic Studies
Mr. Khallad Swaid π
President, Forum of the European Muslim Youth
and Student Organization (FEMYSO)

Republic of Benin

H.E. Mr. Dzulkiﬂi Salami ∫
Senior Minister of Planning, Economy and Development
Shaykh Fathi Shitu ◊

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Prof. Dr. Shaykh Mustafa Ceric § π
Head of the ‘Ulama’ and Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prof. Hasan Makic §
Mufti of Bihac
H.E. Professor Enes Karic¶
Professor in Faculty of Islamic Studies
Prof. Anes Ljevakovic §
Researcher and Lecturer, Islamic Studies College
Dr. Ahmet Alibasic π
Lecturer, Faculty of Islamic Studies, Sarajevo
Mr. Amer Bukvic π
Islamic Development Bank
Imam Senaid Kobilica π
Vice President, Islamic Council of Norway
Mr. Mirnes Kovac π
Journalist, Preporod Islamic Newspaper
Dr. Sukrija Ramic π
University of Zenica

Brunei Darussalam

H.M. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah ∫
Prof. Suhaili bin Hajj Muhyi Al-Din ◊
Deputy Mufti of Brunei

Burkina Faso

H.E. Mr. Youssouf Ouedraogo ∫
Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Abu Bakr Dakuri ¶ ◊
Member of the Executive Council, ISESCO

Federative Republic of Brazil

Shaykh Ali Muhammad Abduni §
Representative of the International Islamic Youth Club in Latin America;
Accredited Religious Representative of the Dar Al-Fatwa of the Republic of
Lebanon in Sao Paolo

Republic of Cameroon

H.E. Mr. Marfa Hamidou Yaya ∫
Minister of State
Shaykh Mahmud Malbakri ◊
Imam, Grand Mosque and President of the Council of ‘Ulama’

Canada

Shaykh Faraz Rabbani §
Hanafi Scholar, Sunnipath.com
Mr. Fouzan Khan π
Reviving the Islamic Spirit Organization

Republic of Chad

H.E. Mr. Idris Derby ∫
President
Shaykh Dr. Hussein Hasan Abkar §
President, Higher Council; for Islamic Affairs
Imam of Muslims, Chad
Mr. Tijani Sabun Muhammad ◊

Union of Comoros

H.E. Mr. Kub Mohamed Lisharti ∫
Deputy President

Republic of Cote d’Ivoire

H.E. Mr. Hamza Salleh ∫
Ambassador in Riyadh

Denmark

Imam Fatih Alev π
Danish Association of Cybermuslims

Republic of Djibouti

H.E. Mr. Ismail Omar Gulleh ∫
President
Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman Sulayman Bashir ¶
Member of the Higher Judiciary Council

Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Mr. Mohamed Hosni Mubarak ∫
President
H.E. Grand Imam Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi fatwa
Shaykh al-Azhar
Prof. Dr. Mahmud Hamdi Zaqzuq § ∞
Minister of Religious Affairs
Prof. Dr. Ali Jumu‘a fatwa § * ∫ ◊
Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyib §
President of Al-Azhar University
Prof. Dr. Kamal Abu Al-Majd §
Islamic Intellectual; Former Minister of Information; Attorney in the Court
of Cassation and International Specialist in Judiciary Affairs
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-Ahmadi Abu Al-Nur § *
Former Minister of Religious Affairs in the Arab Republic of Egypt;
Professor in the Faculty of Islamic Law, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Prof. Dr. Fawzi Al-Zifzaf §
Chairman of the Permanent Committee of Noble Al-Azhar for Dialogue
Among the Heavenly Religions; Member of the Academy of Islamic Research
Prof. Dr. Hasan Hanafi §
Researcher and Islamic Intellectual, Department of Philosophy,
Cairo University; Fellow of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Muhammad Al-Kahlawi §
Secretary of the General Union of Islamic Archaeologists;
Dean of the Faculty of Antiquities, Fayyum Branch, Cairo University
Prof. Dr. Ayman Fuad Sayyid §
Former Secretary General, Dar al-Kutub Al-Misriyya
Shaykh Dr. Zaghlul Najjar §
Head of the Committee on The Miraculous Nature of the Qur’an in the Higher
Council for Islamic Affairs, Egypt
Shaykh Moez Masood §
Islamic Missionary
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-Dasuqi *
Researcher and Member of the Forum for the
Proximity of the Islamic Schools of Jurisprudence
Mr. Amr Khaled π
Islamic Missionary
Mr. Bara Kherigi π
Director, Awakening Records
Dr. Heba Raouf Ezzat π
Department of Political Science, Cairo University
Dr. Ja‘far Abdussalam ◊
President of the League of Islamic Universities
Dr. Shawqi Ahmad Dunya ◊
Dean of the (Womens’) Faculty of Commerce, Al-Azhar University
Dr. ‘Umar ‘Abd Al-Kaﬁ ≈
Dr. Huda ‘Abd Al-Sami‘ ≈
Eng. ‘Amr Faruk Farid ≈
Mr. Muhammad Al-Samman Lutﬁ ≈
Eng. Abu Al-‘Ala Madi ≈
Dr. ‘Abd Al-Wahhab Al-Masiri ≈
Dr. ‘Abd Al-Halim Oweis ≈
Mr. Ahmad Sha‘ban ≈
Mr. Husam Tammam ≈
Mr. Muntasir Al-Zayyat ≈
Dr. Raged al-Sirjani §
Dr. Muhammad Hidaya §
Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Mun‘im Abu Zayd ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, Department of Islamic Economics,
Yarmouk University

Republic of France

Shaykh Prof. Dalil Abu Bakr §
Chairman of the France Supreme Council of the Islamic Religion
and Dean of the Paris Mosque
Dr. Husayn Rais §
Director of Cultural Affairs, Paris Grand Mosque
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Majid Al-Najjar *
President of the Islamic Centre, Paris
Dr. Fouad Alaoui π
President, Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
Ms. Fatiha Ajbli π
Sociologist
Ms. Siham Andalouci π
Member, Présence Musulman
Dr. Ahmed Bakcan π
Representative, Milli Görüs
Mr. Abdelwaheb Bakli π
President, Muslim Youth of France
Shaykh Khalid Adlen Bentounes π
Alawiyah Sufi Order; Honorary President of the International
Association of the Friends of Islam
Mr. El Hadji Babou Biteye π
President, Muslim Students of France (EMF)
Mr. Laj Thami Breze π
Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
Mr. Haydar Demiryürek π
Secretary General, The Islamic Council of France
Dr. Boubaker El Hadj Amor π
Treasurer, Union of Islamic Organizations in France (UOIF)
Shaykh Ounis Guergah π
Head of the Fatwa House, Paris
Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Harman π
DITIP, Germany
Mr. Fouad Imarraine π
Collecive of Muslims of France
Dr. Ahmed Jaballah π
Member of the European Council for Fatwa and Reseach, France
Mrs. Noura Ben Hamouda Jaballah π
President of European women forum (France)
Dr. Zuhair Mahmood π
Institute for the Human Sciences (IESH), Paris
Dr. Mohamed Mestiri π
Director, International Institute of Islamic Thought, Paris
Mr. Abdelmajid Najar π
Ms. Nora Rami π
Free Community Organization, Paris
Shaykh Zakaria Seddiki π
Dr. Muhamad Bashari ◊
President, Federal Society for Muslims in France

Republic of Gabon

H.E. Elhadj Ali Bongo Awadamba ∫
Minister of National Defence and Chairman of Supreme Council
for Islamic Affairs and Special Envoy of the President

Republic of Gambia

H.E. Alhaji Dr. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh ∫
President
Mr. Samba Fall ∞
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Youth, Sport, and Religious Affairs Gambia.
Prof. Dr. Omar Jah ¶ ◊
Former Deputy Assistant to the President for Special Assistance Programs
at the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah

Federal Republic of Germany

Prof. Dr. Murad Hofmann §
Former German Ambassador to Morocco; Intellectual and Researcher
Shaykh Salah Al-Din Al-Ja‘farawi §
Assistant Secretary-General of World Council for Islamic Propagation
Mr. Ridvan Çakir π
President, Turkish-Islamic Union of Germany
Shaykh Bashir Ahmad Dultz π
German Muslim League
Mr. Belal El-Mogaddedi π
Mr. Ibrahim F. El-Zayat π
Head of Public Relations, Federation of Islamic Organisations
in Europe (FIOE)
Dr. Sabiha El-Zayat π
Centre for Islamic Women Studies, Institute for the Human
Sciences (IESH), Paris
Mr. Mesud Gülbahar π
IGMG President of Youth Organisations, Germany
Mr. Ali Kizilkaya π
Head, Islamic Council of Germany
Dr. Eyüp A. Köhler π
Mr. Michael Muhammed Abduh Pfaff π
German Muslim League
Mr. Celal Tüter π
IGMG President of University Org., Germany
Mr. Recep Yildirim π
Europe Association of Turkish Cultural Centers, Germany
Mr. Osman Yoba π
Mr. Nabil Chabib ≈

Republic of Guinea

H.E. Mr. Cellou Dalein Diallo ∫
Prime Minister
Mr. Al-Husayni Diallo ¶
Inspector General, Ministry of Justice
Prof. Dr. Qutb Mustafa Sanu ◊
Department of Usul al-Fiqh, International Islamic University of Malaysia

Republic of India

H.E. Maulana Mahmood Madani § π
Member of Parliament; General Secretary, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hindi
Prince Ja‘far Al-Sadiq Mufaddal Sayf Al-Din §
Islamic Intellectual
Prince Taha Sayf Al-Din §
Islamic Intellectual
Prof. Dr. Sayyid Awsaf Ali §
President of Hamdard University
Prof. Dr. Akhtar Al-Wasi §
Head of the Bureau of Islamic Studies, Dean of the College of Humanities
and Languages; Director of the Dhakir Husayn Centre for Islamic Studies

Republic of Indonesia

H.E. Dr. Alawi bin Shihab ∫
Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare
and Special Envoy of the President
Dr Muhammad Maftuh Basyuni ∞
Minister of Religious Affairs
Dr. Tutty Alawiyah §
President, Al-Shafi‘i Islamic University
Amb. Rabhan Abd Al-Wahhab §
Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Shaykh Al-Hajj Ahmad Hashim Muzadi §
Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia
Shaykh Rozy Munir §
Vice-Chairman of the Central Board of Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia
Mr. Muhamad Iqbal Sullam §
International Conference of Islamic Scholars, Indonesia
Dr. Muhammad Masyuri Naim ¶
Professor, Islamic University
Prof. Dr. M. Din Syamsuddin π
Chairman of Muhammadiyah

Islamic Republic of Iran

Supreme Spiritual Leader Grand Ayatollah
Al-Sayyid Ali Khamenei fatwa
H.E. Dr. Mahmood Ahmedinejad ∫
President
Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Ali Al-Taskhiri fatwa § ¶ ◊
Secretary General, Forum for the Proximity of the Islamic
Schools of Jurisprudence
Grand Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Fadil Lankarani fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Waez-zadeh Al-Khorasani § ◊
Former Secretary General, Forum for the Proximity of the Islamic Schools
of Jurisprudence
Grand Ayatollah Prof. Dr. Al-Sayyid Mustafa Mohaghegh Damad §
Director of the Academy of Sciences; Justice in the Ministry of Justice;
Head of the Inspectorate General
Hujjat Al-Islam Dr. Mahmoud Mohammadi Iraqi §
Chairman of the Cultural League and Islamic Relations in the
Islamic Republic of Iran
Dr. Al-Sayyid Mahmoud Mar‘ashi Al-Najafi §
Head of the Grand Ayatollah Mar‘ashi Al-Najafi Library
Dr. Muhammad Ali Adharshab §
Secretary-General, Arab-Iranian Friendship Society
Mr. Murtada Hashim Bur Qadi §
Secretary-General, Bureau for International Relations, Great Islamic Encyclopaedia
Shaykh Abbas Ali Sulaymani §
Representative of the Supreme Spiritual Leader in Eastern Iran
Mr. Ghulam Rida Mirzai §
Member, Consultative Council
Dr. Syed Muhammad Rida Khatimi §
Political leader; Former Deputy Speaker of the Iranian Parliament
Shaykh Muhammad Shari‘ati §
Former Advisor to the President of Iran; Member of Parliament
Amb. Muhammad Kazem Khuwansari ◊
Permanent Representative of Iran to the Organization of the Islamic Conference
Mr. Ma Sha Allah Mahmoud Shams Al-Waithin §
Journalist and Writer
Dr. Ruqayya Rustum Yurmaki *
Imam Sadiq University
Dr. Mojgan Sakhaei *
Imam Sadiq University
Shaykh Ahmad Mablaghi ◊
Professor, Qom Seminary
Dr. Gholam Reza Noor-Mohammadi ◊
Director, Centre for Islamic Medical Research, Imam al-Sadiq University, Qom;
Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tehran
Shaykh Hassan Jawahiri Zadeh ◊
Professor, Religious Seminary, Qom

Republic of Iraq

H.E. Mr. Jalal Talabani ∫
President
Grand Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Ali Sistani fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Ishaq Al-Fayad fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Muhammad Sa‘id Al-Hakim fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Bashir Al-Najafi fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Shaykh Hussein Isma‘il Al-Sadr fatwa
Grand Ayatollah Shaykh Husayn Al-Mu‘ayyad § *
Knowledge Forum, Baghdad
Grand Ayatollah Ahmad al-Bahadili §
Islamic Missionary
Shaykh Dr. Harith Al-Dari ≈
Head of Ulema organization
Dr. Muhsin ‘Abd Al-Hamid ≈
Dr. Ahmad Abd Al-Ghaffur Al-Samara‘i §
Head of the Diwan of the Sunni Waqf
Al-Sayyid Abd al-Sahib Al-Khoei §
Secretary General, Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
Al-Sayyid Muhammad Al-Musawi §
Secretary General, World Islamic Ahl Al-Bayt League
Shaykh Dr. Mahmoud Muhammad Dawud Al-Sumayda‘i ≈
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Aziz Al-Duri §
Researcher and Historian, Department of History, University of Jordan;
Fellow of Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Prof. Dr. Bashshar Awwad Marouf § *
Researcher and Editor; Fellow of Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Shaykh Abbas Ali Kashif Al-Ghita §
College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
Dr. Abd Al-Hamid Al-Najdi §
Islamic Intellectual
Shaykh Walid Faraj Allah Al-Asadi §
College of Islamic Studies, University of al-Kufa
Shaykh Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Kubaysi § ≈
Missionary and Islamic Intellectual
Prof. Ghanem Jawad §
Director of Cultural Affairs, Khoei Benevolent Foundation
Mr. Muhammad Allawi §
Assistant Director General, World Islamic Ahl Al-Bayt League
Prof. Sa‘d Al-Malla §
Islamic Intellectual
Dr. Mustafa Abd Al-Ilah Kamal Al-Din §
Islamic Intellectual
Prof. Dr. Adnan Ali Al-Faraji *
Islamic University
Dr. Aziz Rashid Al-Dayini *
Islamic University
Dr. Abd Al-Qadir Mustafa Al-Muhammadi *
Islamic University
Mr. ‘Ala’ Al-Din Al-Mudarris *
Researcher and Historian

Republic of Ireland

Mr. Nooh al-Kaddo π
Director, Islamic Cultural Centre of Irelands

Italian Republic

Mr. Yahya Sergio Pallavicini § π
Vice President, Islamic Religious Community of Italy (CO.RE.IS.)
Dr. Ali Abu Shwaima π
Head, Islamic Centre of Milan

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

H.M. King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ∫
Prof. Dr. HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad § π
Personal Envoy and Special Advisor to HM King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein;
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for
Islamic Thought
Shaykh Izzedine Al-Khatib Al-Tamimi §
Islamic Affairs Advisor to HM the King; Chief Justice
Prof. Dr. Abdul-Salam Al-Abbadi § ¶ ∞ ◊
Former Minister of Islamic Affairs; President, Aal al-Bayt University
Prof. Dr. Shaykh Ahmad Hlayyel § ≈
Advisor to HM the King and Imam of the Royal Court
Shaykh Said Al-Hijjawi § ≈
Grand Mufti of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Mr. Akel Bultaji §
Advisor to HM the King
Prof. Dr. Khalid Touqan §
Minister of Education; Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
H.E. Shaykh Salim Falahat §
Director General of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
H.E. Shaykh Dr. Abd Al-Aziz Khayyat § ◊
Former Minister of Religious Affairs
Shaykh Nuh Al-Quda §
Former Mufti of the Jordanian Armed Forces
Prof. Dr. Khalid Al-Karaki §
Deputy-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Aal al-Bayt
Institute for Islamic Thought; President of Jerash Private University
Prof. Dr. Ishaq Al-Farhan §
President of Zarqa Private University;
Former Minister of Education
Prof. Kamil Ismail Hamdan Al-Sharif § ¶
Secretary General, International Council for Islamic Propagation and Relief
Dr. Abd Al-Latif Arabiyyat §
Former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament;
Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the Islamic Action Front
Shaykh Abd Al-Karim Salim Sulayman Al-Khasawneh §
Grand Mufti of the Jordanian Armed Forces
Prof. Dr. Adel Al-Toweisi § *
Former President of Aal al-Bayt University; Minister of Culture
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Al-Ghaydhan §
Dean of the University Faculty of Religion, Balqa’ Applied University
Shaykh Hasan Al-Saqqaf §
Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Aal al-Bayt
Institute for Islamic Thought; Director of Imam Al-Nawawi Publishers and Distributors
Eng. Marwan Al-Faouri § ≈
Chairman of the Forum for Moderation in Thought and Culture
Mrs. Nawal Al-Faouri § ◊
Educator and Islamic Intellectual
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Nasir Abu Al-Basal § ◊
Former Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, Yarmouk University
Mr. Bilal Al-Tal § ◊
Editor-in-Chief, Liwa’ Newspaper
Prof. Dr. Azmi Taha Al-Sayyid §
College of Jurisprudential and Legal Studies, Aal al-Bayt University
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Hisham Sultan *
Vice-President for Islamic Studies, Aal al-Bayt University
Prof. Dr. Ziyad Al-Daghamin *
Dean of the College of Jurisprudential and Juridical Studies,
Head of the Preparatory Committee of the Internal Islamic Conference
Dr. Rashid Sa‘id Shahwan ◊
Faculty of Islamic Propagation and the Fundamentals of Religion,
Balqa Applied University
Prof. Dr. Qahtan Al-Duri *
Aal al-Bayt University
Prof. Dr. Sharif Al-Shaykh Salih Al-Khatib *
Aal al-Bayt University
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Majid Al-Salahin *
Dean of the College of Islamic Law, University of Jordan
Dr. Hayil ‘Abd Al-Haﬁz ≈
Shaykh ‘Abd Al-Karim Al-‘Akor ≈
Mr. Haytham Al-‘Amayreh ≈
Dr. Muhammad Al-Khatib ≈
Mr. Hatim Al-Manasir ≈
Dr. Malik Al-Moumini ≈
Dr. Muhammad Al-Qada ≈
Dr. Fayez Al-Rabi‘ ≈

Republic of Kazakhstan

H.E. Mr. Askar Mussinov ∫
Ambassador in Riyadh and Special Envoy of the President

Republic of Kenya

Shaykh Abdullahi Abdi π
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Aid

State of Kuwait

H.H. Shaykh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah ∫
Prime Minister
Dr. Abdullah Matuq al-Matuq ∞
Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs
Kuwait
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Al-Ghoneim §
Head of the Kuwaiti Centre for Research and Study
Dr. Adel Abdullah Al-Fallah §
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs
Dr. Mohamed Abdul Ghaffar Al-Sharif ◊
Secretary-General, Secretariat General of Religious Affairs
Dr. Muhammad Abd Allah Ja‘far Al-Sharif ¶
Undersecretary of Waqf Foundation
Dr. Khaled Madhkour Abdallah Madhkour ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, University of Kuwait
Mr. Mutlaq Rashed Al-Qarawi ≈
Shaykh Dr. ‘Ajil Jassim al-Nashami ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, University of Kuwait
Dr. Ahmad Raja‘i al-Jundi ◊
Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences, Kuwait

Kyrgyz Republic

H.E. Mr. Dastan Sarygulov ∫
Secretary of State

Republic of Lebanon

H.E. Mr. Fouad Sinoura ∫
Prime Minister
Prof. Dr. Hisham Nashabeh §
Chairman of the Board of Higher Education
Dean of Education at Makassed Association
Al-Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah fatwa
Shaykh Muhammad Rashid Qabbani ¶
Grand Mufti, Republic of Lebanon (Mufti of the Sunni Muslims)
Prof. Dr. Sayyid Hani Fahs § ≈
Member of the Higher Shi‘i Council
Shaykh Abdullah al-Harari fatwa §
Head of the Habashi Order
Prof. Dr. Ridwan Al-Sayyid §
Faculty of Humanities, Lebanese University; Editor-in-Chief,
Al-Ijtihad Magazine
Prof. Muhammad Al-Sammak § ¶
Secretary-General of the National Council for Islamic-Christian Dialogue;
Secretary-General for the Islamic Spiritual Summit
Ja‘fari Qadi Shaykh Asad Allah Al-Harashi §
Higher Islamic Shi‘i Council
Shaykh Khalil Al-Mays § ◊
Mufti of Zahleh and Western Beqa‘
Shaykh Abd Al-Emir Qublan §
Deputy Head of the Higher Shi‘i Counci
Prof. Dr. Zakariyya Abd Al-Razzaq Al-Misri *
Imam Al-Awza‘i University
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Al-Sahmarani *
Imam Al-Awza‘i University
Dr. Muhammad ‘Assaf ≈
Dr. As‘ad Al-Sahmarani ≈
Shaykh Abd Al-Naser Jabri ≈
Shaykh Jamil Muhammad Husseini fatwa §
Mr. Hasan Farhat §

State of Libya

H.E. Mr. Abdel Rahman Mohamed Shalqam ∫
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Prof. Ibrahim Ali Abu Al-Qasim Al-Rabu § ¶
Secretary of the Office of Conferences, International Islamic Propagation Society
Dr. Al-Ujaili Farhat Al-Miri §
Official for Dialogue in the International Islamic Popular Leadership
Dr. Muhammad Al-Ziyadi ◊
President, International Islamic Call University
Prof. Dr. Hamzah Abu Faris *
Al-Fatih University
Mr. Abd Al-Salam Muhammad Al-Sharif Al-Alim *
Al-Fatih University

Republic of Macedonia

Mr. Rufat Sherifi π

Malaysia

H.E. Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi ∫
Prime Minister
Dr. Anwar Ibrahim § π
Former Deputy Prime Minister
Dato’ Dr. Abdul Hamid Othman §
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister
Prof. Dr. Kamal Hasan ¶
President of the Islamic International University, Kuala Lumpur
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Hashim Kamali § π
Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation
Mr. Shahidan Kasem §
First Minister of Perlis State, Malaysia
Mr. Khayri Jamal Al-Din §
Deputy Chairman for the Youth Sector, the United Malays
National Organisation
Dr. Salih Qadir Karim Al-Zanki *
International Islamic University

Republic of Maldives

H.E. Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ∫
President
Dr. Mahmud Al-Shawqi §
Minister of Education
Shaykh Mohamed Rasheed Ibrahim ◊
President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs

Republic of Mali

H.E. Mr. Amadou Toumani Toure ∫
President
Mr. Sidi Mohamed Youssouf Djire ◊
General President of the Islamic Foundation for Production

Islamic Republic of Mauritania

H.E. Mr. Al Ould Mohamed Fal ∫
President
H.E. Shaykh Abdallah Bin Bayyah fatwa π
Former Vice President of Mauritania;
Vice President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
Mr. Al-Hajj Wuld Al-Haji Ahmad ¶
Advisor to the Minister of Education and Islamic Guidance
Mr. Cheikhna Bin Bayyah π

Republic of Mauritius

Shaykh Ghulam Muhammad §
Chairman and Secretary General of the Blue Crescent Society

Republic of Moldova

Mr. Abdulraheem Aljabari π

Kingdom of Morocco

H.M. King Mohammed VI ∫
Prof. Dr. Abbas Al-Jarari § ¶
Advisor to HM the King
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Hadi Bu Talib §
Former Advisor to HM the King
Amb. Al-Makki Kawan ∞
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Kuwait,
representing Dr. Ahmad Al-Tawfiq,
Minister of Religious Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco
Prof. Dr. Abdelhadi Al-Tazi §
Fellow of the Royal Moroccan Academy; Former Ambassador
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Farouk Al-Nabhan §
Former Director of Dar Al-Hadith Al-Hasaniyya
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Shawqi Benbin §
Director of the Hasaniyya Library
Dr. Hamdati Chbihanna Malainine ◊
Member, Supreme Constitutional Council;
President, Regional Scientiﬁc Council, Al-Qunaitra
Prof. Dr. Najat Al-Marini §
Department of Arabic Language, Mohammed V University
Dr. Abdul Filali Ansary §
Director, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations, Aga Khan University
Dr. Abdel-Kabeer Al-Madghari ◊
Former Minister of Waqf and Islamic Affairs
Dr. Maryam Ayat Ahmad ≈
Mr. Muhammad Al-Amin ≈
Mr. Muhammad Tullabi ≈
Dr. Sa‘d Al-Din Al-‘Uthmani ≈

Republic of Mozambique

H.E. Mr. Aris Ali ∫
Minister of Education and Culture

The Netherlands

Mr. Zakaria Hamidi π
Director, New Horizon

Republic of Niger

H.E. Mr. Hama Amadou ∫
Prime Minister

Federal Republic of Nigeria

H.E. Mr Ibrahim Mousa Kazawari ∫
Ambassador in Riyadh
H.H. Prince Haji Ado Bayero §
Emir of Kano
Mr. Sulayman Osho §
Secretary General of the Islamic Conference for Africa
Dr. Ahmad Limu ¶
Head, Organization of the Islamic Endowment for Education and Guidance
Dr. Al-Khidr Abd Al-Baqi Muhammad *
Researcher and Writer

Kingdom of Norway

Mr. Brahim Belkilani π
Journalist, ITRI
Dr. Lena Larsen π
Coordinator, The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief,
Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo

Sultanate of Oman

H.H. Al Syed Asaad bin Tareq Al Said ∫
Special Envoy of the Sultan
Shaykh Ahmad bin Hamad Al-Khalili fatwa § ¶ ◊
Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman
Shaykh Ahmad bin Sa‘ud Al-Siyabi § ◊
General Secretary in the Office of the Grand Mufti
Dr. Abd Allah Mubarak Al-Shanfari ¶
University Professor, University of Dhofar
Shaykh Dr. Kahlan bin Nahban Al-Kharusi * ≈
Jurisprudential Advisor in the Ofﬁce for the Issuance of Fatwas
Mr. Aﬂah bin Ahmad Al-Khalili *
Researcher in the Ofﬁce for the Issuance of Fatwas
Abd Al-Latif Al-Humaym ≈

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

H.E. General Pervez Musharraf ∫
President
H.E. Ambassador Muhammad Aslam ∞
Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Kuwait
representing Dr. Muhammad I‘jaz Al-Haqq, Minister of Religious
Affairs, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Shaykh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Uthmani fatwa ¶ ◊
Deputy Chairman, Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah;
Vice President, Dar al-Ulum, Karachi
Shaykh Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri § π
Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
Prof. Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari §
Director General, Centre for Islamic Research, Islamabad
Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi § π
Researcher and Islamic Intellectual
H.E. Ambassador Arif Kamal §
Ambassador of the Republic of Pakistan to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Ahmad Ghazi §
President, Islamic University, Islamabad;
Former Minister of Religious Affairs, Pakistan

State of Palestine

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Qorei ¶
Prime Minister
Shaykh Dr. Ikrimah Sabri § ≈ ◊
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and All of Palestine;
Imam of the Blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque
Shaykh Taysir Rajab Al-Tamimi § ≈
Chief Justice of Palestine
Dr. Mustafa Mahmud Yusuf Abu Suway ¶
Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy
and Islamic Studies in Al-Quds University
Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Salibi *
Al-Najah University
Dr. Marwan Ali Al-Qaddumi *
Al-Najah University

Republic of Poland

Dr. Samir Ismail π

Portuguese Republic

Mr. Abdool Magid Vakil § π
Chairman, Banco Efisa
Mr. Sohail Nakhooda § π
Editor-in-Chief, Islamica Magazine

State of Qatar

H.E. Shaykh Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani ∫
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Prof. Dr. Shaykh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi fatwa § π
Director of the Sunna and Sira Council;
Vice President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars
Shaykh Thaqil bin Sayer Zayd Al-Shammari ◊ ¶
Justice, Court of Cassation, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
Prof. Dr. Aisha Al-Mana‘i §
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, University of Qatar
Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman bin Abd Allah bin Zayd Al Mahmud ¶
Member of Prominent Persons Committee,
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Dr. Ali Muhyi Al-Din Qaradaghi ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, University of Qatar
Dr. Ali Ahmad Al-Salus ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, University of Qatar
Shaykh Mohammad Haj Yusuf Ahmad ◊
Imam, Doha Mosque

Russian Federation

Shaykh Rawi Ayn Al-Din §
Mufti; Head of the Muslim Religious Administration
Prof. Dr. Said Hibatullah Kamilev § ¶
Director, Moscow Institute of Islamic Civilisation
Dr. Murad Murtazein §
President, Islamic University, Moscow
Mr. Rushan Abassoof §
Director of External Affairs Department of Council of Muftis, Russia
Mr. Yakupov Valiulla π
Assistant to the Chief Mufti of Tatarstan

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

H.M. King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud ∫
King of Saudi Arabia; Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Dr. Abd Al-Aziz bin Uthman Al-Touaijiri § ¶
Director General, The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO)
H.E. Shaykh Abd Allah Sulayman bin Mani‘ ◊
Member, Council of Senior ‘Ulama’ of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Hassan bin Mohamed Safar ◊
Professor, Islamic Studies Department, Faculty of Humanities
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
Mr. Abobakr Abdelfatah π
Shaykh Ali Baddahdah π
Dr. Salih Al-Wuhaibi ≈
Shaykh ‘Abd Allah Yahya ≈
Mr. Nabil Abd Al-Ilah Nassif ◊
Assistant to the President for Assistance Affairs, IDB, Jeddah
Dr. Muhammad Jabr Al-Alfi ◊
Professor, Higher Judiciary Institute, Department
of Comparative Jurisprudence, Riyadh
Dr. Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hasan Al-Najimi ◊
Associate Professor, King Fahd Defence College
Dr. Ahmad Abd al-Alim Abd Al-Latif ◊
Researcher, Department of Studies, The International
Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah
Dr. Abd Al-Qahir Qamar ◊
Researcher, Department of Studies, The International
Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah
Shaykh al-Habib Muhammad bin Abdurrahman al-Saqqaf §
Dr. Mohamed Ali Al-Bar ◊
King Fahd Centre for Medical Research

Republic of Senegal

H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Wade ∫
President
Mr. Al-Hajj Mustafa Sisi § ≈
Special Advisor to the President of Senegal
Prof. Abdallah Bah §
President of the Union of Volunteers in Islamic Education and Culture
Prof. Abadir Tiyam ¶
University Press and President of the National Society, Dakar
Prof. Ahmad Mukhtar Embo ¶
Former Director General, UNESCO, Paris
Prof. Rohan Mbaye ◊
Director, Islamic Institute, Dakar

Republic of Sierra Leone

H.E. Alhaji Dr. Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ∫
President

Republic of Singapore

Dr. Yaqub Ibrahim §
Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, and Muslim Affairs

Republic of Somalia

H.E. Mr. Abdullah Youssef Ahmed ∫
President

Republic of South Africa

Shaykh Ibrahim Gabriels §
Head of South African ‘Ulama’

Kingdom of Spain

Mr. Mansur Escudero π
Spanish Islamic Commission
Mr. Ali Boussaid π
Islamic League for Dialogue and Conviviality

Republic of the Sudan

H.E. General Omar Hassan Al Bashir ∫
President
Abd Al-Rahman Sawar Al-Dhahab §
Former President of the Republic of Sudan
Al-Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi ≈
Former Prime Minister of Sudan
Head of ansar movement
Dr. Isam Ahmad Al-Bashir § ¶
Minister of Guidance and Religious Affairs
Mr. Tariq Ali Bakhit ¶
Director in the General Secretariat and
Head of Cultural and Islamic Thought Committee, Khartoum
Prof. Dr. Izz al-Din Umar Musa §
Lecturer in the Department of History, Malik Saud University, Riyadh
Dr. Muhammad Mahjub Harun ¶
Journalist and University Professor, University of Khartoum
Dr. Ahmad Ali Al-Imam ¶
Advisor to the Sudanese President
Dr. Mustafa ‘Uthman Isma‘il ≈
Former Foreign Minister of Sudan
Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the Arab League
Dr. Ibrahim Ahmad Uthman ◊
Secretary General, Supreme Judiciary Council
Dr. Ahmad Khaled Babacar ◊
Secretary General of the Islamic Fiqh Academy of Sudan

Kingdom of Sweden

Mr. Mahmoud Khalfi Driri π

Swiss Confederation

Prof. Tariq Ramadan § π
Islamic intellectual

Syrian Arab Republic

H.E. Mr. Farouk Al-Sharaa’ ∫
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shaykh Dr. Ahmad Badr Hasoun §
Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sa‘id Ramadan Al-Buti § ≈
Head of the Religion Department, Faculty of Law, University of Damascus
Prof. Dr. Shaykh Wahba Mustafa Al-Zuhayli § ≈ ¶ ◊
Head of Department of Islamic Jurisprudence and its Schools,
Islamic Law Faculty, Damascus University
Dr. Salah Al-Din Ahmad Kuftaro §
Director General, Shaykh Ahmad Kuftaro Academy and Islamic Intellectual
Dr. Muhammad Tawfiq Sa‘id Al-Buti §
Professor of Shari‘ah at Damascus University
Dr. Mahmud Al-Sayyid ¶
Academic Researcher in the Centre of Islamic Studies,
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Shaykh Abdallah Adhami § π
Islamic missionary and scholar
Dr. Muhammad Habash ≈
Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Latif Saleh al-Farfur ◊
Secretary General, International Scientiﬁc Academy
Prof. Dr. Abd Al-Sattar Abu Ghuddah ◊
President of the United Shari‘ah Council of the Baraka Group, Jeddah

Republic of Tajikistan

H.E. Mr. Imam Aly Rahmanov ∫
President

Kingdom of Thailand

Mr. Wan Muhammad Nur Matha §
Advisor to the Prime Minister
Amb. Wiboon Khusakul §
Ambassador of Thailand in Baghdad

Republic of Togo

H.E. Mr. Zarifou Ayéva ∫
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Tunisia

Mr. Mohamed Al-Ghanousi ∫
Prime Minister
Prof. Dr. Al-Hadi Al-Bakkoush §
Former Prime Minister of Tunisia
Dr. Abu Baker Al-Akhzuri §
Minister of Religious Affairs
Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Shabi §
Chairman of the Higher Islamic Council;
Former Minister of Islamic Affairs
Prof. Ibrahim Chabbouh §
Advisor to the Higher Chairman of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought;
Director of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Al Habib ibn Al Khojah ◊
Secretary-General of the International Islamic Fiqh Council, Jeddah
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Al-Bashir Al-Buzaydi ¶
Director of the Higher Institute for the Fundamentals of Religion, Zaytuna University
Mr. Ahmad Al-‘Ujaymi ¶
Advisor in the Ofﬁce of the Secretary General of the
Organization of the Islamic Conference
Shaykh Dr. Rachid Ghannouchi π
Leader of Ennada
Prof. Habib Shaybub §
Writer and Historian
Dr. Amir Al-Zamali §
Advisor of Islamic World Affairs, International Committee for the Red Cross
Dr. Shaykh Mohieddine Gadi ◊
The Higher Islamic Council, Tunis
Shaykh Al-Tayyib Salama ◊
The Higher Islamic Council, Tunis

Republic of Turkey

H.E. Mr. Bulent Arinc ∫
President of the Grand Turkish Assembly
Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu § π ◊
Secretary-General, Organisation of the Islamic Conference
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydin π
Minister of State, Government of Turkey
Prof. Dr. Ali Bardakoglu ¶
Head of Religious Affairs Directorate
Prof. Dr. Ali Auzak π
Head of the Endowment for Islamic Scientific Studies, Istanbul
Prof. Dr. Mualla Saljuq §
Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Law, Ankara
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çagrici § π ≈
Grand Mufti of Istanbul and Professor of Islamic Philosophy
Prof. Ibrahim Kafi Dönmez §
Professor of Islamic Jurisprudence at the University of Marmara
Dr. Ali Ihsan Bala *
Yüzüncü Yil University
Mr. Ufuk Gökçen π
Advisor to the Secretary General of the OIC
Mr. Mustafa Akyol π
Writer and journalist
Dr. Muhammet Aruçi π
Turkish Religious Endownment (Diyanet Vakfi)
Prof. Dr. Akif Aydin π
Marmara University
Mr. Kurtulu Aykan π
Dr. Savas Barçin π
Ms. Selin Bölme π
Marmara University
Prof. Ali Dere π
Foreign Affairs Department, Presidency of Religious Affairs, Ankara
Mr. Muammer Dumanli π
Mr. Ahmet Hakan π
Dr. Ibrahim Kalin π
Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, College of the Holy Cross, USA;
Director, SETA Foundation, Ankara
Prof. Recep Kaymakcan π
Assistant Professor of Religious Education, Sakarya University
H.E. Ambassador Fazli Kesmir π
Counsellor Turkish Embassy and Permanent Representative of Turkey
to FAO, Rome
Dr. Abdülhamid Kirmizi π
Mr. Fehmi Koru π
Journalist, Yeni Safak
Dr. Ali Köse π
Lecturer, Faculty of Theology, Marmara University
Mr. Talha Köse π
Prof. Talip Küçukcan π
Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
Ambassador Ömür Orhun π
OCSE Personal Representative on Combating Islamophobia
Mr. Taha Özhan π
Prof. Mehmet Paçaci π
Faculty of Theology, Ankara University
Mr. Ali Sarikaya π
President, Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation
Prof. Bülent Senay π
Professor of Comparative Religion, Uludag University, Bursa
Dr. Nazife Sisman π
Dr. Ismail Taspinar π
Faculty of Theology, Marmara University
Mr. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu π
SETA, Anakara
Dr. Nuri Tinaz π
Centre for Islamic Studies, Istanbul
Mrs. Ümare Yazar π
Professor Ali Murat Yel π
Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology, Fatih University

Turkmenistan

H.E. Mr. Rashid Mirdov ∫
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ukraine

Mufti Shaykh Ahmad Tamim §
Mufti of Ukraine

Republic of Uganda

Mr. Anas Abdunnoor Kalissa ◊
Director of Research and Shari‘ah

United Arab Emirates

H.H. Shaykh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ∫
President
H.H. Ambassador Nasir bin Abd Allah bin Hamdan ¶
Mr. Ali bin Al-Sayyid Abd Al-Rahman Al-Hashim §
Advisor to the President for Judiciary and Religious Affairs
Shaykh Muhammad Al-Banani §
Judge in the Supreme Federal Court
Dr. Abd al-Salam Muhammad Darwish al-Marzuqi §
Judge in the Dubai Court
Dr. Muhammad Abdulrahim Sultan Al-Ulama ◊
Deputy-Dean of Scientific Research Affairs, United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Hamad bin Al-Sheikh Ahmad Al-Chibani ◊
Director, Islamic Affairs and Awqaf
Shaykh Mansur ‘Etah al-Minhali ◊
Secretary-General, Bureau for Islamic Affairs and Charitable Works, Dubai
Dr. Ahmad Abdul Aziz Al-Haddad ◊
Chief Mufti, Bureau of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Works, Dubai
Shaykh Talib Muhammad Al-Shehi ◊
Preacher, Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs
Dr. Mahmud Ahmad Abu Layl ◊
Professor, Faculty of Shari‘ah, Al-‘Ain University
Dr. Khalid Sulayman Al-Fahdawi ≈
Dr. Ali Muhammad Ujla ◊
Managing Editor, Manar Al-Islam Magazine
Dr. Muhammad Al-Zuhaili ◊
Dean, Faculty of Shari‘ah, University of Sharjah

United Kingdom

Dr. Abbas Mahajarani §
Member of the Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation
Dr. Hassan Shamsi Basha ◊
Expert, The International Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah
Mr. Shams Vellani §
Director, Special Studies, The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Dr. Farhad Daftary §
Associate Director, The Institute of Ismaili Studies
Shaykh Yusuf Islam §
Islamic Missionary
Dr. Fuad Nahdi §
Editor-in-Chief, Q-News International
Shaykh Wanis Al-Mabrouk *
Representative of the Union of Muslim Organisations of UK & EIRE
Mr. Sharif Banna π
Co-Founder, Awakening Records;
President, Union of Muslim Students in the UK
Mr. Sami Yusuf § π
Islamic singer
Mohamed Abdul Aziz π
Director, Faithwise
Dr. Manazir Ahsan π
Director, The Islamic Foundation
Mr. Khurshid Ahmed π
British Muslim Forum (BMF)
Mrs. Fareena Alam π
Editor, Q-News International
Dr. Anas Shaikh-Ali π
Director, International Institute of Islamic Thought, London
Mr. Ahmed Al-Rawi π
President, Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe
Mr. Ismail Amla π
Mr. Iqbal Asaria π
Finance Director, Muslim Council of Britain
Dr. Mehmet Asutay π
Department of Economics, Durham University
Mr. Yasar Çolak π
Counsellor for Turkish Religious Affairs in London
Mr. Said Ferjani π
Muslim Association of Britain
Dr. Sophie Gilliat-Ray π
Cardiff University
Mr. AbdelRahman Helbawy π
Mr. Dilwar Hussain π
The Islamic Foundation
Mrs. Sarah Joseph π
Editor, Emel Magazine
Mr. Wakkas Khan π
President, FOSIS
Mr. Mustafa Köker π
Chief Editor, Haber Newspapers (Turkish)
Ms. Maleiha Malik π
Department of Law, King’s College
Ms. Unaiza Malik π
Muslim Council of Britain
Mr. Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed π
Dr. Mohamed Mukadam π
Association of Muslim Schools
Mr. Ahmed Musawi π
Prof. Farhan Nizami π
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Mr. Habibur Rahman π
Sir Iqbal Sacranie π
Former Secretary General of the Muslim Council of Britain
Shaykh Haytham Tamim π
Utrujj Institute
Mr. Ahmed Versi π
Editor, The Muslim News
Mr. Shaukat Warraich π
Community leader
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad / Tim Winter § π
Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Mr. Haider Ali π
Book distributor

United States of America

H.E. Prof. Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr §
Author and Professor of Islamic Studies at the George Washington University
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf Hanson § π
President of the Zaytuna Institute
Shaykh Faisal Abdur Rauf §
Imam of New York City Central Mosque
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Mattson §
Professor of Islamic Studies, Hartford Seminary;
President of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)
Prof. Dr. Suleiman Abdallah Schleifer §
Director Emeritus of the Adham Center for Television Journalism
Mr. Nihad Awad § ≈
Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations
Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller § π
Islamic Missionary and Intellectual;
Fellow of the Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Sheikh Suhaib D. Webb π
Islamic Missionary
Dr. Caner Dagli π
Special Advisor for Interfaith Affairs, Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan;
Professor of Islamic Studies, Roanoke College, USA
Prof. James Morris § π
Univesity of Exeter
Mr. Radwan Al-Masmudi ≈
Prof. Joseph Lumbard §
Former Special Assistant to H.M. King Abdullah II for Interfaith Affairs

Republic of Uzbekistan

H.E. Mr. Shawkat Sirdayev ∫
Prime Minister
Shaykh Muhammad Al-Sadiq Muhammad Yusuf §
Grand Mufti of the Republic
Prof. Yusufov Ortoqbek §
Islamic Intellectual

Republic of Yemen

H.E. General Ali Abdullah Saleh ∫
President
Shaykh Muhammad bin Muhammad Isma‘il Al-Mansur fatwa
Shaykh Humud bin ‘Abbas al-Mu‘ayyad fatwa
Shaykh Ibrahim bin Muhammad Al-Wazir fatwa §
Secretary General of the Islamic Unification and Works Movement
Shaykh Habib ‘Umar bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafiz §
Principal, Dar al-Mustafa, Tarim
Shaykh Al-Habib ‘Ali Al-Jifri §
Islamic Missionary and Intellectual
Shaykh Muhammad Abduh Umar ◊
Head, Bureau of Direction and Guidance, Permanent Committee
of the General People’s Conference
Prof. Dr. Husayn Al-Umari §
Member of the Consultative Committee, Member of the UNESCO
Executive Committee; Professor of Modern History, University of Sana‘a’