Mujaddid

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Mujaddid (Arabic: مجدد) in Islamic tradition, the term Mujaddid refers to a person who, Muslims believe, is sent by god in the first half of every century of the Islamic calendar. <ref>"Allah shall raise for this Umma at the head of every century a man who shall renew (or revive) for it its religion" (Sunan Abu Dawud, Kitab al-Malahim, ch. 1.)</ref> His objective is to revive Islam, remove from it any extraneous elements and to restore it to its pristine state. A “Mujaddid” could be a Caliph, he may be a Scholar or Thinker. <ref>“The Israelites used to be led by prophets; whenever a prophet died, another came after him. After me there is no prophet, but there will be khalifas and there will be many.” (Bukhari, book 60, ch. 50)
“Allah has promised to those of you who believe, and do good, that He will surely make them khalifas in the earth as He made those before them to be khalifas” (Quran 24:55)</ref>

The institution of “Mujaddid” has been a subject of controversy among various Islamic sects over the centuries. <ref>Mujaddid of the Hijri 14th Century</ref> In recent times this has been highlighted by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim to be the "Mujaddid" of the 14th Islamic century. <ref>[http://www.ahmadiyya.org/claims/intro.htm Claims and position of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]</ref> Mainstream Muslims consider him to be an apostate. <ref>Who Was the Impostor of Qadian? Decide for Yourself</ref> Some Muslim groups consider Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi to be the rightful recipient of this title, <ref>Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, A Brief Account of the "Sage of Thana Bhawan" by Ali Altaf Mian</ref> while others believe the title should go to Said Nursi.

The list of past Mujaddids is subject to controversy, however there are some accepted personalities: <ref>Muslim Reformers (Mujaddids)
List of Mujaddids who have appeared in Islam</ref>

[edit] List of past Mujaddids

Century	Start (hijri)	Start (A. D)	Name	Born	Died
2	1/1/100	3-aug-718	Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz	682	720
3	1/1/200	10-aug-815	Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal	780	850
			Imam al-Shafi
4	1/1/300	17-aug-912	Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari	873	935
			Abu Sharh
5	1/1/400	24-aug-1009	Abu Bakr Baqlani	?	1013
			Abu Ubaid Naishapuri
6	1/1/500	1-sep-1106	Imam Al-Ghazali	1058	1111
			Al Sayyid Abdul Qadir Jilani	1077	1116
7	1/1/600	9-sep-1203	Moinuddin Chishti
8	1/1/700	15-sep-1300	Ibne Hajar Asqalani	1372	1449
			Saleh ibn Umar
9	1/1/800	23-sep-1397	Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri	1443	1505
10	1/1/900	1-oct-1494	Imam Jalaludin Sayuti
11	1/1/1000	19-oct-1591	Al-Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
			Alfi Sani
12	1/1/1100	26-oct-1688	Shah Wali Allah Muhaddath Dehlavi	1702	1762
13	1/1/1200	4-nov-1785	Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab al-Tamimi (Not universally accepted)	1703	1792
14	1/1/1300	12-nov-1882	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (claim contested, considered an apostate by mainstream orthodox Muslims)	1835	1908
			Maulana Syyed 'Ab'ul Bari al-Hasani wa'l-Hussaini (not accepted universally)	1863	1943
			Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (not accepted universally)	1876	1960
			Ahmed Rida Khan (Ala Hadrat Imame Ahle Sunnat Shah Mujaddiduddin Allamah Alshaykh Muhammad Mukhtar Ziauddin) (not accepted universally)
			al Barelwi al Qadiri al Barkati al Radhwi al Noori (not accepted universally)
15	1/1/1400	21-nov-1979	Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee (not accepted universally)	1914	1999
			Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (not accepted universally)	1942	1994
			Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri (not accepted universally)	1951	2006