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This is a list of notable Muslim theologians.

Traditional Theologians and Philosophers

Ash'aris and Maturidis

Main articles: Ash'ari and Maturidi

Mu'tazilis

Main article: Muʿtazila

Others

See also early Muslim philosophy, Islamic philosophy

Early Sunni Theologians and Philosophers

Imams of Hadith

Medieval Theologians and Philosophers

Modern theologians

See also modern Islamic philosophy, Islamization of knowledge

Shi'a Imams

Athnā‘ashariyyah-The Twelve Imams

  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

  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

  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

Historiographers, political scientists, and sociologists

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