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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."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.) 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.“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)

The institution of “Mujaddid” has been a subject of controversy among various Islamic sects over the centuries.Mujaddid of the Hijri 14th Century, http://www.sunnirazvi.org/topics/mujaddid.htm In recent times this has been highlighted by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's claim to be the “Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century.Claims and position of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, http://www.ahmadiyya.org/claims/intro.htm Mainstream Muslims consider him to be an apostate.Who Was the Impostor of Qadian? Decide for Yourself!! http://www.inter-islam.org/faith/qadian.htm#30%20Liars Some Muslim groups consider Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi to be the rightful recipient of this title,Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi, A Brief Account of the "Sage of Thana Bhawan" by Ali Altaf Mian, http://alashrafia.com/thanwi.html 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:Muslim Reformers (Mujaddids), http://islamic-world.net/khalifah/muslim_reformers.htmList of Mujaddids who have appeared in Islam, http://media.isnet.org/islam/Ahmadiyyah/Lahore/Service/Appendix.html

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
			Hazrat Imam al-Shafi
4	1/1/300	17-aug-912	Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari	873	935
			Hazrat Abu Sharh
5	1/1/400	24-aug-1009	Abu Bakr Baqlani	?	1013
			Hazrat 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	Ibn Taymiya	1141	1230
			Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti
8	1/1/700	15-sep-1300	Ibne Hajar Asqalani	1372	1449
			Hazrat Saleh ibn Umar
9	1/1/800	23-sep-1397	Hazrat Syed Mohammad Jaunpuri	1443	1505
10	1/1/900	1-oct-1494	Hazrat Imam Jalaludin Sayuti
11	1/1/1000	19-oct-1591	Al-Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
			Hazrat Mujaddid Alfi Sani
12	1/1/1100	26-oct-1688	Shah Wali Allah Muhaddath Dehlavi	1702	1762
13	1/1/1200	4-nov-1785	Syed Ahmed Rida Khan al-Barelvi (not accepted universally)	1786	1831
14	1/1/1300	12-nov-1882	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (claim contested, considered an apostate by mainstream orthodox Muslims)	1835	1908
			Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (not accepted universally)	1863	1943
			Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (not accepted universally)	1876	1960
15	1/1/1400	21-nov-1979	Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (not accepted universally)	1942	1994

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