Reynold A. Nicholson (1868–1945)

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2. Seyyed Hossein Nasr

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6. A. J. Arberry

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8. William Montgomery Watt

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17. Dale F. Eickelman

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18. William C. Chittick

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19. Leila Azzam

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20. Alfred Guillaume

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