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• Alrajhi Bank 2025 Company Enterprise, brands and finance JordanKuwaitMalaysia

  A Saudi bank based in Riyadh that operates according to Sharia, founded in 1957 and known as Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation until 2006; 2015 data made it the world's largest Islamic bank by capital, and it was first on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Dubai Islamic Bank 2025 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesBosnia & HerzegovinaIndonesia

  An Emirati bank based in Dubai, founded by Saeed bin Ahmed Lootah in 1975, which follows Sharia principles across all its activities; it is the UAE's largest Islamic bank by assets and is listed on the Dubai Financial Market, acquired Noor Bank in 2020, and has operations in Bosnia, Pakistan, Kenya, Indonesia and Sudan.

• Minhaj (Muslim World League app) 2025 App Websites, apps, games and devices

  An app and digital platform of the Muslim World League, built with the Elm company and launched in Mecca on 27 November 2025 after the Islamic Fiqh Council approved the idea in its resolution 23 of 13 Shawwal 1445 AH; it gathers the mushaf, prayer times, qibla, adhkar, religious consultations, courses, zakat and inheritance calculators and virtual communities, in seven languages, and addresses Muslims in minority countries in particular.

• Abdelaziz al-Karaouri 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Moroccan imam and reciter from Casablanca (died 2025) who led prayers at the al-Tawba and al-Taysir mosques and then at al-Qadi Iyad Mosque in Sidi Maarouf, packed for the tarawih; he worked in education from 1999 and taught many huffaz, having left singing at weddings in the late 1990s to devote himself to the Qur'an.

• Abu Ishaq Al-Heweny 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Egyptian hadith scholar and preacher, born in the village of Huwayn in Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate in 1956 and died in Doha in 2025. A graduate of Ain Shams University's Faculty of Al-Alsun, he studied with Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani and was shaped by his books; he wrote and edited works on hadith science and presented programmes on Islamic satellite channels.

• Dahiru Bauchi 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Nigerian Tijani scholar (1927-2025), among the most prominent shaykhs of the Tijaniyya in Nigeria. He memorised the Qur'an under his father, a Tijani muqaddam, received the tariqa, taught tafsir for decades at Bauchi, and served as deputy chair of the Fatwa Committee of Nigeria's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.

• Dwight Muhammad Qawi 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  American boxer, born Dwight Braxton in Baltimore in 1953 and died in 2025. He learned boxing in Rahway State Prison, where he was serving a sentence for armed robbery, and became a world champion in two weight classes, light heavyweight (1981–1983) and cruiserweight (1985–1986). He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004, and after retiring worked as a trainer and as a counsellor at a rehabilitation centre.

• Farhat Amin 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  British author, speaker and host of the Smart Muslima podcast. She grew up in London and was a secondary-school English teacher before leaving teaching in 2015 to write and podcast full-time. Her books on hijab, marriage and parenting include Smart Single Muslimah and Hands Off Our Hijab. She died in 2025 after more than three years living with cancer.

• Hossein Salami 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Hossein Salami (1960 - 13 June 2025) was an Iranian major general who commanded the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from 2019 until he was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran at the start of the Twelve-Day War; he joined the IRGC at the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, commanded its aerospace force and missile programmes, and was known for fiery speeches against the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

• Khaleda Zia 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Bangladeshi politician (15 August 1946 – 30 December 2025), the widow of President Ziaur Rahman and the first woman to head Bangladesh's government. She chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her death, helped lead the pro-democracy movement against the Ershad regime, served as prime minister from 1991 to 1996 and from 2001 to 2006, was imprisoned on corruption charges in 2018 and released and acquitted after the July 2024 uprising, and died at Dhaka, receiving a state funeral.

• Muhammadu Buhari 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Nigerian officer and politician (1942–2025) from Daura in Katsina State who ruled Nigeria as military head of state from 31 December 1983 until Ibrahim Babangida overthrew him on 27 August 1985 and detained him for three years. He then ran three times for the presidency unsuccessfully before winning in 2015 — the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president — and again in 2019, governing until 2023. He died in a London clinic on 13 July 2025 and was buried at his home in Daura.

• Sonallah Ibrahim 2025 Figures of the last fifty years

  Egyptian novelist and short-story writer (1937–2025), a leading figure of the 'Sixties Generation' in Arabic literature. Imprisoned from 1959 to 1964 for his membership in the Marxist Democratic Movement for National Liberation, he drew on his imprisonment in his first book, That Smell; his novels include The Committee, Zaat, Honor and Warda. In 2003 he refused a major state literary prize in protest at the Egyptian government's policies.

• Palestine 36 2025 Film Films DenmarkFranceUnited Kingdom

  Palestine 36.

• Once Upon a Time in Gaza 2025 Film Films GermanyFrancePalestinian Territories

  The Nasser brothers' new film about life, resistance and joy in Gaza; screened at 2025 festivals.

• Muawiya 2025 Series Series and programmes Saudi Arabia

  An MBC series on Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan and the first fitna; its broadcast drew wide controversy over the depiction of Companions and early Islamic civil strife.

• Desert Warrior 2025 Film Films Saudi ArabiaUnited States

  Rupert Wyatt's Saudi-backed epic set in seventh-century Arabia on the eve of Islam, starring Anthony Mackie and Aiysha Hart — among the first major Hollywood-scale productions shot at NEOM.

• The Voice of Hind Rajab 2025 Film Films FrancePalestinian TerritoriesTunisia

  The Voice of Hind Rajab.

• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi 2011 Figures of the last fifty years

  Malaysian statesman, born at Bayan Lepas, Penang, in 1939. A civil servant who entered parliament in 1978, he served in several ministries and as deputy prime minister before succeeding Mahathir Mohamad as fifth prime minister in 2003, promoting reform and his Islam Hadhari concept; after heavy election losses in 2008 he stepped down in 2009, and died at Kuala Lumpur in 2025.

• Dukhan Bank 2008 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Qatar

  A Sharia-compliant Qatari bank in Doha, formerly Barwa Bank, founded in 2008 and renamed Dukhan Bank in 2020 after its merger with International Bank of Qatar; it is the third-largest Islamic bank in Qatar and was listed in 2023.

• Canadian Islamic History Month 2007 Heritage month Heritage months and festivals

  October of every year in Canada, first established in 2007 to recognise, celebrate and reflect on the history, culture and contributions of Muslims in Canada; the Office of the Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia publishes its yearly campaign materials.

• Zaghloul El-Naggar 2007 Figures of the last fifty years

  Egyptian geologist and preacher (1933–2025) who graduated from Cairo University's Faculty of Science, took his doctorate at the University of Wales in 1963, taught geology at several Arab universities, chaired the committee on scientific miracles of the Qur'an at Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, became widely known for writing and lecturing on 'scientific miracles' in the Qur'an and Sunna, and died in Amman.

• Alinma Bank 2006 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Saudi Arabia

  A Saudi joint-stock bank based in Riyadh, formed under Royal Decree No. M/15 of 28 March 2006 with share capital of SAR 20 billion, offering Shariah-compliant banking and investment services; it was 10th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Bank Albilad 2004 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Saudi Arabia

  A Saudi Islamic joint-stock bank based in Riyadh, established in 2004, offering Sharia-compliant products under a Sharia Committee; its remittance arm is Enjaz, and it was 16th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Emirates Islamic 2004 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab Emirates

  An Emirati bank in Dubai, established in 2004 to provide banking in line with Shari'a principles, one of the emirate's four Islamic banks; it was delisted from the Dubai Financial Market in 2025 after Emirates NBD acquired its remaining shares, and Euromoney named it the world's best Islamic digital bank for 2025.

• Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank 1997 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesEgyptIraq

  An Emirati bank in Abu Dhabi, established as a public joint-stock company by Amiri Decree No. 9 on 20 May 1997, which began commercial operations on 11 November 1998 and carries out all its contracts according to Shari'a principles; it has operations in Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, Sudan and Saudi Arabia, and was 12th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Mohamed Salah 1992 SportFigures of the last fifty years Egypt

  Egyptian professional footballer, born in Nagrig, Gharbia, in 1992, who began at Al-Mokawloon, starred for Liverpool (2017–2026) winning the Champions League and Premier League titles and setting scoring records, captained Egypt at the 2026 World Cup, and plays for Trabzonspor in Türkiye since 2026. This record is the footballer, not the Tunisian scholar Mohamed Salah Ben Mrad, who has his own record in the museum.

• Abdullah Omar Nasseef 1991 Figures of the last fifty years

  Saudi geologist and public figure (1939–2025) from Jeddah, president of King Abdulaziz University (1400–1403 AH), secretary-general of the Muslim World League (1403–1414 AH / 1983–1993), deputy chairman of the Shura Council and president of the World Muslim Congress; King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam (1991).

• Khurshid Ahmad 1990 Figures of the last fifty years

  Pakistani economist, thinker and politician (1932–2025), a founder of Islamic economics as an academic field, co-founder of the Islamic Foundation in Leicester, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader, head of Pakistan's Planning Commission and senator (2002–2012); author and editor of more than seventy books, King Faisal Prize for Service to Islam (1990) and Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2011).

• Qatar Islamic Bank 1982 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United KingdomQatar

  A Qatari bank based in Doha, founded in 1982, whose operations are supervised by a Shari'a board; the Qatar Investment Authority is its largest shareholder, and it was 15th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

• Kuwait Finance House (KFH) 1977 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesBahrainGermany

  A Kuwaiti bank founded in 1977 as Kuwait's first bank operating according to Sharia rulings; it opened on 31 August 1978 and was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in 1984; it has branches and subsidiaries in Bahrain, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, completed its acquisition of Ahli United Bank in 2022, and Kuwaiti state funds hold its largest stakes.