The Legacy of Sadr-Adin Muhammad, Shirazi

All three Muhammad's Abdul, Iqbal, and Ar-kun struggled with this issue of religious identity. They all drew a distinction between the revelatory message brought by the Prophet Muhammad and what had been made out of that revelation in subsequent centuries. Other thinkers with great currency in modern-day Islam include Ibn Taimiyya and Ibn Khaldun. But one in particular has given rise to a vibrant, still living philosophical tradition. And you'll never guess what his middle name was.