محمد رشيد رضا
Rashid Rida is accepted by Salafis as a scholarly authority and reference. Salafi scholar Muhammad Abdullah Salman authored a book in his praise, titled, "al-Shaykh Rashid Rida al-Musleh al-Salafi"(al-Shaykh Rashid Rida the Salafi Reformer). Apart from the Purist Salafis, Salafi activists ("harakis") also look up to Rida’s works to build a revivalist platform focused on Islamic socio-political and cultural reforms ("Islah") with a long-term objective to establish an Islamic state. Prominent figures in this rival camp include Abu Hanieh, Safar Al-Hawali, Abu Qatada, Muhammad Surur, Abdurrahman Abdulkhaliq, etc. Abu Qatada and Abu Hanieh established a new movement known as "Ahl Al-Sunnah Wal Jama’a" based in Jordan and published "al-Manar" magazine named after Rashid Rida’s popular monthly.