Since the wave of terrorist attacks (2015–2017) in Europe, Muslim authority figures (mainly theologians, imams, preachers and managers) are displaying resilience in the face of pressure ranging from political powers to scientific authority and to pervasive digitalisation. In particular, political powers in Europe hope for the emergence of a modern, de-radicalised and secularised form of Islam. In this context, traditional figures of religious authority (theologians, imams, preachers) are perceived as an obstacle to this form of ‘local’ Islam. Such expectations push the traditional religious authority figures to be more cautious in their discourse as well as in their actions. The Covid-19 health crisis (2020–2022) has further weakened the influence of these figures to the point that their epistemic authority was utterly superseded by the inflated authority of the medical expert, whose influence has taken over other fields of knowledge, including religious knowledge. Medical knowledge about the coronavirus, vaccines and health in general has reduced the theologian to a secondary role. Finally, the omnipresence of digitalisation and closure of mosques for many months has established the internet as a legitimate space for religious discourse where competition is a significant factor in a global religious field/market without borders, unlike physical community spaces, which are less open to competition and almost closed. The virtual space diminishes the impact of traditional figures on religious discourse as well as their capacity to “retain” a public audience now seduced by commercial distractions and beguiling figures from different horizons.