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Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi

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Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi at Jamia Binoria in 2021
Personal life
Born (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 71)
NationalityPakistani
Main interest(s)Sufism
Alma materUniversity of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
OccupationSufi, Islamic Scholar
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
Founder ofMahad-ul-Faqeer Al-Islami, Jhang
TariqaNaqshbandi
MovementDeobandi
Muslim leader

Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (Urdu: پیر ذوالفقار احمد نقشبندی) (born 1 April 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a Sufi shaykh of the Naqshbandi order.[2] He is the founder of Mahadul-Faqir Al-Islami, Jhang.[3]

Biography

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In 2011, Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi travelled to India and addressed in few organized programs at Eidgah Bilali Mansab tank and Chanchalguda Junior College in Hyderabad.[4] He also spoke at programs in the Masjid Rasheed of Darul Uloom Deoband and at Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.[5]

In December 2018, Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi said that conspiracies against the belief of Finality of Prophethood are a matter of concern for Muslims. Ahmadis / Qadyanis must be made to follow the law of the country, and they should be removed from the key posts.[6] [7] A question asked at the Darul Ifta of Darul Uloom Deoband about Naqshbandi's reliability was answered as "Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is a credible elderly figure of the Naqshbandi order and follows the same track as of the scholars of Deoband".[8]

Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi was among the world's 500 most influential Muslims during 2013 / 14. The 500 Most Influential Muslims.[9]

Even though Sufi intellectual output has fallen in modern times, Naqshbandi remains an exception and has published widely.[10]

Literary works

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According to Wordcat.org Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is the author of 116 books [11]

  • Fiqh ke buniyādī uṣūl
  • Zād-i ḥaram
  • Nurturing the budding rose : a complete guide to the upbringing of children
  • K̲h̲avātīn-i Islām ke kārnāme
  • Ḥayāʼ aur pākdāminī
  • Ahle Dil Kay Tarpa Dainay Walay Waqiat
  • Ilm e-Nafe
  • Gunahoon Say Toba Kijiyay
  • Quran-e-Majeed kay Adbi Israr o-Ramooz
  • Tasawwuf wa Sulook
  • Hayaat-E-Habib (A biography of Peer Ghulam Habib Nashbandi R.A)
  • Ishq-E-Ilahi(Urdu)/ Love for Allah (English)

References

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  1. ^ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh (in Bengali). Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212: Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism. 2022. p. 112.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ "WELCOME TO EMAHAD". emahad.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Maulana Pir Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi arrives in the city". The Siasat Daily. archive.siasat.com. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Pir Zulfiqar Naqshbandi Visits Darul Uloom Deoband". deoband.net. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "عقیدہ ختم نبوت کیخلاف سازشیں امت کیلئے لمحہ فکریہ ہیں،مولانا ذوالفقار نقشبندی" [Conspiracies against Finality a matter of concern for Muslims: Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi]. Daily Jang (in Urdu). 23 December 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Fatwa by Darul Uloom Karachi against Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi" (PDF). darululoomkarachi.edu.pk. Darul Uloom Karachi. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Reliability of Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi". darulifta-deoband.com. Darul Uloom Deoband. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Google Books". books.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. ^ S. Abdallah Schleifer (2013). The Muslim 500. The American University in Cairo. p. 133.
  10. ^ https://search.worldcat.org/search?offset=1&topic=54000000&q=au%3A%28Zulfiqar+Ahmad+Naqshbandi%29&itemType=book&itemSubType=book-printbook%2Cbook-digital%2Cbook-thsis%2Cbook-mss%2Cbook-braille%2Cbook-largeprint%2Cbook-mic%2Cbook-continuing
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