| Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Naqshbandi at Jamia Binoria in 2021 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | (1953-04-01) 1 April 1953 (age 71) Jhang |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore |
| Occupation | Sufi, Islamic Scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | Mahad-ul-Faqeer Al-Islami, Jhang |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciples | |
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. He is the founder of Mahadul-Faqir Al-Islami, Jhang.
Biography
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. He also spoke at programs in the Masjid Rasheed of Darul Uloom Deoband and at Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.
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. 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".
Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi was among the world's 500 most influential Muslims during 2013 / 14. The 500 Most Influential Muslims.
Even though Sufi intellectual output has fallen in modern times, Naqshbandi remains an exception and has published widely.
Literary works
According to Wordcat.org Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is the author of 116 books
- 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
- 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) - Masatoshi Kisaichi (11 September 2006). Popular Movements and Democratization in the Islamic World. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781134150601. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "WELCOME TO EMAHAD". emahad.com. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Maulana Pir Zulfiqar Ahmed Naqshbandi arrives in the city". The Siasat Daily. archive.siasat.com. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Pir Zulfiqar Naqshbandi Visits Darul Uloom Deoband". deoband.net. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "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.
- "Fatwa by Darul Uloom Karachi against Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi" (PDF). darululoomkarachi.edu.pk. Darul Uloom Karachi. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- "Reliability of Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi". darulifta-deoband.com. Darul Uloom Deoband. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Google Books". books.google.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- S. Abdallah Schleifer (2013). The Muslim 500. The American University in Cairo. p. 133.
- 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