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]
Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi | |
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![]() Naqshbandi at Jamia Binoria in 2021 | |
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Born | |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Denomination | Sunni |
Movement | Deobandi |
Main interest(s) | Sufism |
Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore |
Tariqa | Naqshbandi |
Occupation | Sufi, Islamic Scholar |
Organization | |
Founder of | Mahad-ul-Faqeer Al-Islami, Jhang |
Muslim leader | |
Biography
editIn 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]
Naqshbandi was at the center of a controversy relating to inappropriate mixing with women which prompted Mufti Taqi Usmani and the Darul Uloom Karachi to issue a fatwa (decree) discouraging from free interaction with women that go against the Shariah. The decree also encouraged him to follow the teachings of Islam in social situations. [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
editAccording 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
edit- ^ 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.
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: 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