Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi

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Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (Urdu: ذوالفقار احمد نقشبندی; 1 April 1953 – 14 December 2025) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a Sufi shaykh of the Naqshbandi mystic order. Naqshbandi was listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims for 2013–2014. Naqshbandi was the founder of Mahadul-Faqir Al-Islami, Jhang and was known for his association with the Deobandi school of thought. Naqshbandi delivered religious addresses in Pakistan and abroad, including India, where he spoke at institutions such as Darul Uloom Deoband and Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband. He was widely regarded as a credible elder of the Naqshbandi order and maintained theological positions aligned with mainstream Deobandi scholars and was noted for his extensive literary output at a time when Sufi scholarly production was considered to be in decline. He authored over one hundred books on Islamic jurisprudence, spirituality, ethics, and social issues. Naqshbandi died on 14 December 2025 at the age of 72.

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