Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan

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Sheikh
Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan
امیر محمد اکرم اعوان
Personal
Born(1934-12-31)31 December 1934
Died7 December 2017(2017-12-07) (aged 82)
ReligionIslam
Citizenship British Indian (1934-1947)
 Pakistani (1947-2017)
CreedSunni
Notable work(s)Asrar at-Tanzeel
TariqaNaqshbandia Owaisiah
OccupationMufassir, Sheikh
Muslim leader
Disciple ofAllah Yar Khan[1]
AwardsRanked in the top 500 of the most influential Muslims[2]
Websitewww.naqshbandiaowaisiah.org

Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (Urdu: امیر محمد اکرم اعوان, Amīr Muḥammad Akram A‘wān; 31 December 1934 in Noorpur Sethi, British India – 7 December 2017 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan) was an Islamic scholar and spiritual leader of the Naqshbandia Owaisiah order of Sufism.[3][1] He belonged to Awan tribe.[4] As a mufassir, he authored four exegeses (tafsir) of the Qur'an,[2] including Asrar at-Tanzeel.[1] Awan was dean of the Siqarah Education System and patron of the magazine Al-Murshid and of the Al-Falah Foundation.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Introduction". Our Sheikh. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Awan, Ameer Muhammad Akram". The Muslim 500. Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Maulana Akram Awan passes away". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Hazrat Ameer Muhammad Akram (RA)". Silsala Naqshbandia Owaisia. Retrieved 3 January 2021.