The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's
notability guideline for biographies. (August 2014) |
Sheikh Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan امیر محمد اکرم اعوان | |
---|---|
Personal | |
Born | |
Died | 7 December 2017 | (aged 82)
Religion | Islam |
Citizenship |
British Indian (1934-1947) Pakistani (1947-2017) |
Creed | Sunni |
Notable work(s) | Asrar at-Tanzeel |
Tariqa | Naqshbandia Owaisiah |
Occupation | Mufassir, Sheikh |
Muslim leader | |
Disciple of | Allah Yar Khan [1] |
Awards | Ranked in the top 500 of the most influential Muslims [2] |
Website |
www |
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]