Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani

Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani
Personal life
Born1951 (age 74–75)
EraModern era
RegionGilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Main interest(s)Aqeedah, Fiqh, Tasawwuf
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceSufism
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  • Syed Shams ud-Din

Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani (Urdu: سید محمد شاہ نورانی) is the current spiritual leader of the Noorbakhshia Order of Sufism.[1][2][3]

Biography

Noorani was born in Khaplu in 1951. He received his early Islamic education from his father and received further education from Syed Ali Shah. He remained a member of the Northern Areas Council from 11 October 1979 to 1983. He became the supreme leader (pir) of Noorbakhshia after the death of his father Syed Aun Ali Shah on 8 November 1991.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Noori, Hassan (n. d.). Baltistan may Ashaat-e-Islam [The spread of Islam in Baltistan] (PDF) (in Urdu). Shah Hamdan International Conference.
  2. ↑ Hussain, Muhandis Nazir (2012). Asar o silsila Syed Muhammad Noor Bakhsh Qudsullah Sirh al-Aziz [The life and lineage of Syed Muhammad Noor Bakhsh] (PDF) (in Urdu). Ghanche, Gilgit-Baltistan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Hussain, Muhandis Nazir (2011). silsila wa Asnad silsila al-Mazhab al-Noorbakhshia [The lineage and certification of the religious order of Noorbakshia] (PDF) (in Urdu). Ghanche, Gilgit-Baltistan.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ "Home". Sofia Imamia Noorbakhshia. Archived from the original on 12 January 2011.