Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi

Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi (born 1 April 1953) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a Sufi shaykh of the Naqshbandi order.

He is the founder of Mahadul-Faqir Al-Islami, Jhang.

Biography
In 2011, Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi travelled to India and addressed in few organized programs at Eidgah Bilali Mansab tank and Chanchalguda Junior College in Hyderabad. He also spoke at programs in the Masjid Rasheed of Darul Uloom Deoband and at Darul Uloom Waqf, Deoband.

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.

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. 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".

Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi was among the world's 500 most influential Muslims during 2013 / 14. The 500 Most Influential Muslims.

Even though Sufi intellectual output has fallen in modern times, Naqshbandi remains an exception and has published widely.

Literary works
According to Wordcat.org Peer Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi is the author of 116 books access-date=25 April 2024
 * 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)