Hyderabad, Dec. 14 -- Renowned Islamic scholar and Sufi spiritual leader Hazrat Maulana Peer Hafiz Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi Mujaddidi has passed away on Sunday, December 14. He was 72.

The news of his demise was confirmed by Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Talha Qasmi Naqshbandi Mujaddidi, who said he received the information from Sheikh Bilal, a close khalifah of Maulana Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi.

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Born on April 1, 1953, in Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan, Maulana Zulfiqar Ahmad Naqshbandi emerged as one of the most influential contemporary scholars of the Naqshbandi Mujaddidi order. He was widely respected for his deep grounding in Islamic scholarship and his emphasis on spiritual reform root...