Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani Explained

Religion:	Islam
Era:	Modern era
Region:	Asia
Maddhab:	Sufism
School Tradition:	The Twelve Imams
Main Interests:	Aqeedah, Fiqh, Tasawwuf
Influences:	Ali, The Twelve Imams, Syed Aun Ali, Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, Khuwaja Ishaq Khatlani
Influenced:	Syed Shams-udeen

Syed Muhammad Shah Noorani (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| سید محمد شاہ نورانی) is the current spiritual leader of the Sofia Imamia Noorbakshia Order of Sufism.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Early life

He was born in Khaplu in 1951. He got his early Islamic education from his father and received further education from Al Haaj Syed Ali Shah (a well known Muslim scholar). He remained a member of the Northern areas council from 11 October 1979 to 1983. He became the supreme leader (peer) of Noorbakhshia^[6] after the death of his father Syed Aun Ali Shah Aun-ul-Momineen on 8 November 1991.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who is the current spiritual leader of Sofia Nurbakshi order.
2. Book: Hassan Noori. Baltistan May Ashaat e Islam.pdf.
3. Book: Eng.M. Nazir. MIR SYED MUHANOORBAKSKSH.pdf.
4. Book: Engr. Nazir Hussain. silsila wa Asnaad.pdf.
5. Tarekh-e-Keris
6. Web site: Home - Sofia Imamia Noorbakhshia . www.noorbakhshia.webs.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112071922/http://www.noorbakhshia.webs.com/ . 2011-01-12.
7. Web site: Northern areas counsil.