Indian Muslim scholar
Shakir Ali Noorie (also written as Muhammad Shākīr ´Alī Nūrī )[ 1] is an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar, preacher and current President of Sunni Dawate Islami, a non-political, religious organisation in Mumbai , India .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] He adheres to the principles of Ahle Sunnat wa Jamaat (Barelvi) ideology.[ 5] [ 6]
He has been ranked among the top 500 Muslims in The 500 Most Influential Muslims published by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre .[ 2] The mission has been growing yearly with thousands of members joining. Noorie has established schools that provide both modern and religious education, thereby providing a platform for a new generation of Muslim leaders in India.[ 2]
Noorie says that he was born in Junagadh , Gujarat in India .[ 7]
Noorie has been ranked among The 500 Most Influential Muslims by Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre since 2013, with the omission of 2018.[ 8] [ 9]
Sunni Dawate Islami (SDI) is a non-political and religious organisation in Mumbai [Bombay], India.[ 2] It holds an annual conference [Ijtema] in Mumbai, which is said to be attended by between 150,000[ 3] and 300,000 people;[ 2] the first day (Friday) is reserved for women.[ 1] [ 10] Followers of Sunni Dawate Islami wear white turbans.[ 1]
In 2008, SDI had a European headquarters at Noor Hall in Preston , England, and centres in some other English towns, including: Blackburn , Bolton , Leicester and Manchester .[ 1] SDI also had a North American headquarters in Chicago .[ 1] By 2008, SDI had founded 12 madrasas in India.[ 1] In 2020, SDI says that in India it manages 50 madrasas and 15 schools that teach in English. SDI says it has an educational centre in Bolton (England),[ 7] and an educational centre in Mauritius .[ 7]
His works include:
Ahlussunnah Beliefs and Practices , Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2016) ISBN 0993573517
Modesty in Islam , Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2016) ISBN 0993573525
Marital Life of Prophet , Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2019) ISBN 0993573568
Noorie Aurad o Wazaif
Muzda e Bakshish (collections of naats ).
Barkat e Shariat
Maah-e-Ramadan Kaise Guzarein (English : How to spend the month of Ramadan)
The Wisdom of Namaaz
Guldasta-e-Siratun Nabi (English : A bouquet of Siratun Nabi)
Azmat Maah-e-Muharram aur Imam Hussain (English : The glory of the month of Muharram and Imam Hussain).
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^ a b c d e "Maulana Shakir Ali Noorie" , The Muslim 500, the World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2020 , Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre , 2020, archived from the original on 26 July 2019, retrieved 22 April 2020
^ a b "Sunni leaders preach tolerance, purity to 1.5 lakh attendees on final day of Ijtema" . in.news.yahoo.com . 16 December 2012.
^ "जयपुर में सुन्नी दावते इस्लामी का महासम्मेलन 13 अक्टूबर को, क़मरुज़्ज़माँ आज़मी होंगे शामिल" [Conference of Sunni Dawate Islami in Jaipur on 13 October, Qamruzzam Azmi to be included], Kohram News , 7 October 2019
^ "Exclusive | How Dawat-e-Islami Took Root in India and What It Does: A News18 Investigation" . 18 July 2022.
^ "ASDI Biography – Sunni Dawate Islami" .
^ a b c "ASDI Biography, Hafiz o Qari Maulana Muhammed Shakir Noorie (Ameer e Sunni Dawate Islami)" , Sunni Dawate Islami , archived from the original on 16 July 2020, retrieved 7 May 2020
^ Jafri, Syed Amin (12 October 2015), "22 Indians among world's influential Muslims" , The Times of India
^ * 2013/14 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Al-Rawadieh, Dr AlMahdi; Asfour, Zeinab, eds. (2013). 2013/14 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Jordan : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 126. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2014/15 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Al-Rawadieh, Dr AlMahdi; Asfour, Zeinab, eds. (2014). 2014/15 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Jordan : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 126. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2016 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; El-Sharif, Farah; Asfour, Zeinab, eds. (2016). 2016 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Jordan : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 133. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2017 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Asfour, Zeinab, eds. (2017). 2017 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Jordan : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 136. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2018 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; El-Sharif, Farah; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Asfour, Zeinab; Elgawhary, Dr Tarek, eds. (2018). 2018 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Jordan : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 257. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2019 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; El-Sharif, Farah; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Asfour, Zeinab, eds. (2019). 2019 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Amman : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 167. ISBN 978-9957-428-37-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
2020 Edition: Schleifer, Prof. S. Abdallah ; El-Ella, Omayma; Al-Meheid, Dr Minwer [in German] ; Ahmed, Dr Aftab; Asfour, Zeinab; Elqabbany, Moustafa, eds. (2019). 2020 Edition (PDF) . Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre . Amman : Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding . p. 138. ISBN 978-9957-635-44-2 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020 .
^ Sakaria, Akash (19 November 2016), "50000 Muslim women attend sunni gathering in Azad Maidan in Mumbai" , Hindustan Times , retrieved 22 April 2020