Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi
Born16 February 1948 (1948-02-16)
DiedJune 12, 2009(2009-06-12) (aged 61)
EraModern era
RegionLahore, Pakistan
SchoolSunni: Hanafi Barelvi[1]
Notable ideas
Outspoken views against suicide bombings

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed, (Urdu: سرفراز نعیمی), (16 February 1948 – 12 June 2009) was a Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate and anti-terrorist views.[2] He was killed in a suicide bombing in Jamia Naeemia Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan on 12 June 2009, after publicly denouncing the Tehrik-i-Taliban's terrorist actions and ideologies as unislamic.[3][4]

  1. ^ Split ticket The Friday Times (newspaper), Published 21 December 2012, Retrieved 4 June 2018
  2. ^ Taliban critic slain in Pakistan suicide bombing Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, the Los Angeles Times, Published 13 June 2009, Retrieved 4 June 2018
  3. ^ Bomb kills senior Pakistan cleric Archived 14 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, BBC, Published 12 June 2009, Retrieved 4 June 2018
  4. ^ Syed Kamran Hashmi (18 March 2016). "Are Barelvis more tolerant Muslims?". Daily Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

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