Ehsan Elahi Zaheer | |
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Born | 31 May 1945 Ahmedpura, Sialkot, British Raj, now Punjab, Pakistan |
Died | 30 March 1987 (aged 41) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Other names | Allama, Ihsan Ilahi Zahir; Ehsaan. |
Era | Modern era |
Religion | Islam |
Creed | Ahl-e-Hadith |
Main interest(s) | Salafism |
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer (Urdu: احسان الہی ظہیر) (31 May 1945 – 30 March 1987) was a Pakistani Islamic theologian and leader of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement. He died from an assassin's bomb blast in 1987.
Zaheer believed that Shi'ites were Israeli agents and infidels.
While Zaheer was giving a speech, a bomb which had been planted on the stage exploded, killing him.