Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi
| Shah Ahmad Noorani شاہ احمد نورانی |
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Ahmad Noorani in 1985
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| President of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal | |
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In office 9 October 2002 – 11 December 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Hussain Ahmad |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 14 April 1972 – 7 March 1977 |
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Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi Urdu: احمد نورانی صدیقی 1 October 1926 Meerut, British India (present-day India) |
| Died | 11 December 2003 (aged 77) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mausoleum |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan 1970–2002 |
| Parents | Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi |
| Residence | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Allahabad University Darul-Uloom Arabia, Meerut |
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Philosophy career |
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| Era | 20th Century |
| Region | Islamic world |
| School | Sunniat |
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Main interests
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Islamic philosophy Modernity |
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Notable ideas
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Revival of Shia-Sunni relations |
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Influenced
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Shah Ahmad Noorani (Urdu: شاہ احمد نورانی; 1 October 1926 – 11 December 2003, known as Allama Noorani), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar on Barelvism (a thought school of Hanafi), mystic, philosopher, revivalist and an ultra–conservative politician.
He graduated with BA in Arabic language from the Allahabad University and later certified from the Darul Uloom in Meerut, he established himself as renowned Islamic scholar and worked in the developing the Islamic philosophy as well as helping found the World Islamic Mission in 1972.
Ahmad Noorani was born in Meerut, British India (now India), into an Urdu-speaking family on 31 March 1926 (17 Ramadan 1344). His father, Abdul Aleem Siddiqi was also an Islamic scholar and had accompanied him on Islamic missionary tours to various parts of the world in his early youth. He received his BA degree in Arabic language from the Allahabad University, and certified from the Darul-Uloom in Meerut in Islamic jurisprudence. He became a hafiz-ul-Quran at the age of eight. His family moved to Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan after the partition of India. He established World Islamic Mission in 1972 which is based in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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