Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (17 October 1927 – 21 February 2025) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a prominent master of Tassawuf (Sufism), holding Ijazah and authorisation from his Murshid, Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, the founder and Shaykh of Silsila Azeemiyya. Azeemi authored over 20 books on Rūhaniyat (spirituality) and Muraqaba (meditation) and served as the chief editor of the monthly Roohani Digest and Qalander Shaoor in Karachi, Pakistan. He also established a global network of 53 meditation centres, promoting spiritual development and self-awareness.
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Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
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- Name
- Shamsuddin Azeemi
- Born
- 17 October 1927
- Birthplace
- Saharanpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
- Died
- 21 February 2025
- Place of death
- Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- Nationality
- British Raj · Pakistan
- Occupation
- writer · ulema · philosopher
- Fields
- philosophy · Sufism
- Movements
- Azeemia
- Teachers
- Qalandar Baba Auliya
- Languages
- Urdu
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Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (17 October 1927 – 21 February 2025) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and a prominent master of Tassawuf (Sufism), holding Ijazah and authorisation from his Murshid, Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, the founder and Shaykh of Silsila Azeemiyya. Azeemi authored over 20 books on Rūhaniyat (spirituality) and Muraqaba (meditation) and served as the chief editor of the monthly Roohani Digest and Qalander Shaoor in Karachi, Pakistan. He also established a global network of 53 meditation centres, promoting spiritual development and self-awareness.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Honorific Prefix — Khawaja • Name — Shamsuddin Azeemi • Born — 17 October 1927 • Birthplace — Saharanpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India • Died — 21 February 2025 • Place of death — Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan • Notable Works — Muraqaba • Website — https: azeemiasilsila.org/
Personal life and death
Personal life and death
Shamsuddin Azeemi was the son of Anis Ahmed Ansari and Umat-ur-Rehman. He traced his lineage to Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, through Abdullah Ansari Herawi of Herat. Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi died on Friday, 21 February 2025 (22 Sha'ban 1446 Hijri) at the age of 97 in Karachi, Pakistan.
Ancestral Line
Ancestral Line
The lineage of Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi is traditionally traced to: • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (Khalid ibn Zayd al-Ansari) [Intervening generations as shown in Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Research Society website's (ksars.org) genealogical records, See last reference in the References list.] • Qazi Shamsuddin • Qazi Muhammad Adil • Khawaja Abdul Malik • Qazi Usman • Qazi Miran • Qazi Abdullah • Qazi Abdul Latif • Qazi Muhammad Zahid • Wali Muhammad • Yar Muhammad • Bahauddin • Ghulam Quddus • Muhammad Hayat • Ghulam Jilani • Haji Nizamuddin
Children of Haji Nizamuddin
Children of Haji Nizamuddin
• Munshi Nihal Ahmad • Munshi Sadiq Ahmad • Haji Maqbool Ahmad • Munshi Fazl Ahmad • Munir-un-Nisa (married to Maulana Khalil Ahmad Bahadurpuri)
Immediate Family Branch
Immediate Family Branch
• Muhammad Akbar • Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi • Amina Khatun • Khursheeda Khatun • Molvi Ilyas Ahmad • Maulana Idris Ahmad Ansari
Descendants of Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
Descendants of Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi
• Waqar Yousaf • Farakh Azam • Kanwal Gulzar • Nasira • Salam Arif • Noor Ajam • Nida Afraz • Shah Alam
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Saharanpur.
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Karachi.
Death place
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Azeemi, Khawaja Shamsuddin. Spiritual Prayer.
- 2.Khwaja Shamsuddin Azeemi.
- 3.Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi.
- 4.سلسلۂ عظیمیہ کے مرشد خواجہ شمس الدین عظیمی انتقال کر گئے. Daily Jang.
- 5.سلسلہ عظیمیہ کے مرشد شمس الدین عظیمی 98 برس کی عمر میں انتقال کرگئے. Nawa-i-waqt. 21 February 2025.
- 6.سلسلہ عظیمیہ کے مرشد شمس الدین عظیمی 98 برس کی عمر میں انتقال کرگئے. Geo News.
- 7.خاندانی پس منظر. Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Research Society (KSARS).
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