Shakir Ali Noorie (also written as Muhammad Shākīr ´Alī Nūrī) is an

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Sunni Muslim scholar, preacher and current President of Sunni Dawate Islami, a non-political, religious organisation in

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. He has been ranked among the top 500 Muslims in

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published by

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Life and career

Noorie says that he was born in

Junagadh Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literall ...

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. Noorie has been ranked among

since 2013, with the omission of 2018.* 2013/14 Edition: * 2014/15 Edition: * 2016 Edition: * 2017 Edition: * 2018 Edition: * 2019 Edition: * 2020 Edition:

Sunni Dawate Islami

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, England, and centres in some other English towns, including:

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, Leicester and

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. SDI also had a North American headquarters in

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. By 2008, SDI had founded 12

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s in India. In 2020, SDI says that in India it manages 50 madrasas and 15 schools that teach in English.< ref name=ClaimedBiography/> SDI says it has an educational centre in Bolton (England), and an educational centre in

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Literary works

His works include: * ''Ahlussunnah Beliefs and Practices'', Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2016) *''Modesty in Islam'', Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2016) *''Marital Life of Prophet'', Idarah Ma'arif-e-islami, (2019) *''Noorie Aurad o Wazaif'' *''Muzda e Bakshish'' (collections of naats). * ''Barkat e Shariat'' *''Maah-e-Ramadan Kaise Guzarein'' (

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: How to spend the month of Ramadan) *''The Wisdom of Namaaz'' * ''Guldasta-e-Siratun Nabi'' (

: A bouquet of Siratun Nabi) * ''Azmat Maah-e-Muharram aur Imam Hussain'' (

: The glory of the month of

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after ...

and Imam Hussain).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noori, Shakir Ali Living people People from Junagadh Urdu-language writers from India Barelvis 1960 births

Life and career

Sunni Dawate Islami

Literary works

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