Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi (; 17 October 1927 – 21 February 2025) was a Pakistani

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and a prominent master of Tassawuf (Sufism), holding

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and authorisation from his

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, Muhammad Azeem Barkhiya, the founder and Shaykh of Silsila Azeemiyya. As the second head of the Azeemiyya order, he played a pivotal role in its expansion and teachings. Azeemi authored over 20 books on Rūhaniyat (spirituality) and

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(meditation) and served as the chief editor of the monthly ''Roohani Digest'' and ''Qalander Shaoor'' in

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. He also established a global network of 53 meditation centres, promoting spiritual development and self-awareness.

Personal life and death

Azeemi was the son of Anis Ahmed Ansari and Umat-ur-Rehman. He traced his lineage to

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (, , died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba () in Yathrib — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, and a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, ''sahaba'') and the standard-bearer of the Prophets and mes ...

, a companion of the

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, through Abdullah Ansari Herawi of Herat. Azeemi passed away on Friday, 21 February 2025 (22

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1446 Hijri) at the age of 97 in Karachi, Pakistan.

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* https://www.iseek.online/ur/books/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Azeemi, Shamsuddin 1927 births 2025 deaths Pakistani Sufi religious leaders Muhajir people 20th-century Urdu-language writers Sufi teachers Pakistani spiritual teachers People from Saharanpur

Personal life and death

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