Pir Syed Ghulam Naseer-ud-Din Naseer Gillani R.A | |
|---|---|
| Title | Pir, Syed |
| Personal | |
| Born | 14 November 1949 |
| Died | 13 February 2009 (aged 59) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Parent | Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani |
| Relatives | Ghulam Mohiyyuddin Gilani (grandfather), Meher Ali Shah (great-grandfather) |
| Organization | |
| Order | Sufism Qadiriyya Chishti Order |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Golra Sharif |
| Predecessor | Ghulam Moinuddin Gilani |
| Successor | Syed Ghulam Nizamuddin Jami |
| Website | www |
Syed Ghulam Naseer-ud-Din Naseer Gillani (14 November 1949 – 13 February 2009)[1] (Urdu: پیرسید نصیر الدین نصیرگیلانی) was a Pakistani poet and Islamic scholar of the Chishti Sufi orders. He was the custodian of the Golra Sharif shrine in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. Naseeruddin Naseer was the great-grandson of Meher Ali Shah of Golra Sharif and the son of Syed Ghulam Moinuddin Gillani. He is the nephew of Syed Shah Abdul Haq Gillani.
He was a polyglot & wrote poetry in Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi and Persian. He authored 36 books on Islam, the Quran, Hadith and Fiqh and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. His Persian Rubaiyat is included in the teaching in universities of Iran.[2] He played a role in spreading the message of Islam, love, peace, unity and humanity in the Subcontinent and abroad. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan presented his renowned poetry in the form of Qawwali.[3][1]