Nazim Al-Haqqani

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Mehmet Nazım Adil (April 21, 1922 – May 7, 2014; Sha'ban 23, 1340 AH – Rajab 8, 1435 AH), often called Sheikh Nazim (Turkish: Şeyh Nazım), was a Turkish-Cypriot Sufi Sheikh. He was the leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Order.[1] He was also a poet. He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus.

Nazim al-Haqqani died at the age of 92 in Northern Cyprus from multiple organ failure.[2][3]

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  1. Bottcher, Dr Annabelle. "The Naqshbandiyya in the United States". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
  2. "Islamic scholar Shaykh Nazım dies at the age of 92".
  3. "Cypriot leading figure of Islam's Sufi branch dies".[permanent dead link]

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