website: naqshbandiaowaisiah.com <br />Hazrat Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan (born December 31, 1934 in Pakistan) is Shaikh of the Islamic Naqsbandia Owaisiah Order of Tasawwuf/Sufism. He is a mufassir (commmentator of the Quran); his tafseer is "Israr-ul-Tanzeel". He is a flamboyant speaker, an inspiring leader, an intellectual, a philosopher, and a reformist. His spiritual followers are spread all over the world, especially in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Europe, the United States, and Canada. <br />Hazrat Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan is dean of the Siqarah Education System, a unique System which integrates the teachings of Islam with education at both secondary and college levels and strives to transform its young students into enlightened, practical Muslims. <br />Hazrat Ameer Muhammad Akram Awan is the Patron-in Chief of Al-Murshid, a monthly magazine of the Islamic Naqsbandia Owaisiah Order of Tasawwuf/Sufism in Urdu. He regularly writes for the Magazine to provide guidance for seekers on the path of Tasawwuf/Sufism. He is also the Patron-in Chief of Al Falah Foundation, an organization established in 1989 for the welfare of the people, especially the poor, in Pakistan's rural areas.