Jamia Naeemia Lahore is an Islamic University in Lahore associated with the

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Barelvi movement. Founded by Mufti Muhammad Husain Naeemi, father of

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed, ( ur, ), (16 February 1948 – 12 June 2009) was a Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate and anti-terrorist views.Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi (1887–1948), also known as Sadr ul-Afazil, was a twentieth-century jurist, scholar, mufti, Quranic exegete, and educator. He was a scholar of philosophy, geometry, logic and hadith and leader of All India Sunni Confer ...

, who was a close fellow and pupil of

Ahmed Raza Khan Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philosopher, ...

. Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi is the present principal of the institution.

Movement against terrorism

In May 2009, a declaration was made by the principal of this institute, Mufti Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, that, "The military must eliminate the Taliban once and for all otherwise they will capture the entire country which would be a big catastrophe." In May 2009, he also took part in a conference of Islamic scholars convened by the government which criticised suicide attacks and the be-heading of innocent Muslims as un-Islamic. Bomb kills senior Pakistan cleric

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, 2009-06-12 He advocated equal access to education for women and the use of computers in schools, ideas in contrast with Taliban's harsh interpretation of Islam.Suicide bombers strike Pakistan mosque, seminary

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Terrorist attack

This Institute was highlighted on the global media when it was targeted by a suicide bombing in which its principal,

Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed, ( ur, ), (16 February 1948 – 12 June 2009) was a Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate and anti-terrorist views.Fatwa A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified '' Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A jurist i ...

(verdict) issued by the University against the Taliban. Moderate Cleric Killed in Pakistan

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In pictures: Pakistan blasts kill cleric

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Map of Jamia Naeemia Mosque, Garhi Shahu (Lahore)
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