Shiekh Muhammad Mufeed
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TitleHujjatul Islam wal Muslimeen
BornMuhammad Mufeed
1912
1912
Yourbaltak, Sodh Kargil district, India
Died20 November 1996 (aged 84)
Kargil, Kargil district, India
Cause of deathIllness
Sheikh Muhammad Mufeed | |
|---|---|
| Title | Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimeen |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Mufeed 1912 Yourbaltak, Sodh Kargil district, India |
| Died | 20 November 1996 (aged 84) Kargil, Kargil district, India |
| Cause of death | Illness |
| Resting place | Chanchik, Kargil |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Era | Modern Era |
| Region | Kargil Ladakh, India |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic Philosophy, Shia Theology |
| Notable work(s) | Founded the Houza Ilmiya Isna Ashariya at Kargil - Ladakh |
| Alma mater | Houza ilmiya, Najaf |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Twelver Shi`a Islam |
Sheikh Muhammad Mufeed (c. 1912 – 20 November 1996) was a Shia Islamic religious scholar/alim from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and present Union Territory of Ladakh, and the founder of Anjuman Jamiatul Ulama Isna Asharia, Kargil. He was deeply influenced by system of dissemination of Islamic teachings at the Hauza Ilmiya Najaf where he spent fifteen years of his life. In 1953 Shiekh Mufeed established an Islamic Seminary along with other prominent religious scholars of those time.