Staff Reporter
Karachi
Famed religious scholar Allama Dr Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi passed away at the age of 76 in Karachi, his close friends said Sunday, after suffering a cardiac arrest.
The cleric was shifted to a private hospital in Karachi after suffering a heart attack late Saturday.
Dr Naqvi was born in the Indian city of Lucknow on March 24, 1944. A khatib and poet, he wrote dozens of books, including on poetry and elegy, as well as a two-volume biography on Qasim ibn Hasan. His book, Meraj Khattabat, consists of five volumes.
The scholar was also known across Pakistan and the world for lectures on science, history, and philosophy. His popularity was based not only on his knowledge and expertise but his love for his followers.
