Syed Mukhtaruddin Shah

Syed Mukhtaruddin Shah (1950 – 29 December 2025) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and spiritual leader, who served as the Sheikh Al Hadith of Jamia Darul Uloom Karbogha Sharif in District Hangu and Patron of Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia.

He was the disciple of Zakaria Kandhalvi and Shah's devotees included Adnan Kakakhil and Pakistani cricketer Muhammad Rizwan.

Shah died at Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad on 29 December 2025.

Writings Shah was the author of many books, including:

ʻAṣr-i ḥāzi̤r men̲ dīnī ik̲h̲tilāfāt aur maslak-i iʻtidāl Musalmānon̲ ke bāhamī ik̲h̲tilāfāt men̲ rāh-i maḥabbat Dahrīyat se Islām tak Z̲ikr-i Allāh ke faz̤āʼil va masāʼil Bilā sūd bainkārī ke k̲h̲ilāf baʻz̤ ʻulamāʼ ke fatvaʹ kī ḥaqīqat is kā pas manẓar va pesh manẓar