Israr Ahmed was a Pakistani Islamic theologian, philosopher, and Islamic scholar who was followed particularly in South Asia as well as by South Asian Muslims in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America. He was the founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami, an offshoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami. Wikipedia

Born: April 26, 1932, Hisar, India

Died: April 14, 2010, Lahore

Influenced: Zakir Naik, Nouman Ali Khan, Sultan Bashiruddin Mahmood

Cause of death: Cardiac arrest

Influenced by: Muhammad Iqbal, Abul A'la Maududi,