Shaykh Nazim, who has died aged 92, was an influential spiritual teacher and head of a branch of the Naqshbandi order of Sunni Islamic Sufism. He led about 300 Sufi centres in more than 30 countries as diverse as Chile and Japan; his followers ranged from heads of state to the homeless and troubled people in search of solace.
The spiritual training of Sufism is intended to help people to love, honour, understand, and be true to themselves and others. Shaykh Nazim taught that Sufi ways were universal, and his methods were grounded in everyday living.
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