Nisar Ahmed Faruqi (29 June 1934 – 28 November 2004) was an Indian scholar and authority on Sufism in South Asia, with over 50 works and 700 articles to his credit.

[2] He received his early education in Oriental languages and Islamic studies at home from his maternal grandfather and uncle.

Later, he did his Masters in Arabic and a PhD on early Muslim historiography at the University of Delhi.

Faruqi received many awards during his lifetime and was acclaimed for his unique and deep knowledge of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Hindi, English and Punjabi.

Nisar Ahmed Faruqi died on 28 November 2004 after a brief illness at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.