The Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education (NFIE) is a non-profit, tax exempt, religious and educational organization dedicated to serve Muslims with a special focus on Tasawwuf, the most beautiful path to love, peace, and happiness. 

NFIE was established on August 8, 1992 in loving memory of Jama'at Ali Shah (rahmat Allah alayhi) - d. 1951. 

Sayyid Afdal Husayn Shah serves as the chief spiritual guide and religious advisor. He is an eminent shaykh of the Naqshbandiya tariqa and Islamic scholar from Alipur Sayyidan, 
Sialkot, Pakistan. 

Shaykh Muhammad Ma'sum Naqshbandi, eminent shaykh of the Naqshbandiya tariqa and Islamic scholar from Mahabat, Western Azerbiajan, Iran, is the spiritual guide and religious 
advisor for NFIE in the USA and Canada.  

Goals and Objectives: 

1. To establish an Islamic Research and Education Center. 

2. To understand the Tasawwuf according to the illuminated path of the Ahl al-sunna w'al-jama'a and to serve all legitimate Sufi tariqas. 

3. To organize and participate in conferences, seminars, exhibits, and workshops related to Islam and Tasawwuf.  

4. To publish Risala-yi anwar as-sufiyya (Journal of Sufi Illuminations). 

5. To publish books and educational pamphlets and to introduce Islam as a religion of human rights, peace, love, and tolerance.  

6. To build bridges of understanding among Muslims of different background and schools of thought, for the sake of ultimate unity and global peace.