Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi Al-Qaderi Meeruti (3 April 1892 – 22 August 1954) also known as Muballigh-e-Islam was an Islamic scholar, spiritual master, author and preacher from Pakistan who belonged to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.[1] He was a student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. He was the leader of the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Singapore (now known as Jamiyah Singapore). Despite being a great preacher of Islam he was scholar of comparative religion.
Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | 3 April 1892 |
| Died | 22 August 1954 (aged 62) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Main interest(s) | Missionary, Islamic revivalism, comparative religion |
| Notable idea(s) | Islam, Interfaith dialogue |
| Known for | Preaching of Islam |
| Relatives | Son: Shah Ahmad Noorani |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Alimia Jamda Shahi, Basti |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi |
Influenced | |
| Website | wfim |
Life
editMaulana Abdul Aleem Siddiqi was born on 3 April 1892[2] in Meerut and was descendant of HazratAbu Bakr Siddique.[3] It is said that he had memorized the Quran by the age of four, and obtained a degree in Islamic theology at the age of 16.[3] He learned the natural and social sciences.[4]
Ba’at and Khilafat
editHe became a mureed of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi in the Qadiriyya Razviya order and got his khilafat.[2]
Missionary activities
editSiddique traveled extensively overseas for 40 years to preach and propagate Islam.[5] He advocated inter-religious harmony and spread message of peace and came to seem by some people as a Roving Ambassador of Peace.[3]
In 1930 he went to Singapore as a missionary.[3] In 1932 he took the lead in establishing the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore).[3][6] This society had branches all over the Malaya.[3] The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore) named the Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique after him.[7] In early 1949, he founded the Inter-Religious Organization of Singapore and Johor Bahru with the total support of the British Colonial Government and leaders of the Hindu, Jewish, Zoroastrian (Parsi), Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Muslim leaders from Singapore and Johor Bahru. The then president of Jamiyah Singapore, Syed Ibrahim Omar Alsagoff, who was already active in inter faith work assisted him by garnering the support and cooperation of the other religious leaders or representatives.
He visited Trinidad in 1950 and launched World Islamic Mission (WIM) at Port of Spain Jama Mosque.[8]
In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines (MUSAPHIL) which became an influential organization in Philippines.[9] In the early 1950s, his visit to Manila encouraged some Muslims to revive the madrasah system of education.[10]
His disciple and son-in-law Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari was also a scholar, who established Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies, an English-medium institution of Islamic theology, named after Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, in Karachi, Pakistan.[11][12]
Politics
editA supporter of the Pakistan Movement and a friend of Jinnah, at partition his family relocated there where his son, Shah Ahmad Noorani, became a political figure and at one time was head of the opposition in Pakistan's parliament .[citation needed]
He led Pakistan's first Eid prayer.[13]
Books and booklets
editSome of his works include:[14]
- Elementary teachings of Islam
- The principles of Islam
- A Shavian and a theologian : an illuminating conversation between George Bernard Shaw, the sceptic, and Mohammed Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, al-Qaderi, the spiritualist at Mombasa, Kenya
- The forgotten path of knowledge
- The history of the codification of Islamic law : being an illuminating exposition of the conformist view-point accepted by the overwhelming majority of the Islamic world
Further reading
editEric Roose (2009). The Architectural Representation of Islam: Muslim-commissioned Mosque Design in the Netherlands. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-8964-133-5.
References
edit- ^ Noori, Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri Razvi (21 October 2022). The Miracle of Raza Taajush Shariah. Noori Publications.
- ^ a b Zia-e-Taiba, I. T. Department of. "Muslim Scholar: Biography of Maulana Shah Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui". scholars.pk (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Athyal, Jesudas M., ed. (10 March 2015), Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures, ABC-CLIO, p. 283, ISBN 978-1-61069-250-2, archived from the original on 22 October 2023, retrieved 19 June 2020
- ^ Muhammed Haron, "The formation of religious networks between the Muslim heartlands and the South African Muslims" in Boleswa Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy, Volume 1, Issue 3, Jan 2007, p. 68
- ^ Lacar, Luis Q.; Moner, Nagamura T. (1986). Madrasah Education in the Philippines and Its Role in National Integration. Coordination Center for Research and Development MSU-IIT. p. 123. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ MENDAKI: 10 Years Making the Difference. Yayasan Mendaki. 1992. p. 212. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Ariff, Mohamed (1991). The Islamic Voluntary Sector in Southeast Asia. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 225. ISBN 9813016078. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ Kassim, Halima-Sa'adia (June 2011). "Institutionalising Islam: Community Building and Conflict in the Caribbean" – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Aileen San Pablo Baviera; Lydia N. Yu-Jose (1998). Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista. Foreign Service Institute. ISBN 978-971-552-059-1. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Lantong, Abdul. (2018). The Islamic Epistemology and its Implications for Education of Muslims in the Philippines. 10.2991/icigr-17.2018.16.
- ^ "Dr Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari, His Life, Works and Thoughts" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Saif M. (2018) Madrasah. In: Kassam Z.R., Greenberg Y.K., Bagli J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht
- ^ Sadouni Samadia, "Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa" in Global Networks, Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2014), p. 388
- ^ Profile Archived 3 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine on WorldCat