Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi (3 April 1892 – 22 August 1954) was an Islamic scholar, spiritual master, author and preacher from Pakistan. He was a student of Imam of Ahlus Sunnah Imam

Ahmad Raza Khan Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 Common Era, CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 Islamic calendar, AH – 28 October 1921 Common Era, CE or 25 Safar 1340 Islamic calendar, ...

Muhaddith barelwi Rahimahullah. He was leader of the All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Singapore (now known as Jamiyah Singapore).

Life

Siddiqi was born on 3 April 1892 in

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and was descendant of

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. 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. He learned the

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and

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Missionary activities

Siddique traveled extensively overseas for 40 years to preach and propagate Islam. He advocated inter-religious harmony and spread message of peace and came to seem by some people as a Roving Ambassador of Peace. In 1930 he went to Singapore as a missionary. In 1932 he took the lead in establishing the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore). This society had branches all over the Malaya. The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore) named the

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after him. 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

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in 1950 and launched

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(WIM) at Port of Spain Jama Mosque. In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines (MUSAPHIL) which became an influential organization in Philippines. In the early 1950s, his visit to

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encouraged some Muslims to revive the madrasah system of education. His disciple and son-in-law

Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari (14 August 1914 – 3 June 1974) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and philosopher. He was the founder of the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies and Founder President of the World Federation of Islamic Missions. ...

was also a scholar, who established

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, an English-medium institution of Islamic theology, named after Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, in Karachi, Pakistan.

Politics

A supporter of the

Pakistan Movement The Pakistan Movement ( ur, , translit=Teḥrīk-e-Pākistān) was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the pe ...

and a friend of

Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

, at partition his family relocated there where his son,

Shah Ahmad Noorani Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi (1 October 1926 – 11 December 2003, known as Allama Noorani) was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, mystic, philosopher, revivalist and politician. Siddiqi was founder of the World Islamic Mission, leader of the Jamiat ...

, became a political figure and at one time was head of the opposition in Pakistan's parliament . He led Pakistan's first

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Books and booklets

Some of his works include:Profile
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'' *''Elementary teachings of Islam'' *''The principles of Islam'' *''A Shavian and a theologian : an illuminating conversation between

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, 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''

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