Maulana Naeem Siddiqui (1916 – 25 September 2002) was a Pakistani

Islamic scholar In Islam, the ''ulama'' (; ar, علماء ', singular ', "scholar", literally "the learned ones", also spelled ''ulema''; feminine: ''alimah'' ingularand ''aalimath'' lural are the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of reli ...

, writer and politician. He was among the founder-members of the

Jamaat-e-Islami Jamaat-e-Islami ( ur, ) () is an Islamic movement founded in 1941 in British India by the Islamic theologian and socio-political philosopher, Syed Abul Ala Maududi.van der Veer P. and Munshi S. (eds.''Media, War, and Terrorism: Responses fro ...

and a close associate of

Abul A'la Maududi Abul A'la al-Maududi ( ur, , translit=Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī; – ) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher, jurist, historian, journalist, activist and scholar active in British India and later, following the parti ...

and

Amin Ahsan Islahi Amin Ahsan Islahi ( ur, مولانا امین احسن اصلاحی; 1904 – 15 December 1997), was a Pakistani Muslim scholar best known for his Urdu exegesis of the Quran, ''Tadabbur-i-Quran'' "Pondering on the Quran", which he based o ...

Early life and career

Naeem Siddiqui was born on 5 June 1916 at

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.Dr.Abdulla Hashmi, Naeem Siddiqui ke Ilmi wa Adabi Khidmat (Urdu), Matboo'aat-e-Suleimani, Lahore 2011, p.21, p.34, p.35 He was

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and then from Government High School, Khanpur. He completed ''Molvi Faazil'' at Uloom-e-Islamia (institution for Islamic religious sciences) and then got the degrees of "Munshi" (Graduation) and of ''Munshi Faazil'' (that was equivalent to master's degree at that time) in

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and

Persian literature Persian literature ( fa, ادبیات فارسی, Adabiyâte fârsi, ) comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources h ...

from the

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in 1938. Naeem Siddiqui was among the founder members of

along with its founder

. However, due to irreconcilable differences with its leadership, he quit Jamaat in 1994 and founded the Islamic religious and political party tehreek e Islami along with his fellows in 1994.Naeem Siddiqui, Pachpan Saala Refaqat (Urdu), Alfaisal Nashiran, Lahore 2010, pp.2–5, p.61, p.71, p.78, p.119, p.128 In 1996, Tehreek-e-Islami split into two groups, one group was led by Naeem Siddiqui himself while the coordinator of the other group was ''Hafeez-ur-Rehman Ahsan''. Due to the endavour and mediation of some Arab-countries-based Pakistani friends, both groups were re-united in 1998. He explained the story of the reunion in a letter to his friend Khwaja Maqbool Ellahi in 2001 by saying that our difference was unique and now our union is also very unique.

Contributions

Literature

Siddiqui started his literary career by joining biweekly magazine, ''Kausar'', from

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under the editorship of Nasrullah Khan Aziz. Later, he joined the monthly Charagh-i-Rah and remained its editor for nine years. He was instrumental in using the above outlets to disseminate Islamic knowledge and raise awareness on Islamic culture. He was credited as a poet of a unique style and wrote verses on religious, political and social issues. Through his short stories, poetry and articles in magazines such as the Charagh-i-Rah, he helped in creating a wide audience for Islamic literature and poetry in Pakistan and the Muslim world. He was also editor of the monthly magazine ''Tarjuman-ul-Quran'' for a long time after the death of Maulana Maududi.

Books

Siddiqui is well-known for his biographical work on Islamic prophet

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, ''Muhsin-e-Insaniyat'', or ''The Benefactor of Humanity''. This book describes and explains various stages of prophetic revolution. Furthermore, he is also the author of many books dealing with issues related to the socio-politico-economics system of Islam. His famous books in Urdu language are: * Taleem Ka Tehzeebi Nazria *Aworat Ma'raz e Kashmakash Mein * Ma'reka-e-Deen-o-Siasat * Ta'meer e Sirat ke Lawazim * Communism ya Islam * Islami Socialism ke Nahin? * Shola' Nawai Iqbal * Al-Maududi * Tehreek-e-Islami ka ebtedaaye Daur * Islami Eqtesaadiyaat mein Enfiradiat aur Ejtema'yyat * Islam aur Mutaaliba-e-Haq * Eqamat e Deen aur Dolat Parast Mua'shera * Tehreeki Sha'or * Eshq e Rasool ke Haqeeqi Taqazay * Daawat-e-Fikr-o-Amal * Daawat-e-Islami ke Bunyadi Usool * Fikr-o-Nazr * Ma'roof-o-Munkar * Tehreek-e-Fikr-e-Maududi * Maujooda Jamat-e-Islami se Syed Maududi ke Jamat-e-Islami tak * Tehreek e Islami ka Khaaka * Tehreek eIslami ka Ta'aruf * Tehreek e Islami ka Qiyaam Kiyuun? * Pachpan Saala Rafaaqat * Tehreek e Islami – Doosri ejtema'ee Tehreekon ke Muqaabil * Tehreek e Islami ko Kaisay Nojawan Darkaar Hain * Islami Tehreekein aur Chund Paecheedgiyaa'n Along with his published books, almost all his more than 700 research articles on the matter of socio-politico-economic system of Islam are published in various journals such as the monthly ''Tarjuman-ul-Quran'', monthly ''Siyaraa'', monthly ''Chiraagh-e-Raah'', bimonthly ''Na'shur'', weekly ''Takbeer'', weekly ''Shahab'', weekly ''Asia'' and weekly ''Tasneem''.

Death

Siddiqui died on 25 September 2002 in Lahore due to ill health at the age of 86. His funeral prayers were offered at the Mansoora Ground. It was led by

Mian Tufail Mohammad Mian Tufail Mohammad ( ur, میاں طفيل محمد) (April 1914 – 25 June 2009) was a Pakistani religious leader, lawyer, Islamic theologian, and former Secretary General and Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan party.

, former Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami.

References

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