Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi


Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi was an Islamic scholar, spiritual master, author and preacher from Pakistan. He was a student of Ahmad Raza Khan. He was leader of the World Federation of Islamic Mission with branches in various countries.

Life

Siddiqi was born on 3 April 1892 in Meerut and was descendant of Abu Bakr. 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 natural and social sciences.

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. This society has branches all over the Malaysia.
The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society named the Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique after him.
He visited Trinidad in 1950 and launched World Islamic Mission at Port of Spain Jama Mosque.
In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines which became influential organization in Philippines.
In the early 1950s, his visit to Manila encouraged some Muslims to revive the madrassa system of education.
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.

Politics

A 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.
He led Pakistan's first Eid prayer.

Books and booklets

Some of his works include: