Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui

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Shaykh Ul Aalam Pir
Alauddin Siddiqui
پِیر مُحَمَّد عَلَاؤالدّین صِدِیقِی
2nd Custodian of Nerian Sharif
In office
11 April 1975 3 February 2017
Sect Ahle Sunnat, Barelvi
Movement
  • Anti Islamophobia
  • Tahafuz e Namoos e Risalat
  • Tahafuz e Khatam e Nabuwat
  • Tahafuz e Aqaid e Ahle Sunnat
  • Tehreek e Nizam e Mustafa [4]
Tariqa Naqshbandia Mohrvia Ghanznawia Siddiquia
Known forDars e Masnavi
Occupation Preacher, Sufi
Organization
Institute Mohiudin Islamic University Nerian Sharif
Mohiudin Islamic Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Founder of Mohiuddin Trust [5]
Noor TV
Muslim leader
Predecessor Ghulam Mohiudin Ghaznavi Nervi
SuccessorSultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui
Awards The Lifetime Achievement Award by the Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD)
Honors The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2012–2018)

Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui (Urdu : پیر محمد علاؤالدین صدیقی; 1 January 1938 – 3 February 2017) was an Islamic Sufi scholar and social personality.

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He appeared in Islamic educational programmes on ARY Q TV and on NOOR TV. [6] He established madrassas for religious and non religious education, as well as mosques in Pakistan and England. [7] He was the founder of two colleges in the Azad Kashmir region: Mohiudin Islamic Medical College in Mirpur, and Mohiudin Islamic University in Nerian Sharif. [8] [9] [10] He was on the list of 500 Most Influential Muslims seven times from 2012 to 2018. [11]

Education

Alauddin Siddiqui studied Islam under his father, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ghaznavi. Later, he studied Mishkat Sharif and Jalalayn in Jamia Haqqa’iq al Uloom in Hazro. His passion for further studies brought him to Jamia Naeemia Lahore where he completed lessons from Muhammad Hussain Naeemi. After that he came to Wazirabad, where he participated in the Daura e Qur'an with Abdul Ghufar Hazarawi. He next came to Sardar Ahmad Chishti in Faisalabad to complete the teaching of Hadith Mubarakah. Sardar Ahmad Chishti completed the lessons and put on the Dastar-e-Fazilat. [12]

Protest against Islamophobia

Alauddin Siddiqui called for a protest outside Parliament of London on 6 October 2012 to express his outrage at the recent film Innocence of Muslims , which was described as insulting the dignity of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He appealed to the Muslim Ummah to end their internal differences and unite under the banner of the Prophet of Islam. He spoke on the importance of a united front of the Muslim Ummah against Islamophobia. [13]

On Saturday, October 2012, thousands of Muslims gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London to express their feelings about the importance of honoring Muhammad. The protest, titled "Alliance of Socialism Anti-Islamophobia Event", was attended by Muslims from all sects of the Islamic community, including speakers from both Sunni and Shia Islam. [14]

Awards and honors

On 10 June 2012, Alauddin Siddiqui was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for humanitarian, education and health services by Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD), an international Non-governmental organization . [15]

Alauddin Siddiqui's name appeared seven times in the list of 500 Most Influential Muslims (from the 3rd edition to the 9th edition. His name appeared in the list of "Preachers and Spiritual leaders" from UK. [16]

The last time his name appeared in the 9th edition (2018) in section "The Obituaries" after his death. [17]

Death

Alauddin Siddiqui died in London on Friday, 3 February 2017 after an illness. He was 79 years old. [18]

Funeral

Two funeral prayers were offered for him, one at Birmingham in Austin Park and the other at Nerian Sharif in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. His first funeral prayer was held in Birmingham's Austin Park, led by his younger son Noor ul Arfeen Siddiqui. More than 20,000 people attended. [19] His second funeral prayer was held in his home town Nerian Sharif and was led by his older son Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui. More than 50,000 people attended. [20]

Alauddin Siddiqui was buried in Darbar e Aliya Nerian Sharif, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. [21]

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