Muhammad Siddique Musafir

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Muhammad Siddique Musafir
محمد صديق مسافر
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BornMuhammad Siddique
محمد صديق
1 April 1879
Tando Bago, District Badin, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died24 September 1961
Tando Bago, Sindh
Occupation Scholar, teacher, researcher, poet, journalist
NationalityPakistani
Citizenship Pakistani
Genre Prose, Poetry

Muhammad Siddique Musafir (1 April 1879 - 24 September 1961) was an educationist, writer, poet, translator and journalist of Sindh, Pakistan. He served as an editor of Sindhi language magazine "Akhbar-e-Taleem" for 18 years. [1] His poems were part of school curriculum for many years. He also served as the first Incharge of Khan Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad High School Tando Bago.

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Biography

Muhammad Siddiqui was born on 1 April 1879 at Tando Bago, District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan. [2] His father Bilal Sheedi was from Zanzibar. His father was sold as a slave to a businessman of Muscat (Oman) Shaikh Hussain. He was then sold to Makhdoom Saber Ali, who was from Tando Bago, Sindh. His master was so happy with him that he used to call him "Gulab" (means rose). This name became so popular that people forgot his real name Bilal and used to call him Gulab Sheedi. [3]

Muhammad Siddique received early education in Tando Bago and after passing Vernicular examination (i.e. 7th classes) joined as Primary School teacher. Then he was appointed as a teacher at Training College for Men Hyderabad. He started composing poems with his pen name "Musafir". He wrote in almost all formats of poetry including Ghazal, Musnavi, Musadas, Geet, Nazm, Qatio, Munajat and Kafi etc. [4] He assisted Ghulam Muhammad Shahwani in translating "Gulistan Bostan" from Persian to Sindhi language.[ citation needed ]

He also wrote literary essays and articles, most of which were published in Akhbar-e-Taleem. [5] He wrote text books for primary education in Sindh. Some of his poems remained part of school curriculum for many years. [6]

On 1 January 1920, the social leader of lower Sindh Khan Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad Talpur established a High School at his home town Tando Bago. [7] Muhammad Siddique Musafir was appointed as first Incharge Head Master of this school. [8] With his hard work and best management, this school became one of the best schools of the Badin District. [9]

Muhammad Siddique retired in 1930 but remained affiliated with this school. When, Ghulam Muhammad opened Girls School, Muhammad Siddique used to help and train female teachers of the school. [4]

He died on 24 September 1961 and was buried in Tando Bago graveyard. [10]

Publications, [1] [2]

He also wrote meaning and explanation of nine Chapters of the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai. [5]

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