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{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
| image =
| birth_date = 3 April 1892
| birth_place = [[Meerut]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[British Raj|India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1954|8|22|1892|4|3}}
| death_place = [[Medina]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]
| Maddhab = [[Hanafi]]
| school_tradition = [[Maturidi]]
| main_interests = [[Missionary]], [[Islamic revival]]ism
| books =
| alma_mater =
| institutions =
| notable_ideas = [[Islam]], [[Interfaith dialogue]]
| influences = [[Ahmad Raza Khan]]
| influenced = [[Muhammad Fazlur Rahman Ansari]], [[Shah Ahmad Noorani]]
| awards =
| website = {{URL|https://wfim.org.pk/abdul-aleem-siddiqui/}}
}}

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'''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 [[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{{citation needed|reason=source only supports the year|date=June 2020}} in [[Meerut]] and was descendant of [[Abu Bakr]].<ref name="Athyal2015"/> 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.<ref name="Athyal2015">{{citation|editor-first1=Jesudas M. |editor-last1=Athyal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-RfYBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA283 |title=Religion in Southeast Asia: An Encyclopedia of Faiths and Cultures |publisher= ABC-CLIO |date=10 March 2015 |isbn=978-1-61069-250-2 |page=283}}</ref>
He learned the [[natural sciences|natural]] and [[social sciences]].<ref>Muhammed Haron, "The formation of religious networks between the Muslim heartlands and the South African Muslims" in ''Boleswa Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy'', Volume 1, Issue 3, Jan 2007, p. 68</ref>

==Missionary activities==
Siddique traveled extensively overseas for 40 years to preach and propagate Islam.<ref>{{cite book |title=Madrasah Education in the Philippines and Its Role in National Integration |last=Lacar |first=Luis Q. |author2=Moner, Nagamura T. |year=1986 |publisher=Coordination Center for Research and Development MSU-IIT |page= 123 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zKIZAAAAIAAJ&q=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 }}</ref>
He advocated inter-religious harmony and spread message of peace and came to seem by some people as a Roving Ambassador of Peace.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>

In 1930 he went to Singapore as a missionary.<ref name="Athyal2015"/> In 1932 he took the lead in establishing the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah).<ref name="Athyal2015"/><ref>{{cite book |title=MENDAKI: 10 Years Making the Difference |year=1992 |publisher=Yayasan Mendaki |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkIxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 |page=212 }}</ref> This society has branches all over the Malaysia.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>
The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore) named the [[Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique]] after him.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Islamic Voluntary Sector in Southeast Asia |last=Ariff |first=Mohamed |year=1991 |publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies |isbn=9813016078 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-7tYqxA6QUC&pg=PA225&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 |page=225 }}</ref>

He visited [[Trinidad]] in 1950 and launched [[World Islamic Mission]] (WIM) at Port of Spain Jama Mosque.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275715017_Institutionalising_Islam_Community_Building_and_Conflict_in_the_Caribbean</ref>

In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines (MUSAPHIL) which became influential organization in Philippines.<ref name="BavieraYu-Jose1998">{{cite book|author1=Aileen San Pablo Baviera|author2=Lydia N. Yu-Jose|title=Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iX66AAAAIAAJ|year=1998|publisher=Foreign Service Institute|isbn=978-971-552-059-1}}</ref>
In the early 1950s, his visit to [[Manila]] encouraged some Muslims to revive the madrassa system of education.<ref>Lantong, Abdul. (2018). The Islamic Epistemology and its Implications for Education of Muslims in the Philippines. 10.2991/icigr-17.2018.16.</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/DrMaulanaFazlurRahmanAnsariHisLifeWorksAndThoughts|title=Dr Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari, His Life, Works and Thoughts|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>Saif M. (2018) Madrasah. In: Kassam Z.R., Greenberg Y.K., Bagli J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht</ref>

==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.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

He led Pakistan's first [[Eid prayer]].<ref>Sadouni Samadia, "Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa" in '' Global Networks'', Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2014), p. 388</ref>

==Books and booklets==
Some of his works include:<ref>[https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82031831/ Profile] on ''[[WorldCat]]''</ref>
*''Elementary teachings of Islam''
*''The principles of Islam''
*''A Shavian and a theologian : an illuminating conversation between [[George Bernard Shaw]], the sceptic, and Mohammed Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, al-Qaderi, the spiritualist''
*''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''

==Further reading==
Eric Roose (2009). ''The Architectural Representation of Islam: Muslim-commissioned Mosque Design in the Netherlands''. Amsterdam University Press. {{ISBN|978-90-8964-133-5}}.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/index.php?/Info/maulana-abdul-aleem-siddique.html Information on Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (1892-1954)]
*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/ Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque ]

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	'''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 [[Ahmad Raza Khan]]. He was leader of the ~~World Federation~~ of Islamic ~~Mission with branches in various countries~~.		'''Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi ''' (3 April 1892 – 22 August 1954) was an Islamic scholar, spiritual master, author and preacher from Meerut, India which is now a part of Pakistan. He was a student of [[Ahmad Raza Khan]]. He was leader of the International Union of Islamic Propaganda, which became headquartered midway through his travels at All Malaya Muslim Missionary Society, Singapore (now known as Jamiyah Singapore).

	==Life==		==Life==
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	He advocated inter-religious harmony and spread message of peace and came to seem by some people as a Roving Ambassador of Peace.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>		He advocated inter-religious harmony and spread message of peace and came to seem by some people as a Roving Ambassador of Peace.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>

	In 1930 he went to Singapore as a missionary.<ref name="Athyal2015"/> In 1932 he took the lead in establishing the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah).<ref name="Athyal2015"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=MENDAKI: 10 Years Making the Difference \|year=1992 \|publisher=Yayasan Mendaki \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkIxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 \|page=212 }}</ref> This society ~~has~~ branches all over the ~~Malaysia~~.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>		In 1930 he went to Singapore as a missionary.<ref name="Athyal2015"/> In 1932 he took the lead in establishing the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore).<ref name="Athyal2015"/><ref>{{cite book \|title=MENDAKI: 10 Years Making the Difference \|year=1992 \|publisher=Yayasan Mendaki \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkIxAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 \|page=212 }}</ref> This society had branches all over the Malaya.<ref name="Athyal2015"/>
	The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore) named the [[Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique]] after him.<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Islamic Voluntary Sector in Southeast Asia \|last=Ariff \|first=Mohamed \|year=1991 \|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies \|isbn=9813016078 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-7tYqxA6QUC&pg=PA225&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 \|page=225 }}</ref>		The All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society (now known as Jamiyah Singapore) named the [[Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique]] after him.<ref>{{cite book \|title=The Islamic Voluntary Sector in Southeast Asia \|last=Ariff \|first=Mohamed \|year=1991 \|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies \|isbn=9813016078 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-7tYqxA6QUC&pg=PA225&dq=%22Abdul+Aleem+Siddique%22 \|page=225 }}</ref>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 [[Trinidad]] in 1950 and launched [[World Islamic Mission]] (WIM) at Port of Spain Jama Mosque.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275715017_Institutionalising_Islam_Community_Building_and_Conflict_in_the_Caribbean</ref>		He visited [[Trinidad]] in 1950 and launched [[World Islamic Mission]] (WIM) at Port of Spain Jama Mosque.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275715017_Institutionalising_Islam_Community_Building_and_Conflict_in_the_Caribbean</ref>

	In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines (MUSAPHIL) which became influential organization in Philippines.<ref name="BavieraYu-Jose1998">{{cite book\|author1=Aileen San Pablo Baviera\|author2=Lydia N. Yu-Jose\|title=Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iX66AAAAIAAJ\|year=1998\|publisher=Foreign Service Institute\|isbn=978-971-552-059-1}}</ref>		In 1926, he founded, the Muslim Association of the Philippines (MUSAPHIL) which became an influential organization in Philippines.<ref name="BavieraYu-Jose1998">{{cite book\|author1=Aileen San Pablo Baviera\|author2=Lydia N. Yu-Jose\|title=Philippine External Relations: A Centennial Vista\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iX66AAAAIAAJ\|year=1998\|publisher=Foreign Service Institute\|isbn=978-971-552-059-1}}</ref>
	In the early 1950s, his visit to [[Manila]] encouraged some Muslims to revive the ~~madrassa~~ system of education.<ref>Lantong, Abdul. (2018). The Islamic Epistemology and its Implications for Education of Muslims in the Philippines. 10.2991/icigr-17.2018.16.</ref>		In the early 1950s, his visit to [[Manila]] encouraged some Muslims to revive the madrasah system of education.<ref>Lantong, Abdul. (2018). The Islamic Epistemology and its Implications for Education of Muslims in the Philippines. 10.2991/icigr-17.2018.16.</ref>

	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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.org/details/DrMaulanaFazlurRahmanAnsariHisLifeWorksAndThoughts\|title=Dr Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari, His Life, Works and Thoughts\|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>Saif M. (2018) Madrasah. In: Kassam Z.R., Greenberg Y.K., Bagli J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht</ref>		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://archive.org/details/DrMaulanaFazlurRahmanAnsariHisLifeWorksAndThoughts\|title=Dr Maulana Fazlur Rahman Ansari, His Life, Works and Thoughts\|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>Saif M. (2018) Madrasah. In: Kassam Z.R., Greenberg Y.K., Bagli J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht</ref>

	==Politics==		==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.{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}}		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 and at one time was head of the opposition in Pakistan's parliament .{{citation needed\|date=June 2020}}

	He led Pakistan's first [[Eid prayer]].<ref>Sadouni Samadia, "Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa" in '' Global Networks'', Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2014), p. 388</ref>		He led Pakistan's first [[Eid prayer]].<ref>Sadouni Samadia, "Playing global: the religious adaptations of Indian and Somali Muslims to racial hierarchies and discrimination in South Africa" in '' Global Networks'', Vol. 14 Iss. 3 (2014), p. 388</ref>
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	*''Elementary teachings of Islam''		*''Elementary teachings of Islam''
	*''The principles of Islam''		*''The principles of Islam''
	*''A Shavian and a theologian : an illuminating conversation between [[George Bernard Shaw]], the sceptic, and Mohammed Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, al-Qaderi, the spiritualist''		*''A Shavian and a theologian : an illuminating conversation between [[George Bernard Shaw]], the sceptic, and Mohammed Abdul Aleem Siddiqui, al-Qaderi, the spiritualist at Mombasa, Kenya''
	*''The forgotten path of knowledge''		*''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''		*''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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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/index.php?/Info/maulana-abdul-aleem-siddique.html Information on Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (1892-1954)]		*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/index.php?/Info/maulana-abdul-aleem-siddique.html Information on Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqui (1892-1954)]
	*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/ Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque ]		*[http://www.aleemsiddique.org.sg/ Abdul Aleem Siddique Mosque]

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