Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi

Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddiqi

Muhammad Abdul Aleem Siddique was born on 3 April 1892 (15 Ramadhan 1310), in Meerut, India and was raised in a family that was pious and devout. He is a descendant of Abu Bakr As-Siddique, the first caliph of Islam. From youth, his father, Muhammad Abdul Hakim, and his mother were a source of guidance and education in the teachings of Islam.

He committed the Qur'an to his memory when he was four years old. At the age of nine he delivered his first public speech at the Jamma Mosque of Meerut.

At the age of 16, he graduated with a Degree and distinctions in Islamic Theology. He then pursued non-theological studies in modern sciences and Law. He also acquired advanced knowledge in Qur'anic science, Hadith, Sufism (Tassawuf) and Islamic jurisprudence of the four main madhhab. His teachers include Shaykh Ahmad al-Shams of Morocco, Shaykh Al-Sennousi of Libya, Abdul Bari of Farangi Mahal and Ahmad Mukhtar Siddique (his brother). He achieved his Islamic theological and spiritual development under the guidance of Ahmed Raza Khan, a revered Islamic scholar.

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