Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi
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Hazrat Allama Pir Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi is a British Muslim scholar, principal of the Hijaz College, National Convenor of the Muslim Action Committee (MAC), Secretary General of the International Muslims Organisation, Blessed Supreme Guide of the Naqshbandi Hijazi Sufi Order and a barrister at law.
Shaykh Faiz is the eldest son of the late Blessed Supreme Guide Shaykh Mohammad Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi(RA) and the grandson of the great Blessed Supreme Guide Maulana Muhammad Umar Icharvi (RA). He studied under his father and many other great Shayukh of the time. Later he studied at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. He is the principal and founding trustee of Hijaz College Islamic University (HCIU) in Nuneaton, England, where he resides on campus. The Shaykh has dedicated much of his time to the work at HCIU and to the mission of Hijaz Community Trust.
Shaykh Faiz is also president of the International Muslims Organisation. IMO works for the religious and social betterment of Muslims and has established offices in 23 countries with the aim of connecting with and helping communities world wide. An Islamic centre was constructed in Toronto under its auspices. Shaykh Faiz, as its president, commissioned the construction of the largest mosque in the Netherlands.
He is a barrister under English and Welsh law, and as such is a member of the Lincoln's Inn. He practises commercial and conflict law, limiting this to three days per month as his main focus is on social engineering programmes to rejuvenate Muslim communities and enhance their spiritual prosperity.
