Kalbe Sadiq
| Dr Kalbe Sadiq | |
|---|---|
| کلب صادق | |
 Dr. Kalbe Sadiq addressing a Majlis during Muharram | |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Jafri |
| Other names | Moulana Kalbe Sadiq Sahab Qibla |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born |
22 June 1939 Lucknow |
| Senior posting | |
| Title | Mufakir-e-Islam |
| Religious career | |
| Initiation | Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust |
| Profession | Zakir |
| Present post |
Vice President (AIMPLB) General Secrtary |
| Post | Founder |
| Website |
www |
Dr. Kalbe Sadiq - Urdu: ڈاکٹر کلب صادق - also known as Moulana Dr. Kalbe Sadiq is an internationally renowned Islamic scholar, thinker, reformer, educationist and preacher. He is known for his inclusive and broadminded interpretation of Islam. He was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in a highly respected Shia family, The Khawandah-e-Ijtihaad. He has visited several countries for delivering lectures mostly in the Islamic month of Muharram.[1] He recites and presides over the mourning sessions in Muharram.
Early life and family
He was born in 1939 in the city of Lucknow,the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. His father late Maulana Kalbe Husain was a prominent Islamic scholar and an excellent orator and his brother late Maulana Kalbe Abid was also a reputed Islamic scholar and pious Alim. He is the uncle of Shia Scholar Kalbe Jawad. He received his early education from the madrasa, Sultan ul Madaris. He then moved to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh where he obtained a degree, Bachelor of Arts. He later went on to pursue his Masters degree in Arabic Literature from the same University. He got his doctoral degree from the Lucknow University[2]
Philanthropic works
After becoming a religious leader he made several successful attempts at making education available to the deprived section of the society. He founded the Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust on 18 April 1984 with an aim to give educational assistance and scholarships to needy and poor students. The educational, charitable and constructive projects running under his supervision include:
- Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust, Lucknow
- Unity College, Lucknow[3]
- Unity Mission School, Lucknow[4]
- Unity Industrial Training Center, Lucknow[5]
- Unity Public School, Allahabad
- M.U. College, Aligarh[6]
- Unity Computer Centre, Lucknow
- Unity Free Education Programmes in Lucknow, Jaunpur, Jalalpur, Allahabad, Barabanki, Moradabad and Aligarh etc.
- Hiza Charitable Hospital, Lucknow[7]
- T.M.T Medical Centre, Shikarpur, U.P.
- T.M.T’s Widow’s Pension Scheme
- T.M.T’s Orphan’s Educational Sponsorship Scheme
- Reconstruction and expansion of the famed Imam Bargah of Ghufran Maab, Lucknow
- Reconstruction and renovation of the tomb of prominent Urdu elegy writer and Marsia Khwan Hazrat Meer Anees, Lucknow
He is also the President of The Era’s Medical College & Hospital Lucknow and the general secretary of All India Shia Conference besides being a member of Anjuman-e-Wazifiya-e-Sadat-o-Momineen.
See also
External links
- What makes Maulana Dr. Syed Kalbe Sadiq a reformer?
- Struggling Against Sectarianism: Shia-Sunni Ecumenism