Kalbe Sadiq

Kalbe Sadiq was an Indian Islamic scholar, reformer, educationist, philanthropist and preacher. He was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in a Shia family. He has lectured overseas mostly in the Islamic month of Muharram. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2021.[1][2]He was denied entry to the United States and deported to United Kingdom in 2005.[3]

Padma Bhushan Syed Kalbe Sadiq
Syed Kalbe Sadiq addressing a Majlis during Muharram-ul-Harram
TitlePadma Bhushan,Mufakir-e-Islam, Hakem-e-Ummat
Personal
Born(1936-01-01)1 January 1936
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Died24 November 2020(2020-11-24) (aged 81)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
SchoolJafari
SectUsuli
EducationPhD in Arabic
Other namesKalbe Sadiq Sahab Qibla, Hakim e Ummat
Dharma namesIslam
Pen nameKalbe Sadiq Naqvi
ProfessionZakir, Educationist, Philanthropic, Preacher
Senior posting
InitiationTauheedul Muslimeen Trust
ProfessionZakir, Educationist, Philanthropic, Preacher
Present postVice President (AIMPLB) General Secretary
PostFounder
Websitewww.tauheed.net

Life

At Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. He later went on to pursue his master's degree in Arabic Literature from the same university. He got his doctoral degree from the Lucknow University.[4]

He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Era Medical College, Lucknow, on 17 November 2020 and died three days later.[5]

Philanthropic works

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 that were running under his supervision include:

  • Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust, Lucknow
  • Unity College, Lucknow[6]
  • Unity Mission School, Lucknow[7]
  • Unity Industrial Training Center, Lucknow[8]
  • Unity Public School, Allahabad
  • M.U. College, Aligarh[9]
  • Unity Computer Centre, Lucknow
  • Unity Free Education Programmes in Lucknow, Jaunpur, Jalalpur, Allahabad, Barabanki, Moradabad and Aligarh etc.
  • Hiza Charitable Hospital, Lucknow[10]
  • T.M.T Medical Centre, Shikarpur, U.P.
  • T.M.T’s Widows' Pension Scheme
  • T.M.T’s Orphans' Educational Sponsorship Scheme
  • Reconstruction and expansion of the Imam Bargah of Ghufran Maab, Lucknow
  • Reconstruction and renovation of the tomb of Urdu elegy writer and Marsia Khwan Hazrat Meer Anees, Lucknow

He was 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. [11]

See also

References
  1. "Padma Awards 2021 announced". Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Shinzo Abe, Tarun Gogoi, Ram Vilas Paswan among Padma Award winners: Complete list". The Times of India. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. US deports Kalbe Sadiq to Britain - DAWN.COM
  4. Janab Mufakkir-e-Islam Dr. Kalbe Sadiq Biography
  5. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shia-cleric-kalbe-sadiq-passes-away/article33174606.ece
  6. Unity College | About the College
  7. Unity Mission School | about us
  8. UITC | about us
  9. MU College, Aligarh
  10. HIZA Hospital, Lucknow
  11. Islamic cleric, Maulana Kalbe Sadiq dies at the age of 82 years

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