Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi
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Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (ra) (1942–1994) was a Sunni Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...

 religious scholar and Sufi Master. He was born in 1942, the third son of Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

's leading religious scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam (the greatest debater) because of his success in defeating the leaders of rival Islamic sects. Despite being the third son, Hazrat Abdul Wahab was made the head of the branch of the Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...

 Sufi order by his father. He founded or co-founded a number of important Islamic Institutions in the UK and established the Hijazi Sufi Order.

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Founder of the Hijazi branch of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was the founder of the Hijazi Naqshbandiya Sufi Order. Before his death he passed on his position as head of the order to his eldest son. Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi
Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi
Hazrat Allama Pir Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi is a British Muslim scholar, principal of the Hijaz College, National Convenor of the Muslim Action Committee , Secretary General of the International Muslims Organisation, Grand Blessed Guide of the Naqshbandi Hijazi Sufi Order and a barrister at law.-...

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Founding member of Muslim Parliament

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was one of the founding members of the Muslim Parliament
Muslim Parliament
The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain is a Muslim organization founded in 1992 in London by Dr Kalim Siddiqui, Director of the Muslim Institute, based on a proposal published in July 1990 under the title The Muslim Manifesto. The Muslim Parliament consists mainly of appointees, including women and...

 and helped draft the Muslim Manifesto He was the vice-chair of the Muslim Parliament at the time of his death


Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi together with Kalim Siddiqui
Kalim Siddiqui
Kalim Siddiqui, Ph.D. was an Indian British writer and Islamic activist.-Early life:Siddiqui was born in the village of Dondi Lohara, CP, British India on September 15, 1931...


Founder of Hijaz College

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was the founder of the Hijaz College
Hijaz College
Hijaz College is a British Muslim school located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Hijaz College combines traditional Islamic education with the British National Curriculum. The philosophy of Hijaz was formulated by its patron and founder Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi R.A. in 1994.Its...

 based in Nuneaton
Nuneaton
Nuneaton is the largest town in the Borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth and in the English county of Warwickshire.Nuneaton is most famous for its associations with the 19th century author George Eliot, who was born on a farm on the Arbury Estate just outside Nuneaton in 1819 and lived in the town for...

. Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi envisioned that the college would be the first of many educational institutions to revive a model of Islamic Education whereby students learnt both traditional Islamic subjects alongside modern physical and social sciences, philosophy and mathematics, alongside traditional spirituality or Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...

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Founder of International Muslim Organisation

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was the Founder of the International Muslim Organisation a political body to unite Muslims in different countries to highlight Islamic Values, Civilization, forming Islamic Centres, opening schools, constructing mosques and forming research centres.It has branches in Holland ,Belgium, Germany, Canada, Trinidad, Australia and Sri Lanka.



Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi and Yassir Arafat

Final resting Place

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was considered a Qutb, a very high form of Awliya' (Muslim Saint) and as per custom in the Muslim world, a Dargah
Dargah
A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...

 has been built over his grave which is in the grounds of Hijaz College
Hijaz College
Hijaz College is a British Muslim school located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Hijaz College combines traditional Islamic education with the British National Curriculum. The philosophy of Hijaz was formulated by its patron and founder Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi R.A. in 1994.Its...

. It is the only one in western Europe.

Blessed Summit

This is an annual event at Hijaz College, aimed at inspiring the British youth to walk the path of classical islam. The Blessed Summit encourages its many guests to reflect upon their lives, and contemplate. The inspiration of the life of Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi is an inspiration to many guests at the summit.

Children

Hazrat Abdul Wahab Siddiqi trained his four sons in the traditional Islamic sciences and they have all subsequently been educated as professionals, they are:
Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi
Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi
Hazrat Allama Pir Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi is a British Muslim scholar, principal of the Hijaz College, National Convenor of the Muslim Action Committee , Secretary General of the International Muslims Organisation, Grand Blessed Guide of the Naqshbandi Hijazi Sufi Order and a barrister at law.-...

 Barrister-at-Law,
Shaykh Noor-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi Solicitor,
Shaykh Zain-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi Solicitor,
Shaykh Qamar-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi Surgeon.
His daughter is married to the present CEO of Hijaz College Shaykh Tauqir Ishaq
who is also a qualified Civil Engineer.



Left to Right: Shaykh Zain-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi, Shaykh Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi, Shaykh Noor-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi

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Urdu Speech about Ahle-ul-Bayt

See also

  • Shaikhs in South Asia
    Shaikhs in South Asia
    Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, Šeih, Šejh, Şeyh and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "elder." It is commonly used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise man, or an Islamic scholar...

  • Shaikh Siddiqui
  • Siddiqui
    Siddiqui
    Siddiqui, is a Muslim family name, found in the South Asia and the Middle East. Shaikh is an additional title used occasionally by Siddiqui/Siddique to signify their Arab heritage...

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