Kalbe Sadiq

Dr. Kalbe Sadiq 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.

Dr Kalbe Sadiq
Dr. Kalbe Sadiq addressing a Majlis during Muharram
TitleMufakir-e-Islam
Personal
Born (1939-06-22) 22 June 1939
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
SchoolJafri
EducationPhD in Arabic
Other namesMoulana Kalbe Sadiq Sahab Qibla
ProfessionZakir
Senior posting
InitiationTauheedul Muslimeen Trust
ProfessionZakir
Present postVice President (AIMPLB) General Secretary
PostFounder
Websitewww.tauheed.net

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 master's 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:

  1. Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust, Lucknow
  2. Unity College, Lucknow[3]
  3. Unity Mission School, Lucknow[4]
  4. Unity Industrial Training Center, Lucknow[5]
  5. Unity Public School, Allahabad
  6. M.U. College, Aligarh[6]
  7. Unity Computer Centre, Lucknow
  8. Unity Free Education Programmes in Lucknow, Jaunpur, Jalalpur, Allahabad, Barabanki, Moradabad and Aligarh etc.
  9. Hiza Charitable Hospital, Lucknow[7]
  10. T.M.T Medical Centre, Shikarpur, U.P.
  11. T.M.T’s Widow’s Pension Scheme
  12. T.M.T’s Orphan’s Educational Sponsorship Scheme
  13. Reconstruction and expansion of the famed Imam Bargah of Ghufran Maab, Lucknow
  14. 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.

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