Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique

Mujaddid-e-Zamān Amīr-e-Sharīʿat
Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique
Pīr Ṣāḥeb Furfura
Shrine of Abu Bakr Siddique
Shrine of Abu Bakr Siddique
Personal
Born(1845-04-15)15 April 1845
Died17 March 1939(1939-03-17) (aged 93)
Resting placeFurfura Sharif
ReligionIslam
Children5 sons
Parents
  • Abdul Muqtadir Siddique (father)
  • Muhabbatun Nisa Begum (mother)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Notable work(s)Ilm Ma'refat and Service of Shari'ah
Alma materHooghly Madrasah
RelativesAbbas Siddiqui (great-grandson)
Nawsad Siddique great-grandson)
Organization
OrderFurfura Sharif
Muslim leader
TeacherJamaluddin, Bilayet, Amin Ridwan
SuccessorAbdul Hai Siddique
Disciple ofFateh Ali Waisi
Influenced by

Moḥammad Abū Bakr Ṣiddīque al-Qurayshī (15 April 1845 – 17 March 1939) was a Bengali Islamic scholar and the inaugural Pir of Furfura Sharif in West Bengal.[2] He is regarded by his followers, who are scattered across eastern India and Bangladesh,[3][4] as a mujaddid (reviver) of Islam in the region, due to his significant contributions in religious propagation via the establishment of mosques and madrasas, publication of newspapers and education development in neglected areas.[5] He was the founding president of the sociopolitical Anjuman-i-Wazin-i-Bangla organisation,[6] which advocated for causes such as the Khilafat Movement and Pakistan Movement.[7][8] Siddique died in 1943, and his shrine is greatly venerated as one of West Bengal's most prominent Sufi centres.[9][10]

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  2. ^ "International Seminar on Pir Abu Bakar Siddique and the Socio-Religious Reform Movements in South Asia". Muslimmirror.com. 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ MA Rahim (1994). বাংলার মুসলমানদের ইতিহাস [History of Muslims of Bengal] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Ahmad Publishing House. p. 74.
  4. ^ Amlendu Dey 1991, p. 46.
  5. ^ "প্রসঙ্গ ইসলাম ॥ ফুরফুরা শরীফের যুব সংস্কারক" [The topic is Islam ॥ Furfura Sharif's youth reformer]. Janakantha (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ^ "যুগসংস্কারক মওলানা আবু বকর সিদ্দিকী (রহ)" [Reverend Maulana Abu Bakr Siddiquie (RA)]. Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "জাতীয় জাগরণে পীর আবু বকর সিদ্দিকী (রহ.)-এর অবদান" [Contribution of Pir Abu Bakr Siddique (R.H.) to National Awakening]. Inqilab (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. ^ Amin 2014, p. 04.
  9. ^ Shri Sudhir Kumar Mitra (1991). হুগলি জেলার ইতিহাস ও বঙ্গসমাজ [History and Bengali society of Hooghly district] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Mondal Book House. p. 1301.
  10. ^ Syed Md. Bahauddin 2017, p. 02.