Shaykh Ul Aalam Pir Alauddin Siddiqui | |
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پِیر مُحَمَّد عَلَاؤالدّین صِدِیقِی | |
2nd Custodian of Nerian Sharif | |
In office 11 April 1975 – 3 February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ghaznavi |
Succeeded by | Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui |
1st Chancellor of Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University | |
In office 2000 – 3 February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui |
1st Chancellor of Mohi-ud-Din Islamic Medical College | |
In office 2009 – 3 February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui |
President of Jamiat-e-Ulma-e-Ahle Sunnat AJ&K | |
In office Un-known – 3 February 2017 | |
Title | Shaykh Ul Aalam |
Official name | Muhammad Alauddin |
Personal | |
Born | [1] or 1 January 1938[2] | 1 January 1936
Died | 3 February 2017[4] | (aged 79)
Resting place | Nerian Sharif, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan |
Religion | Islam |
Children | Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui Noor Ul Arfeen Siddiqui |
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Sect | Ahle Sunnat, Barelvi |
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Tariqa | Naqshbandia Mohrvia Ghanznawia Siddiquia |
Known for | Dars e Masnavi |
Occupation | Preacher, Sufi |
Organization | |
Institute | Mohiudin Islamic University Nerian Sharif Mohiudin Islamic Medical College Mirpur Azad Kashmir |
Founder of | Mohiuddin Trust[5] Noor TV |
Muslim leader | |
Predecessor | Ghulam Mohiudin Ghaznavi Nervi |
Successor | Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui |
Awards | The Lifetime Achievement Award by the Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD) |
Honors | The 500 Most Influential Muslims (2012–2018) |
Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui (Urdu: پیر محمد علاؤالدین صدیقی; 1 January 1938 – 3 February 2017) was an Islamic Sufi scholar and social personality.
He appeared in Islamic educational programmes on ARY Q TV and on NOOR TV.[6] He established madrassas for religious and non religious education, as well as mosques in Pakistan and England.[7] He was the founder of two colleges in the Azad Kashmir region: Mohiudin Islamic Medical College in Mirpur, and Mohiudin Islamic University in Nerian Sharif.[8][9][10] He was on the list of 500 Most Influential Muslims seven times from 2012 to 2018.[11]