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Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi 1942 |
| Died | 1994 (aged 51-52) |
| Children | Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Naqshbandi (Hijazi) |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wahhāb محمد عبد الوهاب |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | ibn Muḥammad ʿUmar ibn Muḥammad Amīn ibn ʿAbd al-Mālik بن محمد عمر بن محمد أمين بن عبد المالك |
| Toponymic (Nisba) | aṣ-Ṣiddīqī الصديقي al-Itsharwī الإتشروي |
Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi (1942–1994) was a PakistaniSunniMuslim religious scholar andSufi master.
He was born in 1942, the third son ofMuhammad Umar Icharvi, one ofPakistan's leading Sufi scholars of the time, who held the honorary title ofMunazare-Azam (the greatest debater) because of his success in defeating the leaders of rival Islamic sects. Despite being the third son, Abdul Wahab was made the head of the branch of theNaqshbandi Sufi order by his father. He founded or co-founded a number of important Islamic Institutions in the United Kingdom and established the Hijazi Sufi Order.[citation needed]
Abdul Wahab is 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.[1][2]
Abdul Wahab was one of the founding members of theMuslim Parliament and helped draft theMuslim Manifesto[3] He was the vice-chair of the Muslim Parliament at the time of his death[4]
Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was the founder of theHijaz College based inNuneaton. 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 orSufism.[5]
Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was the Founder of theInternational 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 the Netherlands,[6] Belgium, Germany, Canada, Trinidad, Australia and Sri Lanka.[7][8]
Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was considered aqutb, a very high form ofawliya' (Muslim saint) and as per custom in the Muslim world, adargah has been built over his grave which is in the grounds ofHijaz College. It is the only one in western Europe.[2]
This is an annual event at Hijaz College, aimed at inspiring the British youth to adhere to classical Islam. The Blessed Summit encourages its many guests to reflect upon their lives, and take inspiration from the life of Abdul Wahab Siddiqi.[9]
Abdul Wahab Siddiqi trained his four sons in the traditional Islamic sciences and they have all subsequently been educated as professionals, they are:
His daughter is married to the present CEO of Hijaz CollegeShaykh Tauqir Ishaq who is also a qualified Civil Engineer.[2][10]
