Muhammad Alauddin Siddiqui (Urdu:پیر محمد علاؤالدین صدیقی; 1 January 1938 – 3 February 2017) was anIslamicSufi scholar and social personality.

He appeared inIslamic educational programmes onARY Q TV and on NOOR TV.^[6] He establishedmadrassas for religious and non religious education, as well as mosques in Pakistan and England.^[7] He was the founder of two colleges in theAzad Kashmir region: Mohiudin Islamic Medical College inMirpur, andMohiudin Islamic University inNerian Sharif.^[8][9][10] He was on the list of500 Most Influential Muslims seven times from 2012 to 2018.^[11]

Alauddin Siddiqui studiedIslam under his father,Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ghaznavi. Later, he studied Mishkat Sharif and Jalalayn in Jamia Haqqa’iq al Uloom inHazro. His passion for further studies brought him toJamia Naeemia Lahore where he completed lessons from Muhammad Hussain Naeemi. After that he came toWazirabad, where he participated in the Daura eQur'an with Abdul Ghufar Hazarawi. He next came toSardar Ahmad Chishti inFaisalabad to complete the teaching ofHadith Mubarakah.Sardar Ahmad Chishti completed the lessons and put on the Dastar-e-Fazilat.^[12]

Alauddin Siddiqui called for aprotest outsideParliament ofLondon on 6 October 2012 to express his outrage at the recent filmInnocence of Muslims, which was described asinsulting the dignity of the Islamic prophetMuhammad. He appealed to theMuslim Ummah to end their internal differences and unite under the banner of the Prophet of Islam. He spoke on the importance of a united front of the Muslim Ummah againstIslamophobia.^[13]

On Saturday, October 2012, thousands of Muslims gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London to express their feelings about the importance of honoring Muhammad. The protest, titled "Alliance of Socialism Anti-Islamophobia Event", was attended by Muslims from allsects of theIslamic community, including speakers from bothSunni andShia Islam.^[14]

On 10 June 2012, Alauddin Siddiqui was awarded theLifetime Achievement Award forhumanitarian,education andhealth services by Institute of Peace and Development (INSPAD), an internationalNon-governmental organization .^[15]

Alauddin Siddiqui's name appeared seven times in the list of500 Most Influential Muslims (from the 3rd edition to the 9th edition. His name appeared in the list of "Preachers andSpiritual leaders" fromUK.^[16]

The last time his name appeared in the 9th edition (2018) in section "The Obituaries" after his death.^[17]

Alauddin Siddiqui died inLondon on Friday, 3 February 2017 after an illness. He was 79 years old.^[18]

Two funeral prayers were offered for him, one atBirmingham in Austin Park and the other atNerian Sharif inAzad Kashmir, Pakistan. His first funeral prayer was held in Birmingham's Austin Park, led by his younger son Noor ul Arfeen Siddiqui. More than 20,000 people attended.^[19] His second funeral prayer was held in his home town Nerian Sharif and was led by his older son Sultan Ul Arfeen Siddiqui. More than 50,000 people attended.^[20]

Alauddin Siddiqui was buried in Darbar e AliyaNerian Sharif,Azad Kashmir,Pakistan.^[21]

• Mohammad Karam Shah Sahib al Azhari from Bhera Sharif said on theUrs Mubarak atNerian Sharif:^[22] "Huzoor Shaykh ul Aalam is spreading the Light of Shariah and Tariqa to the Ummah in the most commendable manner, continuing to work for Islam and will always continue to do so." Pir Karam Shah Sahib continued: "Nerian Sharif is such an origin of Light that the candles of knowledge are forever lit, and I foresee that a great university will be established here (referring toMohiuddin Islamic University)."
• Shah Ahmad Noorani said:^[22] "If I could have found one more Huzoor Shaykh ul Alam in Pakistan, I would have changed the face of the country!"
• Qamaruddin Sialwi fromSial Sharif said, at the 1972 Sunni Conference:^[22] "The (then) Sahibzada Huzoor Shaykh ul Aalam possesses a glittering Light upon his blessed forehead, and from this we know that Pir Siddiqui, throughout the entire world, will achieve great things for Islam."
• Sayyid Naseeruddin Naseer al Jilani from Golra Sharif said on Noor TV:^[22] "What Huzoor Shaykh ul Aalam have started with the work of Noor TV is no small accomplishment. I have declared to the Ulama of the Ahlus Sunnah that this is our shining hope: Noor TV. What else is there? This is a feat no Pir or Mawlana had achieved before. It is no small matter that tens of thousands of people are receiving the message of Allah's religion [through this channel]. May Allah accept Huzoor Shaykh ul Aalam's both religious and social work."
• Muhammad Imdad Hussain (Jamia Al Karam, Britain) fromJhang said:^[22] "High is his ambition, so charming His speech, so beautiful his soul, That is all he needs for the journey, he who leads the Caravan!"

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