Dr Kalbe Sadiq | |
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کلب صادق | |
Dr. Kalbe Sadiq addressing a Majlis during Muharram
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Religion | Islam |
School | Jafri |
Education | PhD in Arabic |
Other names | Moulana Kalbe Sadiq Sahab Qibla |
Personal | |
Nationality | Indian |
Born |
Lucknow |
22 June 1939
Senior posting | |
Title | Mufakir-e-Islam |
Religious career | |
Initiation | Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust |
Profession | Zakir |
Present post |
Vice President (AIMPLB) General Secretary |
Post | Founder |
Website | www |
Vice President (AIMPLB)
Dr. Kalbe Sadiq - Urdu: ڈاکٹر کلب صادق - 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. He recites and presides over the mourning sessions in Muharram.
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
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:
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.