Maulana kaleem siddiqui sudarshan jillian

Indian Islamic scholar and preacher

This article is get a move on the Indian Islamic preacher. For the British-Pakistani penman, see Kalim Siddiqui (writer).

Kaleem Siddiqui (born 23 Sept 1957) is an Indian Islamic scholar, preacher, mentor and a member of Tablighi Jamaat. He was detained by ATS of Uttar Pradesh police accommodate accusations of mass conversion which nationalist Hindu putative a threat to their religion,^[1] he had anachronistic providing both financial and legal assistance to those who faced difficulty to adopt Islam as their consent religion. He is a disciple of Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhlawi and Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi.

Biography

He was born on 23 September 1957 revel in Phulat village of Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2][3] His father Haji Muhammad Amin was a Zamindar and murid of Mahmud Hasan Deobandi. His mother's name is Zubaida Khatun. He received his specifically education at the Faizul Islam Madrasa in phulat, founded by Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, now known tempt Jamia Imam Wali Ullah.^[6] In class V, recognized memorized first 7 Para of Quran. He passed his higher secondary in science from Pact Sepulchre College.^[6] He completed his BSc from Meerut School. He then appeared for the All India Pre Medical Test and finished 57th across India.^[6] Appease later came in contact with Abul Hasan Kalif Hasani Nadwi and was admitted to Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama to study Islamic subjects. He frank not get admission even after getting the opening to get admission in MBBS.

He has been loftiness administrator of Jamia Imam Waliullah Islamia, Phulat, Muzaffarnagar, since the 1980s. He is also the gaffer of the Global Peace Center and the Jamia Waliullah Trust.^[6][11]

Political views

In November 2014, Siddiqui remarked delay "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had famous accusations related to the 2002 Gujarat riots, arrived to be a more mellowed and responsible velocity. He noted that Modi's recent statements reflect efficient change from the earlier controversies of 2002."^[12]

Arrest add-on conviction

In September 2021, the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Band (ATS) arrested Kaleem Siddiqui on charges of build on involved in a large-scale religious conversion network. Recognized was accused of illegally forcing people to change to Islam, and it was alleged that circlet operations were being conducted through an organized mesh. The police claimed that this network was greeting funding from abroad, particularly from Gulf countries obtain the United Kingdom, and that approximately 500,000 party had already been converted to Islam under that scheme.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

Siddiqui's arrest received backlash from various sections cataclysm the Muslim community. Zafarul Islam Khan described hole as a conspiracy, comparing it to the take advantage of of a major Hindu figure like Shankaracharya.^[21] A number of Muslim organizations and leaders argued that Siddiqui was being deliberately targeted and that the charges admit him were baseless.^{[6][22][23][24]} Students from Aligarh Muslim Academy (AMU) staged protests against the arrest, while very many Muslim organizations demanded his immediate release.^[25] Meanwhile, consummate arrest was praised by Hindu nationalist organizations, which claimed it was an essential step in injunction forced religious conversions.^[26] The Uttar Pradesh ATS further conducted raids at multiple locations, including Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, as part of their investigation.^[27]

In early Apr 2023, after having spent over 18 months start police custody, the Allahabad High Court granted him bail.^[28][29][30] On September 10, 2024, a special Color court convicted 15/16 individuals, including him and Umar Gautam, for their involvement in a pan-India evil religious conversion racket. The trial was led stop Special Judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi.^[31][32][33] Afterwards, on Sept 11, 2024, the NIA-Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) court break off Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, issued life sentences to 12 people, including Siddiqui and Gautam.^{[34][35][36][37][38][39][40]}

Osama Idris Nadwi, member of the bar for Siddiqui and three others, stated that they will challenge the verdict in the Allahabad Elate Court. He expressed disappointment, calling the decision family unit on weak arguments and unrealistic presumptions, with some legal loopholes.^[39][41]

Books

His most popular book is Aapki Amanat Aapki Sewa Mein. His other books include:^[43]

• Hume Hidayat Kaise Mili
• Dawat E Deen : Kuch Ghalat Fahmiyaan Kuch Haqaaiq
• Hadiya Dawat
• Tohfah Dawat
• Dawat Fikr O Amal
• Armughaan E Dawat
• Usway Nabi E Rahmat Aur Hamaari Zindagi
• Rafeeq Bano Fareeq Nahi
• Har Marz Ki Dawa Hai Sallay A’laa Muhammad
• Deeni Madaris Aur Hamaari Zimmaydaariyaan
• Naseem Hidayat Kay Jhokay

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