11 Facts About Kalbe Sadiq

1.

Kalbe Sadiq was born in 1939 in Lucknow and died on 24 November 2020 after a prolonged terminal sickness.

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Kalbe Sadiq was posthumously bestowed with the accredited national award of Padma Bhushan in 2021.

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Kalbe Sadiq received his early education from the Madrasa of Sultan ul Madaris and Nazmia in Lucknow.

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Kalbe Sadiq then moved to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and obtained the degree of Ph.

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Beside Arabic, Kalbe Sadiq had mastery over Urdu, Persian, English and Hindi languages.

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Kalbe Sadiq traveled overseas to deliver speeches and lectures on Islamic theology.

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Kalbe Sadiq engaged on religious and social issues with the Muslim masses in mid 1970s.

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Kalbe Sadiq was moved by the pathetic condition of the community.

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Kalbe Sadiq believed that the root cause of the backwardness of Muslims lies in its distance from education and knowledge.

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Kalbe Sadiq therefore resolved to spread education and knowledge on modern lines and waged a community wide war against illiteracy and ignorance.

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Kalbe Sadiq founded the Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust on 18 April 1984 with an aim to give educational assistance and scholarships to needy and poor students.