Maulana Naeem Siddiqui was a Pakistani Islamic scholar, writer and politician.
12 Facts About Naeem Siddiqui
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Naeem Siddiqui was among the founder-members of the Jamaat-e-Islami and a close associate of Abul A'la Maududi and Amin Ahsan Islahi.
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Naeem Siddiqui was born on 5 June 1916 at Chakwal, Punjab, British India.
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Naeem Siddiqui was home-schooled and then from Government High School, Khanpur.
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Naeem Siddiqui completed Molvi Faazil at Uloom-e-Islamia and then got the degrees of "Munshi" and of Munshi Faazil in Arabic and Persian literature from the University of Punjab, Lahore in 1938.
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Naeem Siddiqui was among the founder members of Jamaat-e-Islami along with its founder Abul A'la Maududi.
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Naeem Siddiqui explained the story of the reunion in a letter to his friend Khwaja Maqbool Ellahi in 2001 by saying that our difference was unique and now our union is very unique.
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Naeem Siddiqui was instrumental in using the above outlets to disseminate Islamic knowledge and raise awareness on Islamic culture.
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Naeem Siddiqui was credited as a poet of a unique style and wrote verses on religious, political and social issues.
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Naeem Siddiqui was editor of the monthly magazine Tarjuman-ul-Quran for a long time after the death of Maulana Maududi.
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Naeem Siddiqui is well-known for his biographical work on Islamic prophet Muhammad, Muhsin-e-Insaniyat, or The Benefactor of Humanity.
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Naeem Siddiqui died on 25 September 2002 in Lahore due to ill health at the age of 86.