Qaid-e-Ahl Sunnat
His Eminence Maulana Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqui Al-Qadiri (RA) Rahmatullah alaih (1926-2003)
The great Sunni
scholar, spiritual guide, political leader, founder of the
World Islamic Mission, inviter to Allah’s Religion, leader
of the Jamiat e Ulama e Pakistan (JUP) and lately President
of the MMA, His Excellency Mawlana Shah Ahmad Noorani al-Siddiqui,
son of His Eminence Hazrat Shaykh Abdul ‘Aleem Siddiqui
Meerathi (may Allah have mercy on them both)-who was a
khalifa (spiritual heir) to His Eminence Imam e Ahle Sunnat
Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmad Riza Khan Barelvi and one of the
greatest Islamic scholars of the twentieth century and
spiritual had of the Qadiri and Chishti Sufi orders –may his
innermost being be sanctified!-has passed away of a heart
attack earlier today in Islamabad and thus left the future
of the MMA in doubt and also, more importantly, left Sunnis
all of the world in deep grief at his passing.His Eminence
was born in Meerut, India in the holy month of Ramadan and
became a hafiz-ul-quran (memorized the entire Holy Qur’an)
at the tender age of eight. His noble lineage goes back to
that of the greatest of human beings after the Prophets and
Messengers, by ijma of this Ummah, Sayyidina Abu Bakr al
Siddiq (may Allah be well pleased with him), the first
Khalifah of the Prophet and the greatest of the
Companions.Noorani Sahib Graduated from the National Arabic
College, Meerut,lndia and obtained the Fazil -e-Arabi degree
from Allahabad University and completed the renowned
classical dars-e-Nizami (at advanced or Fazil level) from
Darul-Uloom Arabia, Meerut. He also learned from his eminent
father.
After completing his education he started his full-fledged international
missionary tours around the world soon after the birth of
Pakistan. During his lifetime he held a number of important
posts including:
• Honorary Secretary General of the WORLD MUSLIM ULAMA
ORGANIZATION for 12 years thus working for the cause of
Islamic Unity.
• Founder of WORLD ISLAMIC MISSION at Dar-ul-Arkam in Makkah
al-Mukarramah in 1972
• President of INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC MISSIONARIES GUILD
• Presided over the International Islamic Conference held at
Bradford, U.K., in April 1974 and subsequently elected the
First President of the WORLD ISLAMIC MISSION.
In his political career Mawlana was elected as a Member of
Parliament from Karachi in 1970 and subsequently elected
Leader of the Parliamentary Party of the JAMIAT ULAMA -
PAKISTAN (JUP) unanimously. He retained his Karachi seat for
a long time and was a Senator.
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