By Our Correspondent / Lucknow
Noted Islamic scholar Maulana Kalb e Sadiq passed away today after a prolong illness in Lucknow. He was 80. Maulana was also the vice-chairman of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the apex body of Indian Muslims.
Sadiq is survived by his wife Taj Sultana, three sons and a daughter.
Maulana was a reputed Islamic scholar, reformer, educationist and preacher. He was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India in a 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 Lucknow, the capital of the Uttar Pradesh. His father Kalbe Hussain was an Islamic scholar and orator and his brother Kalbe Abid was also an Islamic scholar.
He received his early education from the madrasa, Sultan ul Madaris. He then moved to Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. 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.
He founded the Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust on 18 April 1984 with an aim to give educational assistance and scholarships to needy and poor students. Many educational, charitable and constructive projects were running under his supervision.
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the passing away of the Muslim cleric, offered condolences and wished strength for the family members.