Kalbe Sadiq
Kalbe Sadiq (1939-2020) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was born in 1939 in Lucknow and died on 24 November 2020 after a prolonged terminal sickness. He was posthumously bestowed with the accredited national award of Padma Bhushan in 2021. His father, Kalbe Hussain, was also an Islamic scholar and his late brother, Kalbe Abid, was also a Islamic scholar head of Shia Theology Department at Aligarh Muslim University. Education and professional Life. Kalbe Sadiq received his early education from the Madrasa of Sultan ul Madaris and Nazmia in Lucknow. He then moved to Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh and obtained the degree of Ph.D. in Arabic Literature with a gold medal in 1971. Beside Arabic, Kalbe Sadiq had mastery over Urdu, Persian, English and Hindi languages. He traveled overseas to deliver speeches and lectures on Islamic theology. Kalbe Sadiq engaged on religious and social issues with the Muslim masses in mid 1970s. He was moved by the pathetic condition of the community. He believed that the root cause of the backwardness of Muslims lies in its distance from education and knowledge. He therefore resolved to spread education and knowledge on modern lines and waged a community wide  war against illiteracy and ignorance. This became the aim of his life. Philanthropic works. He founded the Tauheedul Muslimeen Trust on 18 April 1984 with an aim to give educational assistance and scholarships to needy and poor students. The educational, charitable and constructive projects that were running under his supervision include: He was also the President of The Era’s Medical College & Hospital Lucknow and the general secretary of All India Shia Conference besides being a member of Anjuman-e-Wazifiya-e-Sadat-o-Momineen.