Draft:Ibrahim al-Siddiqi
| Ibrahim al-Siddiqi | |
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| name | Ibrahim al-Siddiqi |
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| teachers | Muhammad bin Mani al-Najdi |
| religion | Islam |
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Ibrahim al-Siddiqi (1915 AH–1989 CE) was a Saudi-Bahraini writer, poet, and educator. He was born in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and studied under Sheikh Muhammad bin Mani al-Najdi. He was dedicated to teaching, delivering sermons, preaching, and propagating the faith. Several manuscripts of his books and poems remain.[1] [2]
Birth and Education
Ibrahim al-Siddiqi was born in Al-Jubail in the year 1334 AH/1915 CE. He acquired his early education through traditional methods at a kuttab. He worked as a teacher, preacher, and mentor. He studied under Muhammad bin Mani al-Najdi. His connections with the princes of Bahrain significantly influenced his social standing; they held him in high esteem, giving him precedence in their gatherings and literary discussions.[3]
He was well-versed in Islamic sciences and Arabic literature. He possessed extensive knowledge of Arab affairs, history, and traditional markets. He spent his entire time at home, where he received friends, engaged in discussions with men of letters, and studied and debated various books.[4]
Works
- 1964 – Al-Nibras – Taif: Author, 1384 AH, 187 pp.
- 1965 – Salafat al-Adab – Taif: Author, 1385 AH, 216 pp. Reprinted in 1995 CE☃☃
- Hayat al-Qa'id al-A'zam Muhammad
- Tashih al-Qamus
- Tanbih al-'Amm wa al-Khass
- Ma'lumat 'Amma 'an al-Buldan al-'Arabiyya
- Wara' al-'Ulama
- Naq' al-Arij min Ash'ar Udaba' al-Khalij
- Khayr al-Tiraz min Ash'ar Abaqirat Najd wa al-Hijaz
- Multaqatat al-Durar min Muntakhabat al-Fikr
- Dalalat al-Udaba' wa Bughyat al-Shu'ara' wa al-Khutaba
He supervised the book Al-Dawri, which contains samples of modern Saudi poetry published by the Literary Club in Taif.
Death
He died on the 22nd of Safar, 1410 AH/1989 CE, in Taif. Another source states that he died in the month of Jumada al-Ula.[5] [6]
Notes
- ↑ Emile Yaacoub (2004), Mu'jam al-Shu'ara' mundhu bid' 'asr al-Nahda (1st ed.), Beirut: Dar Sader, Vol. I, p. 27.
- ↑ Kamil Salman al-Jubouri (2003), Mu'jam al-Udaba' min al-'asr al-Jahili hatta sanat 2002, Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Vol. I, p. 42, archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
- ↑ Mawsu'at al-Tarajim wa al-A'lam - Al-Siddiqi, archived 2020-06-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Muhammad Khair Ramadan Yusuf, Kitab Takmilat Mu'jam al-Mu'allifin, archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
- ↑ Min Udaba' al-Ta'if al-Mu'asirin, pp. 271–274
- ↑ Al-Qarni, Ali Khidran (2011), Min Udaba' al-Ta'if al-Mu'asirin, Taif Literary Club, pp. 271–274, ISBN 978-9960-620-72-5, archived from the original on 28 September 2020.