Muhammad Siddique Musafir (1 April 1879 - 24 September 1961) was an educationist, writer, poet, translator and journalist of

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. He served as an editor of

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magazine "Akhbar-e-Taleem" for 18 years. His poems were part of school curriculum for many years. He also served as the first Incharge of Khan Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad High School

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Biography

Muhammad Siddiqui was born on 1 April 1879 at

, District Badin,

. His father Bilal Sheedi was from

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. His father was sold as a slave to a businessman of

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(

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) Shaikh Hussain. He was then sold to Makhdoom Saber Ali, who was from Tando Bago, Sindh. His master was so happy with him that he used to call him "Gulab" (means rose). This name became so popular that people forgot his real name Bilal and used to call him Gulab Sheedi. Muhammad Siddique received early education in Tando Bago and after passing Vernicular examination (i.e. 7th classes) joined as Primary School teacher. Then he was appointed as a teacher at Training College for Men

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. He started composing poems with his pen name "Musafir". He wrote in almost all formats of poetry including

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, Musnavi, Musadas, Geet,

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, Qatio, Munajat and

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''etc''. He assisted Ghulam Muhammad Shahwani in translating "Gulistan Bostan" from Persian to Sindhi language. He also wrote literary essays and articles, most of which were published in Akhbar-e-Taleem. He wrote text books for primary education in Sindh. Some of his poems remained part of school curriculum for many years. On 1 January 1920, the social leader of lower Sindh Khan Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad Talpur established a High School at his home town Tando Bago. Muhammad Siddique Musafir was appointed as first Incharge Head Master of this school. With his hard work and best management, this school became one of the best schools of the Badin District. Muhammad Siddique retired in 1930 but remained affiliated with this school. When, Ghulam Muhammad opened Girls School, Muhammad Siddique used to help and train female teachers of the school. He died on 24 September 1961 and was buried in Tando Bago graveyard.

Publications,

* Akhlaq-e-Muhsini ( Sindhi: اخلاق محسني) *Angi Hisab (Mathematics), ( Sindhi: انگي حساب) *Balghan Ji Taileem (Adult Education), ( Sindhi: بالغن جي تعليم) *Chand Bibi ( Sindhi: چاند بيبي) *Deewan -e- Fazil ( Sindhi: ديوان فاضل) *Geometry for Class V, VI and VII ( Sindhi: جاميٽري، پنجين، ڇھين ۽ ستين ڪلاس لاءِ) *Ghulami ain Azadia ja Ibratnak Nizara ( Sindhi: غلاميءَ ۽ آزاديءَ جا عبرتناڪ نظارا) *Gul Badan (Novel translated from Urdu), ( Sindhi: گل بدن) *Gulshan-e-Khayal ( Sindhi: گلستان خيال) *Gulzar-e-Naser o Nazem ( Sindhi: گلزار نثر و نظم) * Hadayat-ul-Muslimeen in six volumes ( Sindhi: ھدايت المسلمين، ڇھ ڀاڱا) *Hayatia Jay Daur Ji Kunji ( Sindhi: ھدايت جي در جي ڪنجي) *Jametry and Tijarti Hisab (Geometry and Business Mathematics), ( Sindhi: جاميٽري ۽ تجارتي حساب) *Johar-e-Islam ( Sindhi: جوھر اسلام) *Matloob-ul-Momneen ( Sindhi: مطلوب المومنين) *Mumtaz Damsaz (Translated from Urdu), ( Sindhi: ممتاز دمساز) *Phool Dani, (Poetry) ( Sindhi: ڦول داني) *Qurub Qaleech ( Sindhi: قرب قليچ) *Ramooz-ul-Quran (Secrets of Quran) ( Sindhi: رموزالقرآن) * Shaheed-e-Karbala ( Sindhi: شھيد ڪربلا) *Sindhi Soonhoon (A Guide to Sindhi text book) in six volumes, ( Sindhi: سنڌي سونھون) * Sindhi Grammar in three volumes ( Sindhi: سنڌي گرامر) * Sindh Ji Jagraphi (Geography of Sindh) ( Sindhi: سنڌ جي جاگرافي) *Sindh Ji Tareekh, (History of Sindh), Volume IV and V, ( Sindhi: سنڌ جي تاريخ، ڀاڱو چوٿون ۽ پنجون) *Sujaan Zaloon ( Sindhi: سڄاڻ زالون) *Zeb-un-Nissa ( Sindhi: زيب النسا) He also wrote meaning and explanation of nine Chapters of the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.

References

{{Reflist Writers from Sindh Sindhi people Sindhi-language writers Scholars from Sindh Pakistani writers Pakistani scholars People from Badin District 1879 births 1961 deaths