Mohsin e Insaniyat

The subject of every beloved biography of the Lord of the Universe is like a perennial garden. From the poet of Islam, Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit, to this day, it has been continuously spoken and written on every corner of the biography of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) throughout Islamic history and will continue to be written in the future. Despite this, this topic is so vast and long that there will be a demand and a call to write more on it. In many languages of the world, especially in Arabic and Urdu, numerous biographers have written books on the biography of the Prophet (PBUH). In Urdu, Sirat-un-Nabi by Shibli Nomani, Rahmat-ul-Aalameen by Qazi Suleman Mansoor Puri, and the book Al-Raheeq Al-Makhtum by Maulana Safi-ur-Rehman Mubarak Puri, which came first in the world in the biography competition, received great public acceptance. The book under review, “Mohsin-e-Insaniyat” is a beloved book on the biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him) by the well-known literary figure of Jamaat-e-Islami, Naeem Siddiqui, whose popularity can be gauged from the fact that twenty-eight editions of it have been published in a very short period of time. Maulana Naeem Siddiqui, who gained worldwide fame with the writing of Mohsin-e-Insaniyat, was born on June 4, 1914, in the village of Khanpur in Chakwal, a populous land of the Pothohar region. After receiving his primary education under the supervision of his father, the late Qazi Sirajuddin Sahib, he obtained a certificate of excellence in Persian from a nearby madrasa. Then, after passing the Munshi Fazil examination, he joined the Islamic Movement and studied with Syed Abu Ala Maududi. He was a successful writer and speaker. He held a prominent position in both fields. His journalistic career began with Malik Nasrullah Khan Aziz's newspaper "Musliman". In addition to serving as an editor in the weekly Asia, Tarjuman-ul-Quran, Chirag-e-Raah, Shahab, and Sayara, he also wrote columns and essays in the daily Tasnim Lahore, Qasid Lahore, and Jasarat Karachi, and the weekly Takbeer Karachi. He was the author of more than 20 books in addition to Mohsin-e-Insaniyat. His work "Mohsin-e-Insaniyat" on the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) gained the most fame and popularity. Naeem Siddiqui passed away on September 25, 2002 at the age of eighty-eight. In recognition of his services, the Mansoura Islamic Education Institute has published a collection called Hayat-e-Khidmat, which includes about 28 articles and several poems on his life and services. May Allah Almighty accept his religious services (Amen).