{{short description|Pakistani writer}} {{Use British English|date=April 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox writer | name = '''Muhammad Siddique Musafir''' <br> '''محمد صديق مسافر ''' | honorific_prefix = | image = File:Muhammad Siddique Musafir.jpg | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = '''Muhammad Siddique'''<br/> '''محمد صديق''' | birth_date = 1 April 1879 | birth_place = Tando Bago, District Badin, Bombay Presidency, British India | death_date = 24 September 1961 | death_place = Tando Bago, Sindh | occupation = Scholar, teacher, researcher, poet, journalist | nationality = Pakistani | citizenship = Pakistani | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Prose, Poetry | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | children = | awards = | signature = | website = | portaldisp = }}
'''Muhammad Siddique Musafir''' (1 April 1879 - 24 September 1961) was an educationist, writer, poet, translator, historian, and journalist of Sindh, Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Details - Library |url=https://lib.sindh.org/kitaab/detail/tareekh-sindh-arghoon-ain-turkhan-vol-4 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=lib.sindh.org}}</ref> He was appointed as Persian and Sindhi teacher in Training College for Men, Hyderabad.<ref name="نظاماڻي 2023">{{Cite journal |last=نظاماڻي |first=Dr Abdul Jabbar Nizamani ڊاڪٽر عبدالجبار ”قاسم“ |date=2023 |title=EDUCATIONAL AND LITERARY SERVICES OF MUHAMMAD SIDDIQUE 'MUSAFIR' محمد صديق “مسافر” جون علمي ادبي خدمتون |url=https://sujo.usindh.edu.pk/index.php/Keenjhar/article/view/6838/4431 |journal=Keenjhar - Research Journal |language=en-US |volume=26 |issn=2790-9786}}</ref> He also served as an editor of the Sindhi-language magazine "Akhbar-e-Taleem" for 18 years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Sindhi|first=Bhawan|title=Muhammad Siddique Musafir. In ڌرتيءَ جا چنڊ (In Sindhi)|publisher=Naoon Niyapo Academy, Sachal Goth|year=2020|location=Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan}}</ref> From 1920 to 1925, Siddique served as the head master at Lawrence Madrisa and retired in March 1932.<ref name="نظاماڻي 2023"/> His poems were part of school curriculum for many years. He also served as the first in-charge of Khan Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad High School in Tando Bago.
== Biography == Muhammad Siddique was born on 1 April 1879 at Tando Bago, District Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.<ref name=":0" /> His father Bilal Sheedi was from Zanzibar. His father was sold as a slave to a businessman of Muscat (Oman) Shaikh Hussain. He was then sold to Makhdoom Saber Ali, who was from Tando Bago, Sindh. His master was so happy with Sheedi that he used to call him "Gulab" (lit. "rose"). This name became so popular that people forgot his real name, Bilal, and used to call him Gulab Sheedi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=صديق مسافر جو والد غلام طور آفريقا مان وڪرو ٿي ٽنڊو باگو پهتو -|url=https://www.pahenjiakhbar.com/news_paper/%d8%b5%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%82-%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b1-%d8%ac%d9%88-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af-%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d8%b7%d9%88%d8%b1-%d8%a2%d9%81%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%82%d8%a7-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86-%d9%88/|language=sd|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>
Muhammad Siddique received early education in Tando Bago and after passing Vernacular examination (i.e. 7th classes) became a primary school teacher. Then he was appointed as a teacher at Training College for Men Hyderabad. He started composing poems with his pen name "Musafir" (lit. "traveller"). He wrote in almost all formats of poetry including Ghazal, Musnavi, Musadas, Geet, Nazm, Qatio, Munajat and Kafi ''etc''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Solangi|first=Ghulam Mustafa|url=http://www.library.sindhila.org/kitab?number=8&view=149|title=اسيمببليءَ جو راڳ|publisher=Sindhi Language Authority|year=2017|location=Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan}}</ref> He assisted Ghulam Muhammad Shahwani in translating "Gulistan Bostan" from Persian to Sindhi language.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}
He also wrote literary essays and articles, most of which were published in Akhbar-e-Taleem.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Nizamani |first=Abdul Jabbar Qasim |date=2016 |title=محمد صديق مسافر بحيثيت لطيف شناس |url=https://fuuast.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Karoonghar-Vol-14.pdf |journal=Karoonjhar |publisher=Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology |publication-place=Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |volume=8 |issue=14 |pages=97–113}}</ref> He wrote text books for primary education in Sindh. Some of his poems remained part of school curriculum for many years.<ref>Rashidi G.M.S., محمد صديق مسافر جون ادبي ۽ تعليمي خدمتون, Sindh Salamat. Available at https://sindhsalamat.com/threads/18346/ Retrieved on 2020.05.14</ref>
On January 1st 1920, the social leader of lower Sindh Khan, Bahadur Mir Ghulam Muhammad Talpur, established a High School at his home town, Tando Bago.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaikh |first=Abubakar |date=2015-05-06 |title=The feudal lord who educated 21,000 children |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1180337 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> Muhammad Siddique Musafir was appointed as the first Incharge Head Master of this school.<ref>{{Cite web|title=خانبهادر مير غلام محمد خان ٽالپر : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)|url=http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=خانبهادر%20مير%20غلام%20محمد%20خان%20ٽالپر|website=www.encyclopediasindhiana.org|language=sd|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> By working hard and with good management skill, this school became one of the best schools of the Badin District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ٽنڊو باگو : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا) |url=http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=ٽنڊو%20باگو |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=www.encyclopediasindhiana.org |language=sd}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":3" />
He died on 24 September 1961 and was buried in Tando Bago graveyard.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2015|title=Muhammad Siddique Musafir|url=http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/catalogue/mehran/Book143/Book_page1.html|journal=Mehran|publisher=Sindhi Adabi Board|volume=2015|issue=2–3|pages=01}}</ref>
== Publications== Sources:<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Solangi|first=Ghulam Mustafa|date=2014|title=محمد صديق مسافر جي شاعري ۽ سوانح حيات|url=http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/catalogue/mehran/Book140/Book_page21.html|journal=Mehran|publisher=Sindhi Adabi Board, Jamshoro, Pakistan|volume=64}}</ref>
* Akhlaq-e-Muhsini<ref>{{Cite web|title=اخلاق محسني : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)|url=http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=اخلاق%20محسني|website=www.encyclopediasindhiana.org|language=sd|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> (Sindhi: اخلاق محسني) *Angi Hisab (Mathematics), (Sindhi: انگي حساب) *Balghan Ji Taileem<ref>{{Cite web|title=بالغن جي تعليم لاءِ ڪتاب : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)|url=http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=بالغن%20جي%20تعليم%20لاءِ%20ڪتاب|website=www.encyclopediasindhiana.org|language=sd|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref> (Adult Education), (Sindhi: بالغن جي تعليم) *Chand Bibi (Sindhi: چاند بيبي) *Deewan -e- Fazil<ref>{{Cite web|title=ديوان فاضل : (Sindhianaسنڌيانا)|url=http://www.encyclopediasindhiana.org/article.php?Dflt=ديوان%20فاضل|website=www.encyclopediasindhiana.org|language=sd|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> (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,<ref>{{Cite web|title=(تاريخ سنڌ (پنج ڀاڱا گڏ {{!}} Mehran Academy|url=http://mehranacademy.org.pk/en/node/223|website=mehranacademy.org.pk|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> (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.<ref name=":2" />
Siddique's book named "Ghulami Aur Azadi Kay Ibratnaak Nazarey — Zindabad Azadi" has been translated from Urdu to sindhi by researcher Aslam Khwaja.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Translation of Muhammad Siddique Musafir's book brings to fore traumatic experiences of Sheedi community |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/914416-translation-of-muhammad-siddique-musafir-s-book-brings-to-fore-traumatic-experiences-of-sheedi-community |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
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