Scholar and spiritual master A great exponent of his idea and cause Maulana Aleem Siddiqui al-Qadiri stood out elevated in his teaching, writing, preaching and propagating Islam. He who at the age of nine as a young student delivered his first public speech of ninety minutes at the Jama Masjid of Meerut, Maulana Aleem Siddiqui spoke Arabic, Urdu, Persian, English, French, Indonesian, Malaysian and Japanese languages fluently later in his busy life. He received Ijaaza of the Qadriyya, Chisti, Naqshbandi, Soharwardi, Idriisi and Sanusi orders. In 1951, Maulana Aleem Siddiqui toured the world preaching and propagating Islam, visiting America, Trinidad, Europe including London and Paris, South Africa, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Japan. As a result of his prayer and piety thousands of non-Muslims including prominent personalities accepted Islam at his hands.