Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti

Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}(Urdu: محمد ابراہیم میر سیالکوٹی; 1874 AD – 12 January 1956 AD, 1291 AH - 25 Jumada al-awwal 1375 AH)^[3][4][7] also known as Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti was Ahl-i Hadith scholar, Islamic scholar, muhaddith, khatib, historian, journalist, writer, religious activist and activist of Tehreek-e-Pakistan.^{[3][8][9][10]} He was also an expert on tafsir (Quranic exegesis) and faqīh (jurisprudence), he wrote several books.^[11] Sialkoti is considered one of the companions of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and Sanaullah Amritsari.^[4] In 1945, a party called Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam was formed. Shabbir Ahmad Usmani was its president and Sialkoti was its vice president.^[4] Its first meeting was held in Calcutta. Usmani could not attend due to illness then the meeting was chaired by Sialkoti.^[12][13][14]

Mir Sialkoti was also a major antagonist of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and the early Ahmadiyya movement and wrote several books rejecting Qadianiat.^[15][16] Mir Sialkoti was one of the founding members of All-India Muslim League.^[17]