Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi

Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi Nasirabadi (born 1932/33 died 11 May 2008) was a Shia Muslim cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.[1]

Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi Nasirabadi
TitleHujjatul Islam wal Muslameen, Maulana
Personal
Born1932/33
Died11 May 2008
ReligionIslam
EraModern era
RegionIndia, Iraq, United Kingdom
JurisprudenceJafari
CreedUsuli Twelver Shia Islam
Main interest(s)Nahjul Balagha
Notable work(s)A Critical Study Of Nahj Al-Balagha (His Doctoral thesis on Nahj al-Balagha submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh),
One of the contributors of Shi'ite Islam
Muslim leader
Influenced by

Family background

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Shams-ul-Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi father of Waris Hasan

Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi was father of Waris Hasan.[1] His last name "Naqvi" indicates he is one of the direct descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi, he belonged to the Nasirabadi sub-branch of Naqvis of Darul Ijtihad Jais and Nasirabad. Waris Hasan comes from Khandan-e-Ijtihad a notable family of Shia Muslim clerics of erstwhile Oudh State whose Ayatollah Syed Dildar Ali Naseerabadi Ghufran-Ma'ab Naseerabadi was Waris's ancestor.[2]

Waris Hasan's daughter Wasfia Hasan Naqvi teaches English in Shia College, Lucknow and is also a poet and a writer.[3][4]

Studies

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He spent many years in Islamic seminaries in India and Iraq and lived in the United Kingdom and obtained a doctorate in Islamic studies, a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.[5] "A Critical Study Of Nahj Al-Balagha"[6] was his Doctoral thesis on Nahj al-Balagha which he had submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, the thesis was reviewed by Dr. I. K. A. Howard.[7][8]

Career

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Waris Hasan (with cap)

He was principal of Shia College, Lucknow and Madrasatul Waizeen, Lucknow.[9] He was also mutwalli (caretaker) of 'Waqf Shamsul Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi' .[10]

Death

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He died at his residence in old Lucknow on Sunday 11 May 2008 after a prolonged illness. He was buried at Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab in Lucknow, where his cousin Kalbe Sadiq addressed the mourning gathering.[11] Other dignitaries who attended the mourning ceremony include Syed Sibtey Razi.[citation needed]

Academic works

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References

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  1. ^ a b Rizvi, Syed Saeed Akhter. "Indian Ulema List (Source- Khursheed Khawar: Tazkratul ulamae hind o pak)". islamic-laws.com. Ma'arif Publications. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Current Format of Majlis-E-Aza". alqaem.org. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ "شعرو شاعری ۔۔۔۔ (وصفیہ حسن نقوی)". www.urdunewsus.com (in Urdu). اُردو نیوز. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ Hasan Naqvi, Wasfia (25 July 2020). "Sweet smell of books" (Weekly). epaper.thelucknowtribune.com. No. 32. Lucknow: The Lucknow Tribune. pp. 6/14. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ Hassan, S. M. W. (1979). "Edinburgh Research Archive". hdl:1842/7338. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Hassan, S. M. W. (1979). "A critical study of Nahj Al-Balagha". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "Ian Keith Anderson Howard". www.al-islam.org.
  8. ^ A Critical Study Of Nahj Al-Balagha (PDF). 1979. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Photos". martinkramer.org. 11 January 2010.
  10. ^ Shia Central Board Of Waqfs And ... vs Syed Alam on 4 April 2002, Allahabad High Court, Author: N Mehrotra, Bench: N Mehrotra
  11. ^ "End of an Era?". www.shiachat.com. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  12. ^ Ahmadvand, Abbas. "Nahjul Balagha in the Works of Orientalists".
  13. ^ Jandora, John Walter; Higham, Robin (1997). Militarism in Arab Society: An Historiographical and Bibliographical Sourcebook. Michigan: Greenwood Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-313-29370-2. Retrieved 9 July 2020. "Some of the Aspects of the Event of Karbala." Alserat 2, iv (1976): 14-20.
  14. ^ Ahmed, Asad Q. (2011). "Bibliography". The Religious Elite of the Early Islamic Ḥijāz: Five Prosopographical Case Studies. Oxford, England: Occasional Publications UPR. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-900934-13-8. Retrieved 9 July 2020. "Essays on the Life and Times of 'Ali b. Abi Talib."Alseraat, vols. 23 (1976-77). (Series of essays.)
  15. ^ Dāmād, Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad (2009). Kitab Al-qabasat: The Book of Blazing Brands. Alhoda UK. ISBN 978-1-59267-068-0. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  16. ^ Entries related to S. M. Waris Hasan's contribution to Shi'ite Islam, (he co-authored Chapter 4 The Shi'i Interpretation of Hadith Literature),