Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi
20th and 21st-century Indian Muslim cleric
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Title | Hujjatul Islam wal Muslameen, Maulana |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1932/33 |
| Died | 11 May 2008 |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | India, Iraq, United Kingdom |
| Main interest | 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 |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Jafari |
| Creed | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Family background
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
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
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
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
- Hasan published in the field of Islamic studies and a specialist on Nahj al-Balagha,[12]
- He authored "Some of the Aspects of the Event of Karbala", 1976.[13]
- He also authored "Essays on the Life and Times of 'Ali b. Abi Talib", 1976-77.[14]
- He translated 'A Study of Prophethood' along-with I.K.A. Howard, 1975-83.[15]
- He is one of the contributors of Shi'ite Islam, a text on the history and thought of Shi'a Islam (he co-authored Chapter 4 The Shi'i Interpretation of Hadith Literature), he worked and co-authored it with Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei, Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Hamid Dabashi, 1979.[16]