Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi
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Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi | |
|---|---|
 Shams-ul-Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi | |
| Title | Khatib-E-Azam, Shams-ul-Ulema, Maulana |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 1935 |
| Era | Modern era |
| Notable idea(s) | New format of Majlis-e-Aza |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Creed | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi (مولانا سيد سبط حسن نقوى) (d. 1935) was a Shia cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] He was known by the title of Khatib-E-Azam (Great Orator).[3]
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 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 Sibte's ancestor.[4]
Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi had a son named Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi.[2] Waris Hasan too was a Shia cleric and held position of Principals of institutions like Shia College, Lucknow and Madrasatul Waizeen, Lucknow.[5]
Studies
He trained several Ulama such Kifayat Hussain, Adeel Akhtar, and Jaffer Hussain. He did Mumtazul Afazil from Jamia Nazmia where Ayatullah Najm al-Hasan Namjmul Millat was his teacher. Sibte Hasan was also the teacher of Maulana Ibne Hasan Nonaharvi.[4][6]