Syed Abbas Irshad Naqvi, known as Khateeb-e-Inqilab, is a

Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ...

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(''Zakir'') from

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Family background

He is nephew of

Tahir Jarwali ''Khateeb-ul-Iman Maulana'' Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi ''Tahir Jarwali'', (31 Dec 1929 – 1 Dec 1987) was a Shia religious leader, social worker and one of the prominent Jarwali Syed and celebrated preacher of late 20th century (1970s and '80s ...

Religious activities

He is a ''zakir'' and recites the ''majalis'' (religious lectures to commemorate the Martyrdom of

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) not only in India but globally, especially in

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, etc. He is also joint-secretary of

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. He has written a book on comparative religion titled ''Aitrafat Sahih Bukhari'' in Urdu published in 2005.

Social activities

Against homosexuality

In 2009 he attended in a special discussion organized by

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to put forth their views on the

Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...

judgement Judgement (or judgment) is the evaluation of given circumstances to make a decision. Judgement is also the ability to make considered decisions. In an informal context, a judgement is opinion expressed as fact. In the context of a legal tria ...

of legalizing

homosexual Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" exc ...

behaviour. The leaders of all religions faiths unanimously criticized the Delhi High Court's judgement and urged the

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and all

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to intervene and review this judgement. While talking to media Abbas Irshad Naqvi said that, ''"''homosexual relations will crush all the relations that we own but we should enjoy it in other way''"''.

Against photo shoots at Bara Imambara complex

In 2019, he alongside other Shia clerics like Imam-e-Juma of Asafi Mosque Maulana Kalbe Jawad, senior cleric Maulana

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, president of the Shia Moon Committee Maulana Saif Abbas, academic and cleric Maulana Kalbe Sibtain Noori, spokesperson of

Maulana Yasoob Abbas, etc. signed the memorandum demanding the maintenance of sanctity and religious fibre of 235-year-old

Bara Imambara The Bara Imambara (), also known as the Asafi Imambara, is a significant imambara and mosque complex located in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Built by Asaf-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh, in 1784, it is the world's second larges ...

precincts.

Restoration of Imambara Sibtainabad

In 2020, he alongside other Shia clerics Maulana

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, Maulana Agha Roohi, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, Maulana Yasoob Abbas, Maulana Saif Abbas, etc. requested

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for immediate assessment and time-bound restoration of the centrally protected monument Imambara Sibtainabad.

References

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