Mirza Mohammad Athar (September 9, 1936 – February 26, 2016) was an Indian Shia Muslim Scholar.

Life

He was the son of Mirza Mohammad Tahir. Mirza Athar was born in

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and was educated at Sultan-ul-Madaris, where he graduated with Sadr-ul-Afazil, and

Lucknow University University of Lucknow (informally known as Lucknow University, and LU) is one of the oldest public state university based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. LU's main campus is located at Badshah Bagh, University Road area of the city with a second ...

, where he obtained a master's degree in Persian Literature. In 2008, he completed fifty years of continuous Muharram recitation in Mumbai. In addition to his native Lucknow, he was popular all over India as well as in Pakistan, the Middle East, UK, US and Australia. On 23 January 2005, he was elected first president of

All India Shia Personal Law Board All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) is an organisation formed in January 2005 to represent the rights of Shia Muslims in India. It was felt that the current board, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) had been neglecting the ...

(AISPLB). Maulana Athar Died on Friday, 26 February 2016 at Max Hospital Saket, New Delhi and Khatib-e-Akbar was buried in his home town of Lucknow at Karbala Imdad Hussain Khan, Rajajipuram beside his father's grave. Thousand of his followers from all communities attended his last journey on Saturday, 27 February 2016 which originated from Karbala Dyanat ud daula, after his Namaz-e-Janaza led by another top Shia cleric Ayatullah Hameed-ul-Hasan. Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Mr. Akhilesh Yadav was present on his funeral time along with other prominent members. His first death anniversary was observed on 26 February 2017 at Bada Imambada where a large gathering was present to pay their homage to the late Khatib-e-akbar. UP governor Mr Ram Naik addressed the majlis & remembered his memories. Pakistani poet Late Rehan Azmi also addressed the majlis with his Nazranaye-e-Aquidat towards the late Khatib-e-Akbar. The majlis was addressed by Maulana Shahenshah Hussain Naqvi of Pakistan. His son Mirza Yaqoob Abbas is a Shia activist based in Lucknow.

References

Indian Shia clerics Scholars from Lucknow 1937 births 2016 deaths {{India-writer-stub