Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi Nasirabadi (born 1932/33 died 11 May 2008) was a

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cleric from

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Family background

Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi (مولانا سيد سبط حسن نقوى) (d. 1935) was a Shia cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was known by the title of ''Khatib-E-Azam'' (Great Orator). Family background His last name "Naqvi" indicates ...

was father of Waris Hasan. His

last name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

"Naqvi" indicates he is one of the direct descendants of the Islamic

prophet Muhammad In Islam, Muhammad () is venerated as the Seal of the Prophets who transmitted the Quran, eternal word of God () from the Angels in Islam, angel Gabriel () to humans and jinn. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Isl ...

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 The Ijtihadi family (or ''Khandān-e-Ijtihād'') is sub-branch of the ''Naqvis''. The family uses last name "Naqvi" to denote that they are descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi. Roots The Oudh ...

'' a notable family of Shia Muslim clerics of erstwhile

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whose Ayatollah Syed Dildar Ali Naseerabadi ''Ghufran-Ma'ab Naseerabadi'' was Waris's ancestor. Waris Hasan's daughter Wasfia Hasan Naqvi teaches English in Shia College, Lucknow and is also a poet and a writer.

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 (

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) from the

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. "A Critical Study Of Nahj Al-Balagha" was his Doctoral thesis on

Nahj al-Balagha () is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph (), the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the P ...

which he had submitted for the degree of

at the

, the thesis was reviewed by Dr. I. K. A. Howard.

Career

He was principal of

Shia College Shia College is a college located in old Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is affiliated with the University of Lucknow and one of the institutes of higher education in India.The direcotories & listings containing 'Shia College' or 'Shia Degree ...

, Lucknow and

Madrasatul Waizeen Madrasatul Waizeen or Madrasatul Waezeen or Madrasat al-Wa'izin (College of Preachers), founded in 1919, is an old centre of Twelver Shia education in the city of Lucknow, India. Many of the clerics attend this school after they finish their grad ...

, Lucknow. He was also ''mutwalli'' (caretaker) of '' '

Waqf A (; , plural ), also called a (, plural or ), or ''mortmain'' property, is an Alienation (property law), inalienable charitable financial endowment, endowment under Sharia, Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot ...

Shamsul Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi' ''.

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 Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab (Urdu: , ) in Lucknow and Nasirabad, India is an imambara (a building used to commemorate the Muharram commemoration period in which Muslims, particularly Shias mourning the tragedy of Karbala in which Imam Hussain was kil ...

in Lucknow, where his cousin

Kalbe Sadiq Sadiq (22 June 1939 – 24 November 2020) was an Indian Islamic scholar. He was born in 1939 in Lucknow and died on 24 November 2020, after a prolonged illness. He was posthumously bestowed with the prestigious national award of Padma Bhushan ...

addressed the mourning gathering. Other dignitaries who attended the mourning ceremony include

Syed Sibtey Razi Syed Sibtey Razi (7 March 1939 – 20 August 2022) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress who served as the governor of Assam and Jharkhand, in addition to also serving as the Deputy Home minister of India. Early ...

Academic works

* Hasan published in the field of

Islamic studies Islamic studies is the academic study of Islam, which is analogous to related fields such as Jewish studies and Quranic studies. Islamic studies seeks to understand the past and the potential future of the Islamic world. In this multidiscipli ...

and a specialist on

, * He authored "Some of the Aspects of the Event of Karbala", 1976. * He also authored "Essays on the Life and Times of 'Ali b. Abi Talib", 1976-77. * He translated 'A Study of Prophethood' along-with I.K.A. Howard, 1975-83. * He is one of the contributors of

Shi'ite Islam Shia Islam is the second-largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad in Islam, Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political Succession to Muhammad, successor (caliph) and as the spiritual le ...

, a text on the history and thought of

Shi'a Islam 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 ...

(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 Seyyed Hossein Nasr (born April 7, 1933) is an Iranian Americans, Iranian-American academic, philosophy, philosopher, theology, theologian, and Ulama, Islamic scholar. He is University Professor of Islamic studies at George Washington University. ...

and

Hamid Dabashi Hamid Dabashi (; born 1951) is an Iranian-American professor of Iranian studies and comparative literature at Columbia University in New York City. He is the author of over twenty books. Among them are ''Theology of Discontent'', several books ...

, 1979.Entries related to S. M. Waris Hasan's contribution to

, (he co-authored Chapter 4 The Shi'i Interpretation of Hadith Literature), * * * * * * * * * * *

References

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