Hasnain Baqai, also known as Shah Saheb, is an Islamic scholar. He is the patron and parts of various social, academic and other developmental activities of Sufi Sunni Muslims in India.

Family background

He was born on 26 February in Sufi City of

Safipur Safipur is a town and nagar panchayat in Unnao district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located 27 km northwest of the city of Unnao, Safipur serves as a tehsil headquarters and is well-connected by roads to nearby towns. Founded in t ...

, in a highly religious Sufi family. He is the great grand son of Syed Baqa-Ullah Shah Safvi Khadmi Chishty and the son of Syed Shah Waliullah Baqai. He is the present Gaddi-nashin of Safipur.

Offices

He has held the following offices: *Executive Member of the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board *National President of Rashtriya Shia Sufi Sangh *Official representative of Member of Parliament

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, for minorities in Loksabha Unnao. *National General Secretary of Sufi Islamic Board *National General Secretary of All India Sufi Sajjada Nashin Council.

Triple Talaq

Baqai disagrees with the notion of a “

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” divorce. He is of the view that pronouncing Triple Talaq will not render marriage void. He supported the then ruling

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rendition of an opinion against the legality of “Triple Talaq” divorce for Muslim women, during the proceedings of the Supreme Court.

CAA & NRC

He held a large public meeting with Shia and Sufi religious leaders of the state of Uttar Pradesh, along with BJP's state president

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regarding CAA, NRC in Uttar Pradesh and supported the government in favor of CAA, NRC.

Execution of Nimr al-Nimr & Faris Zarani

In an interview condemning the

execution of Nimr al-Nimr Nimr Baqir al-Nimr was a Shia cleric and critic of the government in Saudi Arabia, who was beheaded on 2 January 2016, one of 47 people executed that day for terrorism offenses. Others executed included Sunnis who had been convicted of involveme ...

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, Baqai said: “One Shia and neSunni cleric were hanged just because they were raising voices for minorities’ rights and against the sheltering of terrorism by Saudi Arabia.”

Terrorism

In forums, he speaks vocally against terrorism, as he holds the belief that terrorism has no place in religion. According to him, the youth is being misled in the name of religion and it should be the responsibility of the religious leaders of every religion that the person of their religion should not fall under such mischief.

Unity between Shia and Sunni

Baqai advocated the unity of

Sunni Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagr ...

and

Shia Islam Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, m ...

Popular Front of India

He started an agitation against the

Popular Front of India Popular Front of India (PFI) is an Islamic political organisation in India, that engages in a radical and exclusivist style of Muslim minority politics. Formed to counter Hindutva groups, it was banned by the Indian Ministry of Home Affair ...

, as he claims PFI. to be a threat to the Peace and Integrity of the Indian nation and because they were radicalizing Indian youth.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Baqai, Hasnain Indian Sufis Living people 1994 births People from Unnao district Indian Islamic studies scholars