The Naqvis are a
Sayyid
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clan, found predominantly in
Iran
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,
Iraq
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, and the
South Asia
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n countries. They claim descent from the Imam
Ali al-Hadi
ʿAlī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُحَمَّد ٱلْهَادِي; 828 – 868 CE) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the tenth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Muhammad al-Jawad. He ...
, who is also known as 'Naqi' and the
Tenth Imam, and through him they trace their lineage to the
Islamic prophet
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Muhammad
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through his younger grandson
Husayn ibn Ali
Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...
.
Lineage
There are differing opinions about the number of sons of Imam Ali al-Naqi. The statement of 7 sons has been made by Ayatullah Syed Basheer Hussain, compiler of the book ''Shajrate Saddate Amroha'', who lists:
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Al-Hasan al-'Askarī and his brothers:
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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
# Husayn
# 'Abdullāh
# Zayd
# Mūsā
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Ja'far ibn 'Ali al-Hādi , also known as Ja'far al-Zaki or Ja'far Ath-Thāni.
These seven names have also been referenced in the book ''Anwar-e-Alsadat''. In addition, there are at least two people whose hand-written pedigree from the beginning (Imam Naqi) to the end have been accepted. These pedigrees confirm the sons of Imam Ali Naqi Al Hadi as seven in number.
Besides Al-Hasan Al-'Askarī, three of the sons, Husayn, Muhammad and Ja'far, and one daughter named 'Ayliyā' from different wives have been mentioned by various scholars, including
Shaikh Mufeed.
Naqvis of Sirsi Sadat
Sirsi is an ancient town of the "sa'adat" (Syeds) in the Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Syed Ali Arab Naqvi Neshapuri Shaheed, the ancestor of these Naqvis, migrated from
Neshapur
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, Iran to India in 632 AH.
Naqvis of Amroha
Many descendants of Imam Al-Naqi live in
Amroha
Amroha is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Ganga River. It is the administrative headquarters of the Amroha district.
Geography
Amroha is located north-west of Moradabad, near th ...
. Syed Husain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi migrated from Al-
Wasit, Iraq
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History
The city was built by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in c. 702 CE on the west bank of the Tigris across from the his ...
to
Amroha
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Geography
Amroha is located north-west of Moradabad, near th ...
, India. A considerable population of them moved to
Pakistan
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after 1947.
Naqvis of Abdullapur Meerut
Naqvi sadaat are also found in
Abdullapur, Meerut Abdullapur is a settlement situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is also known as Abdullapur Sadaat. It was founded by Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari. Kot Kila ...
. They are descendants of
Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
Jalaluddin "Surkh-Posh" Bukhari ( fa, , c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE) was a Sufi saint and missionary belonging to the Sufi order of Hussaini Jalali.
Names
Bukhari, a family name, is derived from the location of his birth city of Bu ...
through Syed Sadarudin Shah Kabir Naqvi Al Bukhari warrior and chief advisor of King Sikandar Lodi and father of great saint
Shah Jewna
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. They were
jagirdars before implementation of Zamidari Abolition Act, 1950. The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was born in Abdullapur, he was also known as Syed Shuja’at Ali Naqvi Al-Bukhari; he migrated to Pakistan after the
partition of India
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.
Notable Naqvi Sayyids
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Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari
Jalaluddin "Surkh-Posh" Bukhari ( fa, , c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE) was a Sufi saint and missionary belonging to the Sufi order of Hussaini Jalali.
Names
Bukhari, a family name, is derived from the location of his birth city of Bu ...
, a Sufi saint from
Bukhara
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People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...
of
Suhrawardiyya Sufi Order
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Shah Jewna
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Naqvi Al Bukhari, a great saint from
Kannauj
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.His father was a warrior and chief advisor of King Sikandar Lodi.
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Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi
Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi was an Islamic saint of Allo Mahar, a village and union council of Daska Tehsil, Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan.
Life
He was the great grandson of the emperor of Kharasan. It has been recorded that the first o ...
, a Sufi saint from
Sialkot
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,
Pakistan
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. He is also known as Sher Sarwar Sarkar
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Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri, a Sufi saint from
Allo Mahar
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,
Pakistan
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of
Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Descended from
Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi
Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi was an Islamic saint of Allo Mahar, a village and union council of Daska Tehsil, Sialkot District in Punjab, Pakistan.
Life
He was the great grandson of the emperor of Kharasan. It has been recorded that the first o ...
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Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi, a Pakistani military senior officer and a filmmaker.
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Syed Husayn Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi
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Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, a Pakistani calligrapher and painter
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Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi
Allama Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Shia scholar.
Education
Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi received his Islamic education from Qom, Iran.
Unity of the Islamic world
Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi has underlined the need ...
, a Pakistani
Shia
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scholar
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Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi, a Pakistani
Shia
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scholar and Islamic Revolutionary Cleric
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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, an Indian politician who is the current Cabinet Minister Of Minority Affairs India Government and MP
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Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, a Pakistani politician who is the current leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
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Syed Kamal Amrohi, also known as Syed Amir Haider Kamal Naqvi, an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
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Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi, a Pakistani actor, singer, former model and producer
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Syed Mahmood Naqvi, an Indian scientist, known for development of geochemistry in India and pre-Cambrian geology of South India
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Syed Zafar Ul Hassan Naqvi, a
Major General
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in
Pakistan Army
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Kalbe Jawad Naqvi
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H. M. Naqvi
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Mohsin Naqvi
Mohsin Naqvi (10 May 1947 − 15 January 1996) was a Pakistani poet, known for his ghazals.
Early life
Naqvi was born on 10 May 1947 in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). His father, Syed Chirag Hussain Shah, was a ...
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Arif Naqvi, Pakistani businessman who was the founder and chief executive of the Dubai-based private equity firm,
The Abraaj Group and
Aman Foundation
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Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi
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Ghulam-us-Saqlain Naqvi
Ghulam-Us-Saqlain Naqvi (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, غلام الثقلین نقوی), (March 12, 1922 - April 6, 2002) was a Pakistani Urdu novelist and travel writer. was a Pakistani people, Pakistani Urdu writer, best known for his short ...
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Saeed Naqvi
Saeed Naqvi is senior Indian journalist, television commentator, interviewer. He has interviewed world leaders and personalities in India and abroad, which appear in newspapers, magazines and on national television, remained editor of the ''Wor ...
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Kalbe Razi Naqvi
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Dildar Ali Naseerabadi
Sayyid Dildar 'Ali, also known as Ghufran-Ma'ab Naseerabadi, (1753 – 10 January 1820) was a Shia scholar of India, from the village of Nasirabad, Raibareli in Uttar Pradesh, India. His best-known work is "Imad-ul-Islâm", in Arabic, a refutatio ...
, a.k.a. Syed Dildar Ali Naqvi
*Maulana
Ali Naqi Naqvi, a.k.a. "Naqqan Sahib"
*Syed
Mohsin Raza Naqvi
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Yasir Naqvi
Yasir Abbas Naqvi (born January 25, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre since the 2021 federal election, sitting as a Liberal. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Naqvi wa ...
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Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi
Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani Shia Islamic scholar from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. He is the founder & leader of Islami Tehreek Pakistan also Patron-in-Chief of Shia Ulema Council. His main objective is to create an Islamic rule in the P ...
References
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