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, 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
The All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (AIUMB)
has been established with the basic purpose of popularizing the message of peace of Islam and ensuring peace for the country and community and the humanity. AIUMB is striving to propagate Sunni Sufi ...
*National President of Rashtriya Shia Sufi Sangh
*Official representative of Member of Parliament
Sakshi Maharaj
Swami Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Ji Maharaj (born 12 January 1956), also known as Sakshi Maharaj, is an Indian political and religious leader belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He won the 2014 general election from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh ...
, 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 “
Triple Talaq” divorce. He is of the view that pronouncing Triple Talaq will not render marriage void. He supported the then ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party 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
Swatantra Dev Singh
Swatantra Dev Singh is an Indian politician and currently he is cabinet minister in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of Uttar Pradesh. He got an opportunity to represent the Bundelkhand region in the Yogi government and was made a minist ...
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 ...
in
Saudi Arabia, 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.
Popular Front of India
He started an agitation against the
Popular Front of India, 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
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Indian Sufis
Living people
1994 births
People from Unnao district
Indian Islamic studies scholars