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Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi (born 26 December 1905 – 18 May 1988) (26

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1323 AH – 1 Shawal 1408 AH), also known as Naqqan Sahib, was a

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and Qur'anic interpreter. He is famous for his writings in

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at his time, he wrote more than 100 books and 1000 short books. His books were published by him in 12 languages in India. He is among the most learned Islamic scholars in Indian History. Ayatullah ‘Ali Naqi Naqvi is arguably the single most important religious figure of the twentieth century Indian Shi’ite Islam. Emerging out of a very well-known family of traditional scholars and the seminaries of India and Iraq, his religious and intellectual career lasted several decades during which he remained prolific and continuously preached from the pulpit. During his life he wrote and spoke about a host of subjects: the reason-revelation divide, a defense of Islam from attacks on its core beliefs and practices, Qur'anic exegesis, theology, defense of Shi’ite theology and religious practices from sectarian polemics, Islamic history, Islamic political and social thought, explanation of the various rulings of Islamic law, and the theme of Karbala and the martyrdom of Husayn. Conscious of his role as the most learned juridical authority (marja al-taqlid) to whom the community would turn to in times of crisis, for ‘Ali Naqvi, in his life the greatest crisis facing the community was that of irreligiosity, of people losing confidence and conviction in the worth of religion for human civilization.

Early life and education

Naqvi was born in 1905 in Lucknow, British India. Between the ages of 3 and 4 in 1327 Hijri, his father Syed Abul Hasan Naqvi (Mumtaz al-ulama) took him and his family to

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. His 'Bismillah' at the age of seven in Rauza-e-Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq. In Iraq at the age of 7, Ali Naqvi's formal education began with Arabic and Persian grammar and basic learning of the Qur’an. In 1914, the family returned to India and he continued his religious education under the supervision of his father and later at the Sultan al-Madaris seminary. He also studied Arabic literature with Mufti Muhammad ‘Ali. In 1923 he passed the exam for certification of religious scholar (alim) from Allahabad University and soon also gained certification from Nazamiyyah College and Sultan al-Madaris. In 1925 he was awarded a degree in literature (Fazil-i adab). In 1927, Ali Naqvi departed for the seminaries of Iraq. During his stay there, he studied Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology (Kalam). While studying in Iraq Ali Naqvi also wrote a few works in Arabic. He had already written and published four books before his journey to Iraq #Rooh Aladab Sharah Alamiyatal Arab #Albait Al Mamoor Fi Emaratal Qubur #Faryaad e Musalmanane Aalam #Altawae Haj Per Sharaee Nuqtae Nazar Se Bahas His first book published in Arabic was in Najaf during his days as a student and was the first ever book to be written against

Wahabis Wahhabism ( ar, ٱلْوَهَّابِيَةُ, translit=al-Wahhābiyyah) is a Sunni Islamic revivalist and fundamentalist movement associated with the reformist doctrines of the 18th-century Arabian Islamic scholar, theologian, preacher, and ...

, it is called "Kashf annaqab ann aqaaed Abdul Wahab Najdi". His second book in Arabic was in defence of the act of "Matam, by the name of "Aqalatalaashir fi eqamatalshaaer". He studied Islamic jurisprudence with Ayatullah Na’ini, Ayatollah Abu Hasan Isfahani and Ayatulla
Sayyid Diya’ Iraqi
Hadith with Shakyh ‘Abbas Qummi and Sayyid Husayn Sadr and Islamic theology (Kalam) with Sayyid Sharf al-Din
Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita
��, Shaykh Jawad Balaghi, Sayyid Muhsin Amin Amli. After completing his seminary education and receiving certification (ijaza’) for ijtihad. He became a mujtahid at the age of 27. He was given ijazah by Ayatollah Naaini.

Career

In 1932 Ali Naqvi returned to India. Immediately upon his return he began preaching regularly on Fridays. In 1933 he was appointed as professor in the Oriental College Department of Lucknow University, where he then taught Arabic and Persian for over two decades. In 1959, Aligarh Muslim University invited Ali Naqvi to take up the position of Reader in the theology (diniyat) department—which as yet did not have teaching faculty. The department also created two parallel streams of Sunni and Shi’i theology and Ali Naqvi began to oversee the affairs of the Shi’i branch. Between 1967 and 1969, ‘Ali Naqvi became the dean of Shi’i theology eventually retiring from the university in 1972. Post-retirement, from 1972 to 1975 Ali Naqvi was given a research professorship through the University Grants Commission (UGC) and he decided to permanently stay in Aligarh.

Majalis in Pakistan

Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi (Naqqan Sahib) visited

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for the first time in 1954 to address

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Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. These included Imam Bargah Gulistan-e-Zahra (sa), 6-B Model Town, Jamia Muntazir, and Jamia Masjid Krishan Nagar. His topics included

jihad Jihad (; ar, جهاد, jihād ) is an Arabic word which literally means "striving" or "struggling", especially with a praiseworthy aim. In an Islamic context, it can refer to almost any effort to make personal and social life conform with Go ...

, ''Shariat Nahi Badalti'' (Divine Law cannot be changed), Characteristics of Islam, Philosophy of Examinations, and Lives of

Martyrs A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external ...

. He visited again in 1979, with the efforts of Syed Kalbe Sadiq of India, to address all the majalis in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. From 1980 to 1984, he addressed majalis in other Pakistani cities including

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Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

Gujranwala Gujranwala ( ur, , label=none; ) is a city and capital of Gujranwala Division located in Pakistan. It is also known as "City of Wrestlers" and is quite famous for its food. It is the 5th most populous city proper after Karachi, Lahore, Faisala ...

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List ...

Sialkot Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...

and

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

. Topics he spoke on during these years included ''Sajda e Shuker'', ''Surah Jumah'', the difference between killing and martyrdom, Ayat e Tatheer, Jihad, Sabar aur Ismat (Jihad, Patience and Innocence), and ''Tawassul e Abul Aaimah.''

Majalis addressed on state television

Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi addressed majalis for

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in 1983 and 1984, both times on the 8th of

Muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

. His topics were Miyaar e Wafa (Height of Loyalty) and Aman e Aalam (Peace for the Universe) respectively. Pakistan Television telecasts his recorded majalis every year in first ten days of

muharram Muḥarram ( ar, ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after R ...

Later Years

Ayatollah Ali Naqi (Naqqan Sahib) did not visit

after 1984 due to his old age and illness. He died due the effects of a stroke at the age of 83 in

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Eid-ul-Fitr , nickname = Festival of Breaking the Fast, Lesser Eid, Sweet Eid, Sugar Feast , observedby = Muslims , type = Islamic , longtype = Islamic , significance = Commemoration to mark the end of fasting in Ramadan , dat ...

Publications

Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqqvi was founder of Imamia Mission, Lucknow. Through this organization, several books were published. The following is only a partial list of works by Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi: # ''Alami Mushkilat ka hal'' in Shu‘a-i ‘Amal (Jul 2009): 30–39 # ''Amar senani'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Aseeriye ahl e haram'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Ashk-i matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1957. # ''Asiri-yi ahl-i haram'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1940. # ''Aurat awr Islam'' in Shu‘a‘-i ‘Amal (May 2009): 6–13 # ''Azaey Hussain azadari'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Aza-yi Husayn ki ahamiyat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press,1959. # ''Aza-yi Husayn par tarikhi'' tabsarah. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, np. # ''Baitullah aur Ali ibne Abi Talib'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Bani umayyah ki adavat-i-Islam ki mukhtasir tarikh'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1994. # ''Booey-gul'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Frooe-deen'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Ghufranmab Maulana Syed Dildar Ali Sahab'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Hamaray rusum va quyud'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1939. 313 # ''Hamari rasmein aur bandishein'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Haqeeqat-e-sabr'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Hayat-i qaumi'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1941 # ''Hazrat ‘Ali ki shakhsiyat: ‘Ilm aur a‘taqad ki manzil par'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1969. # ''Husayn aur Islam'' Lucknow: Manshurah Imamiyah Mission, 1931. (Pdf Hindi) # ''Husayn Husayn aik tarruf'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1964. # ''Husayn ka atam balaydan'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1936. # ''Husayn ka paygham ‘alam-i insaniyat kay nam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1959 (Pdf Urdu) # ''Husayn ki yad ka azad Hindustan say mutalbah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1950 # ''Husayni iqdam ka pahla qadam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1953. # ''Ibadat aur tariqi ibadat'', 2nd ed. Lucknow: Nizami Press, np. # ''Ilahiyaat ke 100 masael wa naghma-e-tauheed'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Imam Hussain ka shaheed hona aur Islami samvidhan ki raksha'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Insaniyat ka mujassema'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Iqalat al-athir fiiqamat al-sha'a'ir al-Husayniyah'' Najaf: Matba‘ah Haydariyyah, 1929. # ''Isbat-i pardah'' Lahore: Imamia Mission, 1961. # ''Islam aur Tijarat'' # ''Islam deen-e-amal hai'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Islam ka paygham pas-uftadah aqwam kay nam'' Lucknow: Imamiah Mission, 1936. # ''Islam ka tarz e zindagi'' # ''Islam ki hakimana zindagi'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Islam ki hakimanah zindagi'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1935. # ''Islami culture kia hay?'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1960. # ''Islami tahzeeb'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Jadid tuhfatul avam'' Lahore: Iftikhar Book Depot, np. # ''Janab-e-zainab ki-shakhsiyat'' (Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu) # ''Jehad-e-mukhtar'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Karbal ke dukhit-Hussain'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Karbala ka tarikhi vaqi‘ah mukhtasar hay ya tulani?'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1960. # ''Karbala ki yadgar payas'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1959. # ''Khilafat-i Yazid kay muta‘alliq azad ara’in'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1953. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Khuda ki ma‘rafat'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1938. # ''Khutbaat-e-Karbala''
Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu
# ''Khutbat-i Sayyidul ‘ulama’ muta‘lliq karnama-yi Husayn'' Lucknow: Idarah-yi Payam-i Islam, np. # ''La tufsidu fi alard''. 3rd ed. Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1998. # ''Ma‘rakah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1935. # ''Majmu‘ah-yi taqarir''. 5 vols. Lahore: Imamiyah Kutubkhana, np. # ''Maqalat-i Sayyidul ‘ulama’'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1996. # ''Maqam-e-Shabbiri'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Maqsad-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1956. # ''Mas’alah-yi hayat an-nabi aur vaqi‘ah-yi vafat-i rusul'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973. # ''Masa’il va dala’il'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1944. # ''Masalae-Hayat un-Nabi (sawa) aur waqae wafate-Rasool (sawa)'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Mawlud-e-Ka‘bah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, np. (Pdf Hindi) # ''Mazhab aur ‘aql'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1941. 314 # ''Mazhab shi‘ah aik nazar main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1970. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Mazhab-e-shia aur tableegh'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Mazhab-o-aqil'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Mazlum-i Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission 1941. # ''Meraj-e-insaniyat – Hussain'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Meyar-e-falah wa najat'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Mi‘raj-i insaniyat: sirat-i rasul aur al-i rasul ki roshni main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1969 # ''Mohabbate Ahle-bayt aur itaat'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Mujahidah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1933. # ''Muqaddamah-yi tafsir-i Qur’an'' Lucknow: Idarah ‘Ilmiyah and Nizami Press, 1940. # ''Muqaddema Nahjul-balagha'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Musalmanon ki haqeeqi aksariyat'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Muslim personal law – Na qabil-i tabdil'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1996. # ''Mut‘ah aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1933. # ''Nafs-e-Mutmainnah'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Nigarshat-e-Sayyidul ‘ulama’''. Lahore: Imamiah Mission, 1997. # ''Nizam e tamaddun aurIislam'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Nizam-i zindagi'', 4 vols. Lucknow: Al-Va‘iz Safdar Press, 1940. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Qatil al-‘abrah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1960. # ''Qatilan-e-Husayn ka madhhab'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Qur’an aur nizam-i hukumat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1972. # ''Qur’an kay bayan al-aqvami irshadat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Qur’an-i majid kay andaz-i guftagu main ma‘yar-i tahzib va ravadari'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Quran aur ittehad'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Radd-i Wahhabiyya'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, np. (Pdf English / Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu) # ''Rahbar-i kamil: Savanih-i ‘Ali'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. # ''Rahnumayan-i Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1962. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Rusul-i Khuda'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. # ''Safar namah-yi Hajj'' Lucknow: Nizami Press, 1977. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Sahifaey Sajjadiya ki azmat'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Sahifah al-‘amal'' Lucknow: np., 1939. # ''Saman e aza'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Shab e shahadat'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Shadi khana abadi'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Shah ast Hussain deen panah ast Hussain'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''ShahadateHussain aur uske karan'' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Shaheed e Karbala ki yadgar ka azad hindostan se mutaleba'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Shahid-i insaniyat'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission Pakistan Trust, 2006. # ''Shia ittehas ki sankshipt roop rekha '' (Pdf Hindi) # ''Shiyat ka tarruf'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Shuja‘at kay misali karnamay'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1954. # ''Suluh Aur Jang'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Ta‘ziahdari ki mukhalfat ka asal ra''z Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1963. # ''Tadhkirah-i huffaz-i shi‘a'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1935. # ''Tadveen e hadees'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Tafsir fasl al-khatab''. 8 vols Lahore: Misbah al-Qur'an Trust, 1986. # ''Tahqeeq e Azan Assalat o khairum wa Aliyun Waliullah ki bahes'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Tahreef e Quran ki haqeeqat'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Tahrif-i Qur’an ki haqiqat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932. # ''Taqiyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1952. (Pdf Hindi) # ''Taqleed kya hai'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Tareekhe mazalime Najd ka eik khoonchakan waraq'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Tarikh-i Islam'' 4 vols. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. 315 # ''Tarjuma wa Tafseer e Quran'' # ''Tazkerae Huffaze Shia'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''The compilation of Nahjul-balagha '' (Pdf Urdu /
English
# ''Tijarat aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1933. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Usul aur arkan-i din'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973 (Pdf Hindi) # ''Usul-i din aur Qur’an'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1964. # ''Usvah-yi Husayni'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1986. # ''Va‘dah-yi jannat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1979. # ''Vujud-i hujjat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu) # ''Waqaey Karbala se dars e ikhlaq'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Yad aur yadigar'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1968. # ''Yazid aur jang-i Qustantaniyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1965. # ''Zakir e Sham e Ghariban maulana Syed Kalb-e-Hussain Sahab Mujtahed (urf Kabban Sahab)'' (Pdf Urdu) # ''Zikr-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, np. # ''Zindah savalat'' Aligarh University Press, 1971. # ''Zindah-i javid ka matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1935. # ''Zuljanah'' (Pdf Hindi) Although only a small selection of the large number of published works by the prolific author, these works are representative of his thought.

Controversy

He was opposed by some members of the

community for sections in the book ''Shaheed-e-insaniyat'' which mentioned the presence of water in the tents of

Imam Hussain 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 ...

during

the Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad Caliph Yazid I a ...

and also threw doubt the martyrdom of Ali Asghar by the arrow of Hurmula. ''Shaheed-e-insaniyat'' was internally published by Idaar-e-Yaadgar-e-Husaini which had 300 members. Their purpose was to review, compile, edit and finally present a book on Karbala which could be acceptable to an international inter-sect readers group. The book was written in 1942 (1361 AH) by a team formed by all the Ulemas of all religion. Contributions from many of these men were then compiled in a book form by Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Naqi Naqvi. Initially 500 copies were printed for review by the members of the mentioned organization, who were asked to review and comment on the text. This draft version was released to the public, leading to the controversy. Naqvi was blamed, as the public thought he was the sole author of the draft.

Family

He brought up his four brothers after the death of his father at a very early age. All of them were

. * Maulana Syed Murtaza Naqvi(1930-1994), Lucknow, India * Maulana Syed Kazim Naqvi (1934-2018), chairman, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University,

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* Maulana Syed Baqir Naqvi(1938–Present),

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* Maulana Syed Abdul Hasan Naqvi(1940-2001), Lucknow, India His son, Professor Syed Ali Mohammad Naqavi was the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Aligarh Muslim University, a position previously held by his uncle. Naqavi currently heads the Dara Shikoh Interfaith Center of Aligarh Muslim University. He has published at least 34 books on various topics.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Naqvi, Ali Naqi Ayatollah Syed ul-Ulema Ali Naqi Naqvi 1905 births 1988 deaths Indian Shia Muslims Indian Shia clerics Ijtihadi family Scholars from Lucknow Aligarh Muslim University faculty University of Lucknow faculty