Naqvi

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Imam Al Naqi Shrine

The Naqvis are people found predominantly in Iran, Iraq, and the South Asian countries. They claim descent from the Imam.

Ali al-Hadi, who is also known as Naqi and the Tenth Imam, and through him they trace their lineage to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his younger grandson Husayn ibn Ali.

The Ijtihadi family (or Khandān-e-Ijtihād) is sub-branch of the Naqvis of Darul Ijtihad Jais, Nasirabad and Parshadepur Raebareli. 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.

The Oudh family of Sayyids settled in RaeBareli during the tenth century.Naqvi Sadat migrated from Subzwar (Iran) and arrived in Jais around 410 Hijri (around 1027 AD).

The Sadaat Amroha (Urdu: سادات امروہہ) or Amrohi Sayyid or Sayyid of Amroha (Urdu: امروہی سید) are a community of Sayyids, historically settled in the town of Amroha, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after independence and settled in Karachi, Sindh, Bewal - Rawalpindi - through Syed Dewan Shah Abdul Baqi Guzri Bewali bin Syed Abdul Wahid Guzri (Amroha) some descendants of whom settled in Azad Kashmir, from which some now also reside in the United Kingdom.

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:

1. Al-Hasan al-'Askarī and his brothers:
2. Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
3. Husayn
4. 'Abdullāh
5. Zayd
6. Mūsā
7. 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.

Many of the Naqvis of South Asia were first settled after the Umayyad Arab conquest of Sindh and Punjab. Mansura(Sindh) and Multan(Punjab) were the two major Arab principalities in South Asia.

Naqvis of Jais, Naseerabad, Parshadepur from Raebareli

One of the earliest settlements of Naqvis is from Nasirabd. Naqvi Sadats (descendants of Muhammad) migrated from Subzwar (Iran) and settled in Jais(The Oudh family of Sayyids of Jais, well known for Mujtahids of Lucknow), Naseerabad & Parshadepur RaeBareli around 410 Hijri (around 1027 AD). After some time the adjacent village of Patakpur was also inhabited by Momineens and renamed Nasirabad after Syed Naseerudin. Nasirabad are the earliest known Naqvi Sadats of India. Nasirabad are the native land of Khandan e Ijtihad and many high-ranking scholars have come from there. The 1st Mujtahid from India, Ayatullah il Uzma Sayyid Dildar Ali Naqvi Naseerabadi 'Gufraanmaab' was from here and later his family came to be called "Khandan e Ijtihad" due to the heavy presence of high-ranking scholars. Some famous and known religious scholars from this lineage include Syedul Ulema Ayatullah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi 'Naqqan', Jannat Ma'ab Ayatullah Syed Taqi, Shamsul Ulama Ayatullah Syed Ibraheem, Ayatullah Aqa Hasan Sb, Ayatullah Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Zafar Naqvi(based in Karachi), Zubdatul Ulama Syed Agha Mahdi Naqvi (Karachi), Allama Syed Razi Jafar, Allama Nasir Ijtehadi, Dr Kalbe Sadiq, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Ali Mohammad Naqvi, Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi, Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi, Famous Scholar/Writer Syed Mustafa Hussain Naqvi(Aseef Jaisi), Famous Scholar/ Writer & Maulana Hujjatul Islam Syed Saeedul Hasan Naqvi Parshadepuri (based in Lucknow).

Naqvis of Amroha/Naugawan Sadat

The Sadaat Amroha (Urdu: سادات امروہہ) or Amrohi Sayyid or Sayyid of Amroha (Urdu: امروہی سید) are a community of Sayyids, historically settled in the town of Amroha and Naugawan Sadat, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Naqvis of Amroha and Naugawan Sadat are a lineage of Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi (Arabic: سید حسین شرف الدين شاه ولايت) was a prominent 13th-century Shia. He is the ninth descendant of Imam Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi.

Local legend says that the animals who live in his mazar (shrine), especially scorpions, never harm humans.

Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after independence and settled in Karachi, Sindh, Bewal - Rawalpindi - through Syed Dewan Shah Abdul Baqi Guzri Bewali bin Syed Abdul Wahid Guzri (Amroha) some descendants of whom settled in Azad Kashmir, from which some now also reside in the United Kingdom.

Naqvi people in Abdullapur, Meemrut are descendants of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari through Sadarudin Shah Kabir. They were jagirdars before implementation of Zamidari Abolition Act, 1950. The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was born in Abdullapur. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.

Notable people with Naqvi surname

Sufi Saints

• Syed Jalaluddin Haydar Surkh-Posh, a Sufi saint from Bukhara of Suhrawardiyya Order
• Syed Jalaluddin Husayn Jahaniyan Jahangasht, a Sufi saint from Uch Sharif, Pakistan of Suhrawardiyya Order
• Syed Muhammad al-Makki, a Sufi Saint in Pakistan and his Children are well known as Bhakkari as they lived in Bhakkar
• Syed Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, a Sufi Saint from Delhi and Successor of Muinuddin Chishti
• Syed Nizamuddin Auliyah, a Sufi Saint from Delhi. One of the most popular Saint in India and all over the world
• Syed Muhammad Shah e Alam, a Sufi Saint from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Grandson of Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahangasht.
• Shah Jewna, a Sufi saint from Kannauj.
• Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi, a Sufi saint from Sialkot, Pakistan.
• Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri, a Sufi saint from Allo Mahar, Pakistan of Naqshbandi Order.

Notable people

• Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi, a Pakistani military senior officer and a filmmaker.
• Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, a Pakistani calligrapher and painter
• Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi, a Pakistani Shia scholar
• Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi, a Pakistani Shia scholar and Islamic cleric
• Ali Abbas Naqvi, An Indian Journalist from NDTV
• Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, an Indian politician
• Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Pakistani politician
• Syed Kamal Amrohi, an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
• Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi, a Pakistani actor, singer, former model and producer
• Syed Mahmood Naqvi, an Indian scientist, known for development of geochemistry in India and pre-Cambrian geology of South India
• Syed Zafar Ul Hassan Naqvi, a Major General in Pakistan Army
• Kalbe Jawad Naqvi
• H. M. Naqvi
• Mohsin Naqvi
• Arif Naqvi, Pakistani businessman and founder of the Dubai-based private equity firm, The Abraaj Group and Aman Foundation
• Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi
• Ghulam-us-Saqlain Naqvi
• Saeed Naqvi
• Kalbe Razi Naqvi
• Dildar Ali Naseerabadi
• Ali Naqi Naqvi
• Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, a shia Islamic scholar and patron-in-chief of Shia Ulema Council Pakistan

External links

• Naqvi.info