Ijtihadi family


The Ijtihadi family is sub-branch of the Naqvis. 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.

Roots

The Oudh family of Sayyids of Nasirabad And Jais settled in Rae Bareli during the eleventh century. Naqvi Sadat migrated from Subzwar and arrived in Jais around 410 Hijri. During the reign of Sher Shah Suri, adjacent Patakpur was renamed Nasirabad, after Syed Nasirudin. Further settlement happened with few decided to build their homes in a village, within few kms from Nasirabad, known as Parshadepur, Raebareli. Ayattollah Al Uzma Sayyid Dildar Ali Naqvi 'Gufraanmaab Naseerabadi ', his family came to be called Khandan e Ijtihad due to prominence of high-ranking scholars in its midst. Notable religious scholars from this lineage include Syedul Ulema Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi 'Naqqan', zubdat-ul-ulma Molana Syed Agha Mehdi Lakhnavi, Raes-ul-Ullema Ayatollah Maulana Syed Kazim Naqvi, Mumtaz ul Ulema Ayatullah ul Uzma Sayyid Murtaza Naqvi, Sadr-Ul-Ulema Ayatullah ul Uzma Sayyid Baqir Naqvi, Maulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi, Jannat Ma'ab Ayatullah Syed Mohammad Naqvi, Deputy Syed Ali Akbar Naqvi, Shamshiir-e-Tabarra Ayatullah Syed Ali Shabbar Naqvi, Ayatullah Syed Ali Anwar Naqvi, Ayatullah Aqa Hasan Sb, Ayatullah Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi, Malaz-ul-Ulama Syed Hasan Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Zafar Naqvi, Allama Nasir Ijtehadi, Allama Dr Mohsin Naqvi, Allama Syed Siraj Ul Hasan Ijtehadi‚ Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi, Maulana Dr Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi, Dr Kalbe Sadiq, Hujjatul Islam Professor Syed Ali Mohammad Naqvi, Najmul Ulema Syed Ali Naqvi, Poet Qasim Shabbir Nasirabadi, Writer Syed Mustafa Hussain Naqvi based in Lucknow, Famous Scholar/ Writer & Maulana Hujjatul Islam Syed Saeedul Hasan Naqvi Parshadepuri.

Branches

Two main braches of Ijtehadi family are:

Prominent Ijtehadis