Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi


Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi Nasirabadi was a Shia Muslim cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Family background

Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi was father of Waris Hasan.
His last name "Naqvi" indicates he is one of the direct descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi, he belonged to the Nasirabadi sub-branch of Naqvis of Darul Ijtihad Jais and Nasirabad. Waris Hasan comes from Khandan-e-Ijtihad a notable family of Shia Muslim clerics of erstwhile Oudh State whose Ayatollah Syed Dildar Ali Naseerabadi Ghufran-Ma'ab Naseerabadi was Waris's ancestor.
Waris Hasan's daughter Wasfia Hasan Naqvi teaches English in Shia College, Lucknow and is also a poet and a writer.

Studies

He spent many years in Islamic seminaries in India and Iraq and lived in the United Kingdom and obtained a doctorate in Islamic studies, a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. "A Critical Study Of Nahj Al-Balagha" was his Doctoral thesis on Nahj al-Balagha which he had submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, the thesis was reviewed by Dr. I. K. A. Howard.

Career

He was principal of Shia College, Lucknow and Madrasatul Waizeen, Lucknow. He was also mutwalli of 'Waqf Shamsul Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi' .

Death

He died at his residence in old Lucknow on Sunday 11 May 2008 after a prolonged illness. He was buried at Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab in Lucknow, where his cousin Kalbe Sadiq addressed the mourning gathering. Other dignitaries who attended the mourning ceremony include Syed Sibtey Razi.

Academic works