Hasan Imam

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{{short description|Indian Grand Ayatollah and Religious leader}}
{{Infobox religious biography|name=Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri|religion=[[Shia Islam]]|birth_date=02 March 1974|children=Syed Raza Imam Zangipuri, Syed Jawad Imam Zangipuri|office1=[[Imam|Imam-e-Jumma]] of Mira Road, [[Mumbai]]|term_start1=2003|office2=Dean of Hawzah Sahibe Zamaan, Qom [[Iran]]|term_start2=1997|term_end2=2002|office3=Chief of Shia Community of Mira Road, [[Mumbai|Northern Mumbai]] and Western Suburbs (Mumbai)|term_start3=2003|office4=Chairman of Imam University Zangipur|term_start4=November 25, 2024|background=#B0C4DE|spouse=Syeda Nishat Fatima Hasan Imam Zangipuri|location=[[Mumbai]], [[India]]|post=Supreme Religious Authority and Chief of Shia Community of Mira Road, [[Mumbai|Northern Mumbai]] and Western Suburbs (Mumbai), [[Imam|Imam e Jumma wal Jamaat]] of Mira Road, [[Mumbai]]|title=Grand Ayatollah, Allamah, Mawlana, Hujjat al-Islam, Daqeeq ul Daqaaeq|image=Maulana Hasan Imam Sb.jpg|caption=Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri addressing gathering|creed=Usooli|jurisprudence=Twelver|honorific prefix=Grand Ayatollah, Mawlānā}}

'''Grand Ayatollah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri''' (born 2 March 1974<ref>https://archive.org/details/the-shia-times-shia-olama-magazine-2005-pg-19-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi</ref>) is one of the leading Indian Ayatollah, [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric and Religious Leader. he is prominent and influential religious leader and is regarded as one of the leading figures in India's [[Muslims|Muslim Community]].<ref>{{Citation|last=Rashtriya Andaaz|title=India's One Of Leading Muslim Figure And Shia Religious Leader Hazrat Maulana Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri On Eid E Milad|date=2026-08-27|url=http://archive.org/details/indias-one-of-leading-muslim-figure-and-shia-religious-leader-hazrat-maulana-sye|access-date=2026-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Maulana Hasan Imam Facebook|title=Shia Religious Leader Maulana Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri On A Community Social And Public Gathering|date=2026-08-26|url=http://archive.org/details/shia-religious-leader-maulana-syed-hasan-imam-zangipuri-on-a-community-social-and-public-gathering|access-date=2026-10-03}}</ref> He is the Supreme Religious Authority of Mira Road, [[Mumbai|Northern Mumbai]] and Western Suburbs (Mumbai) also regarded as the Chief of Shia Population and has served as the [[Imam|Imam e Jumma]] of Haidery Jama Masjid in Mira Road, [[Mumbai]] for more than 2 decades.<ref name="inquilab20212">{{cite news|date=27 November 2021|title=وسیم رضوی کے خلاف میراروڈ کے مسلمانوں میں بھی شدید بے چینی اور اضطراب|language=Urdu|trans-title=Extreme unrest and anxiety among the Muslims of Mira Road against Wasim Rizvi|work=Inquilab|url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/extreme-unrest-and-anxiety-among-the-muslims-of-mira-road-against-wasim-rizvi-31886}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=The Shia Times|url=http://archive.org/details/the-shia-times-2-successful-decades-of-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi|title=The Shia Times, 2 Successful Decades Of Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi|date=2022-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=2 Successful Decades Of Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi|work=The Shia Times|url=https://archive.org/details/the-shia-times-2-successful-decades-of-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi}}</ref>

== Religious career ==
Hasan Imam has been associated with Haidery Jama Masjid in Mira Road, where ''Inquilab'' has identified him as the Spokesperson and [[Imam]].<ref name="inquilab20212" /> He has delivered religious addresses and participated in Shia religious and community programmes in Mira Road and elsewhere.

In March 2025, ''Inquilab'' reported a Quds Day programme at Haidery Jama Masjid and identified Hasan Imam as its Orator and [[Imam]]. The newspaper reported remarks made by him concerning Quds Day, Palestine and Muslim unity.<ref name="quds20252">{{cite news|date=29 March 2025|title=رمضان المبارک کے آخری جمعہ کوشہر و مضافات میں ’یوم القدس‘ منایا گیا|language=Urdu|trans-title=Quds Day was observed in the city and suburbs on the last Friday of Ramadan|work=Inquilab|url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/quds-day-was-celebrated-in-the-city-and-suburbs-on-the-last-friday-of-ramadan-75185}}</ref>

In December 2025, ''Inquilab'' reported a Seerat-un-Nabi and Ittehad-ul-Ummah conference in Mira Road at which Hasan Imam, again identified as the Orator and [[Imam]] of Haidery Jama Masjid, delivered an address concerning the role of individuals in strengthening the family system.<ref name="seerat20252">{{cite news|date=1 December 2025|title=سیرت النبیؐ و اتحاد امت کانفرنس میں قرآن مجید کے راستے پر چلنے کی تلقین|language=Urdu|trans-title=Call to follow the path of the Holy Quran at the Seerat-un-Nabi and Ittehad-ul-Ummah conference|work=Inquilab|url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/exhortation-to-follow-the-path-of-the-holy-quran-at-the-seerat-ul-nabi-pbuh-and-ittehad-ul-ummah-conference-87709}}</ref>
[[File:Maulana Hasan Imam Zangipuri.jpeg|thumb|Portrait of '''Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri''' from the ''Office of Chairman- Imam University Zangipur'']]
A 2021 report by ''Hamari Aawaz'' also identified him as the Orator and [[Imam]] of the Shia Haidery Jama Masjid and reported remarks made by him at a social-reform meeting in Mira Road.<ref name="hamariaawaz2">{{cite news|date=16 March 2021|title=کرونا وائرس سے زیادہ خطرناک جہیز کا وائرس ہے: قاضی مطیع الرحمٰن قاسمی|language=Urdu|work=Hamari Aawaz|url=https://news.hamariaawaz.com/7967/}}</ref>

== Public activities ==
Hasan Imam has participated in religious lectures, community meetings and public demonstrations. Archival recordings identify him in connection with events concerning Jannatul Baqi, Yaum-e-Quds, the hijab controversy and the Waseem Rizvi controversy.<ref name="baqi20172">{{cite web|title=2017 Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi's Protest on Jannatul Baqi|url=https://archive.org/details/2017-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvis-protest-on-jannatul-baqi|website=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name="quds20232">{{cite web|title=2023 Yaum E Quds Protest, Mira Road, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi|url=https://archive.org/details/2023-yaum-e-quds-protest-mira-road-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi|website=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name="waseemarchive2">{{cite web|title=2021 Darul Qaza Mira Road With Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi|url=https://archive.org/details/2021-darul-qaza-mira-road-with-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-protest-on-waseem-rizvi-la|website=Internet Archive}}</ref> His public activities have also received coverage from outlets including ''Hawzah News'' and ''IQNA's Isfahan and Khorasan'' services<ref>{{Cite news|last=Isfahan|first=IQNA|title=IQNA Isfahan- Shia Olama wa Khuteba Board, Mira Road|url=https://isfahan.iqna.ir/ur/news/3512933/ممبئی-میں-شیعہ-علماء-اسمبلی-ہندوستان-کا-دو-روزہ-اہم-اجلاس-منعقد}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Khorasan|first=IQNA|title=IQNA Khorasan- Shia Olama wa Khuteba Council, Mira Road|url=https://khorasan.iqna.ir/ur/news/3512933/ممبئی-میں-شیعہ-علماء-اسمبلی-ہندوستان-کا-دو-روزہ-اہم-اجلاس-منعقد}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-10-21|title=ممبئی میں شیعہ علماء اسمبلی ہندوستان کا دو روزہ اجلاس؛ قومی مسائل کو باہمی اتفاق سے حل کرنے پر زور|url=https://ur.hawzahnews.com/news/384946/%D9%85%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A6%DB%8C-%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%BA-%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B9%DB%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C-%DB%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%81-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84|access-date=2026-10-02|website=حوزہ نیوز ایجنسی|publisher=حوزہ نیوز ایجنسی|language=ur}}</ref>

In 2021, ''Inquilab'' reported Hasan Imam's response to the controversy surrounding Waseem Rizvi's proposed Quran-related actions. The newspaper quoted him in his capacity as the Orator and [[Imam]] of Haidery Jama Masjid.<ref name="inquilab20212" /> Zangipuri publicly responded to the controversy surrounding Waseem Rizvi's proposed actions concerning the [[Quran]], according to ''The Inquilab''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-27|title=وسیم رضوی کے خلاف میراروڈ کے مسلمانوں میں بھی شدید بے چینی اور اضطراب|url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/extreme-unrest-and-anxiety-among-the-muslims-of-mira-road-against-wasim-rizvi-31886|access-date=2026-10-03|website=Inquilab.com|language=ur}}</ref> Hawzah News further reported that ''"Maulana Hasan Imam and other clerics issued a video statement calling Waseem Rizvi and his associates apostates and appealing for a [[Boycott|social boycott]]"''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=ہندوستان کے مختلف علاقوں کے علماء اور انجمنوں نے وسیم مرتد اور اس کے ساتھیوں کے سوشل بائیکاٹ کا اعلان کرتے ہوئے انہیں اسلام سے خارج قرار دیا|url=https://ur.hawzahnews.com/news/367998/%DB%81%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%84%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%88%DA%BA-%DA%A9%DB%92-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%86%D9%88%DA%BA-%D9%86%DB%92-%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1|access-date=2026-10-02|website=حوزہ نیوز ایجنسی|publisher=حوزہ نیوز ایجنسی|language=ur}}</ref>

A separate ''Inquilab'' report concerning a March 2022 meeting on the hijab lists Maulana Hasan Imam among the religious figures attending the programme.<ref name="hijabinq2">{{cite news|date=19 March 2022|title=اگر لڑکیاں حجاب پہنیں گی تو اسکول اور کالج انتظامیہ کو اجازت دینے پر مجبور ہونا پڑے گا|language=Urdu|trans-title=If girls wear hijab, school and college administrations will be forced to give permission|work=Inquilab|url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/if-the-girls-wear-hijab-the-school-and-college-administration-will-be-forced-to-give-permission-34717}}</ref>

== 2017 controversy ==
In 2017, Hasan Imam was associated with a protest in Mira Road concerning journalist Rohit Sardana. Archival video records identify him in connection with a protest rally and a visit by members of the Shia community to the Naya Nagar Police Station.<ref name="sardanatv2">{{cite web|title=Shia Crowd Lead By Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi Filed FIR In Mira Road Police Station Against Rohit Sardana On 2017|url=https://archive.org/details/shia-crowd-lead-by-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-filed-fir-in-mira-road-police-statio|website=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name="sardanarally2">{{cite web|title=2017, Rohit Sardana Protest Rally, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi|url=https://archive.org/details/2017-rohit-sardana-protest-rally-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>

A later report by ''Veritas International Express'' described him as a senior Shia cleric and Chief of Shias of Mira Road and reported that he led members of the Shia community to Naya Nagar Police Station in connection with a complaint against Sardana.<ref name="veritassardana2">{{cite news|date=2 September 2026|title=Senior Shia Cleric and Chief of Shia Population of Mira Road Maulana Syed Hasan Imam Zangipuri files an FIR against Journalist Rohit Sardana|work=Veritas International Express|url=https://veritasinternationalexpress.mojonetwork.in/national-news/mira-road-shia-cleric-fir-against-journalist-rohit-sardana}}</ref>

Contemporary reporting by ''The Times of India'' independently documented a police complaint in Mira Road concerning Sardana's remarks.<ref name="toiSardana2">{{cite news|date=23 November 2017|title=Muslim groups see red over journo's tweet|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/muslim-groups-see-red-over-journos-tweet/articleshow/61759448.cms}}</ref>

== Haidery Jama Masjid ==
Haidery Jama Masjid in Mira Road has been described by ''The Times of India'' as a major Shia mosque serving Mumbai's western suburbs. The newspaper reported on its religious activities, community welfare programmes and educational assistance for children from poorer families.<ref name="haideriTOI2">{{cite news|date=17 July 2022|title=Mumbai: Western suburbs get biggest Shia mosque that will coach poor kids|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-western-suburbs-get-biggest-shia-mosque-that-will-coach-poor-kids/articleshow/92930297.cms}}</ref>

Hasan Imam's association with the mosque is independently documented in ''Inquilab'', which repeatedly identifies him as its Spokesperson and [[Imam]].<ref name="inquilab20212" /><ref name="quds20252" /><ref name="seerat20252" />

== Other Names ==
Sources have used several forms of Hasan Imam's name. These include ''Maulana Syed Hasan Imam, Maulana Hasan Imam, Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi'' and ''Maulana Hasan Imam Zangipuri.''<ref name="inquilab20212" /><ref name="quds20252" /><ref name="veritassardana2" /> Archival material also uses the longer form ''Maulana Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri'' and ''Allamah Syed Hasan Imam Rizvi Zangipuri''.<ref name="interview20152">{{cite web|date=2015|title=Interview Of Maulana Hasan Imam Rizvi, 2015, Zainabia Channel|url=https://archive.org/details/interview-of-maulana-hasan-imam-rizvi-2015-zainabia-channel|website=Internet Archive}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Shia Islam]]
* [[Shia Islam in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Indian Shia clerics]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam]]
[[Category:Indian Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:Indian Islamic religious leaders]]
[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Islam]]
[[Category:Islam in India]]
[[Category:Hujjat Allah al-Mahdi]]

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