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{{Infobox religious biography|religion=[[Islam]]
|honorific_prefix = Mumtazul Ulema Maulana
|name = Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi
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|title = Hujjatul Islam wal Muslimin
|birth_name = Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi S/o Najmul Ulema Syed Ali Naqvi S/o Mumtazul Ulema Syed Mohd alias (Meeran Sahab) S/o Zainul Ulema Syed Mohd Taqi S/O Syed Ibraheem S/o Mumtazul Ulema Syed Taqi Jannat'maab S/o Saiyyadul Ulema Syed Hussain S/o Syed Dildar Ali Ghufra'maab
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|nationality = Indian
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|region = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|occupation = President, Shia Markazi Chand Committee, Lucknow Managing Director, Hauza Ilmiya Abutalib Ex-Member, [[Haj Committee of India]] Legal Representative, The Grand Islamic Authority Ayatollah [[Sadiq al-Shirazi|Saiyed Sadiq Hussaini al Shirazi]] Controller, Jannat Maab Society General Secretary, Darussaqaline Trust General Secretary, Maula Ali Orphanage President, Najmul Ulema Academy President, Markazi Shia Chand Committee General Secretary, Shia Religious Charitable Relief Trust Shahi Imam, Shahi Masjid, [[Chota Imambara]], Lucknow
|denomination = [[Usuli]] [[Twelver]] [[Shia]]
|jurisprudence = [[Jaʽfari jurisprudence]]
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|alma_mater = [[Lucknow University]] Syrian Islamic Theology School
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|website = [https://in.linkedin.com/in/maulana-syed-saif-abbas-naqvi-97079316b Linkedin], [https://twitter.com/SaifAbbasNaqvii/status/1137372588047396866 Twitter], [https://www.facebook.com/maulanasaifabbas/ Facebook], [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9vSEmpKomjyJtFYdZUe6g Youtube]
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'''Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi''' (مولانا سيد نقوى) is a [[Twelver]] [[Shia]] Muslim cleric from [[India]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hasnain |first1=Nadeem |title=The Other Lucknow |date=2016 |publisher=Vani Prakashan |isbn=978-93-5229-420-6 |page=199 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjO6DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT198&dq=syed+%22saif+abbas%22+naqvi#q=syed%20%22saif%20abbas%22%20naqvi |accessdate=17 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Uttar Pradesh Govt Mulls Merging Shia, Sunni Waqf Boards to Stop Wastage of Money, But is it Possible? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/up-govt-mulls-merging-shia-sunni-waqf-boards-but-is-it-possible-1557347.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=News18 |date=26 October 2017}}</ref> He is president of the office of Shia Markazi Chand Committee in Lucknow<ref>{{cite news |last1=S |first1=Deepika |title=Eid Mubarak! Significance, moon sighting and all you need to know about Eid al-Fitr 2019 |url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/eid-mubarak-significance-moon-sighting-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-eid-al-fitr-2019-2900424.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=www.oneindia.com |date=5 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He is one of the prominent Shia clerics of [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP complains to EC against Rahul's Muzaffarnagar remark |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bjp-complains-to-ec-against-rahul-s-muzaffarnagar-remark/story-m0COXasF8Ld2nMTLjsT5nN.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 October 2013 |language=en}}</ref>

==Family background==
He comes from a family of scholars known as ''"Khandan-e-Ijtehad"'', and traces his lineage from [[Dildar Ali Naseerabadi]] (also known as [[Ghufran Ma'ab]]), their ancestors came from [[Sabzevar]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jones|first=Justin|title=Khandan-i-Ijtihad: Genealogy, history, and authority in a household of 'ulama in modern South Asia|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-asian-studies/article/khandaniijtihad-genealogy-history-and-authority-in-a-household-of-ulama-in-modern-south-asia/E51CE754CED7926CCBB7245554B1224E|journal=Modern Asian Studies|year=2020|volume=54|issue=4|language=en|pages=1149–1191|doi=10.1017/S0026749X18000598|issn=0026-749X}}</ref>

==Positions and activities==
He has held following positions:<ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi |url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/maulana-syed-saif-abbas-naqvi-97079316b |accessdate=17 July 2020}}</ref>
* President, Shia Markazi Chand Committee, Lucknow
* Managing Director, Hauza Ilmiya Abutalib
* Ex-Member, [[Haj Committee of India]]
* Legal Representative, The Grand Islamic Authority Ayatollah [[Sadiq al-Shirazi|Saiyed Sadiq Hussaini al Shirazi]]
* Controller, Jannat Maab Society
* General Secretary, Darussaqaline Trust
* General Secretary, Maula Ali Orphanage
* President, Najmul Ulema Academy
* President, Markazi Shia Chand Committee
* General Secretary, Shia Religious Charitable Relief Trust
* Shahi Imam, Shahi Masjid, [[Chota Imambara]], Lucknow

===Anti profile-pic statement===
In 2013, he said, women should not post pictures on Facebook.<ref>{{cite news |title=Posting pictures on Facebook, Twitter unIslamic: Clerics |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-posting-pictures-on-facebook-twitter-unislamic-clerics-1872953 |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=DNA India |date=11 August 2013 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No profile pic? Indian Mufti says posting Facebook photos is 'un-Islamic' |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/asia/2013/08/13/Indian-Mufti-declares-posting-photos-on-Facebook-Twitter-un-Islamic- |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=Al Arabiya English |date=13 August 2013 |language=en}}</ref>

===Against photo shoots at Bara Imambara complex===
In June 2020, he along with Imam-e-Juma of Asafi Mosque at the Bara Imambara Maulana Kalbe Jawad, academician and cleric Maulana Kalbe Sibtain Noori, senior cleric Maulana Agha Roohi, spokesperson of All-India Shia Personal Law Board Maulana Yasoob Abbas and Maulana Abbas Irshad, have all signed the memorandum against photo shoots at Bara Imambara complex.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historians & clerics up in arms over 'profane' photo shoots at Bara Imambara, write to PM Modi {{!}} Lucknow News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/historians-clerics-up-in-arms-over-profane-photo-shoots-at-bara-imambara-write-to-pm/articleshow/69697365.cms |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

===Involvement in anti-CAA demonstrations and rallies===
In March–April 2020, he was involved in [[Citizenship Amendment Act protests]].<ref>{{cite news |title=UP: 57 anti-CAA protestors find their details on 100 hoardings |url=https://www.siasat.com/57-anti-caa-protestors-find-their-details-100-hoardings-1849001/ |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Siasat Daily |date=6 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Allahabad HC to hear case on Sunday on hoardings featuring anti-CAA protesters |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/mar/08/allahabad-hc-to-hear-case-on-sunday-on-hoardings-featuring-anti-caa-protesters-2114022.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> For which [[Uttar Pradesh Police|Lucknow Police]] issued notice to him.<ref>{{cite news |title=FIR registered against 21 for violation of section 144 during Anti-CAA protest in Lucknow; 2 arrested |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/fir-registered-against-21-for-violation-of-section-144-during-anti-caa-protest-in-lucknow-2-arrested20200210145942/ |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lucknow: Ghantaghar swells as women from Delhi, monks join in; 10 protesters get notice |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/ghantaghar-citizenship-amendment-act-caa-protests-lucknow-6259703/ |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=10 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

===Support to COVID-19 lockdown===
In April 2020, he asked people to abide by [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|lockdown]] norms during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pioneer |first1=The |title=Islamic Centre urges people to follow lockdown norms To live stream Quran recitation |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/islamic-centre-urges-people-to-follow-lockdown-norms-to-live-stream-quran-recitation.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ijtihadi family]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web |title=Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97463299 |website=www.wikidata.org |accessdate=17 July 2020 |language=en}}
*{{cite web |title=Shia Aqaid |url=http://shiaaqaid.com/ |website=shiaaqaid.com |accessdate=17 July 2020}}
*{{cite web |title=Mumtazul Ulema Maulana Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi Aale Gufana'Ma'aab |url=http://khandan-e-ijtehad.blogspot.com/ |website=khandan-e-ijtehad.blogspot.com |accessdate=17 July 2020}}
*{{cite web |title=Mumtazul Ulema Maulana Syed Saif Abbas Naqvi - Events {{!}} AllEvents.in |url=https://allevents.in/org/mumtazul-ulema-maulana-syed-saif-abbas-naqvi/10404852# |website=allevents.in |accessdate=17 July 2020 |language=en}}

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