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{{short description|20th-century Indian Mini ayatollah}}
{{Short description|Indian poet, writer and jurist (1905–1988)}}
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{{Infobox religious biography
| honorific_prefix  = Syed-ul-Ulama
| honorific_prefix  = Syed-ul-Ulama
| name              = Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi
| name              = Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi
| honorific_suffix  = Naqqan
| honorific_suffix  = Naqqan
| image              = Naqqan sb.jpg
| image              =  
| religion          = [[Islam]]
| religion          = [[Islam]]
| denomination      = [[Usuli]] [[Twelver]] [[Shi`a Islam]]
| denomination      = [[Usuli]] [[Twelver]] [[Shi`a Islam]]
| location          = [[Lucknow]], India
| location          = [[Lucknow]], India
| title              = [[Grand Ayatollah]]
| title              = [[Grand Ayatollah]]
| post              = [[Grand Ayatollah]]
| post              = Grand Ayatollah
| birth_date        = 26 December 1905
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|df=yes|1905|12|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Lucknow]], British India
| birth_place        = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], British India
| death_date        = 18 May 1988 (aged 83)
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1988|5|18|1905|12|26}}
| death_place        = [[Lucknow]], India
| death_place        = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| website            =  
| website            =  
| predecessor1      = Maulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi
| predecessor1      = Maulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi
}}
}}


'''[[Grand Ayatollah]] Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi '''(born 26 December 1905 – 18 May 1988) (26 [[Rajab]] 1323 AH – 1 [[Shawal]] 1408 AH), also known as '''Naqqan Sahib''', was a [[Twelver]] [[Shia]] [[Marja'|Marja]], [[Intellectual|thinker]], poet, writer, [[jurist]] and Qur'anic interpreter. He is famous for his writings in [[Urdu]], including the most famous Shaheed-e-Insaniyat and Tareekh-e-Islam. He has also written Tarjuma wa Tafseer of Quran e majeed and dozens of books in Arabic.
[[Grand Ayatollah]] '''Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi''' (26 December 1905 – 18 May 1988)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqvi |url=https://al-islam.org/ur/person/sayyid-ali-naqi-naqvi |access-date=2025-07-22 |website= Al-Islam}}</ref> was an Indian [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver Shia]] [[Marja'|marja]], poet, writer, [[jurist]] and interpreter of the [[Quran]]. He has authored numerous books on [[Shia Islam]] in both [[Arabic]] and [[Urdu]], such as ''Shaheed-e-Insaniyat'' and ''Tareekh-e-Islam'', as well as a commentary on his translation of the Quran. Contemporary accounts and later scholars have described him as an influential religious writer and teacher.{{Citation needed|date=September 2025}}


One of the most highly regarded [[scholarly method|scholars]] of [[Shia Islam]] at his time, he wrote more than 100 books and 1000 short books. His books were published by him in 12 languages in India. He is among the most learned Islamic scholars in Indian History.<ref>Book "Syed ul Ulema – Hayaat Aur Karnaame"</ref>
== Early life and education ==


Ayatullah ‘Ali Naqi Naqvi is arguably the single most important religious figure of the twentieth century Indian Shi’ite Islam. Emerging out of a very well-known family of traditional scholars and the seminaries of India and Iraq, his religious and intellectual career lasted several decades during which he remained prolific and continuously preached from the pulpit.
Naqvi was born on 26 December 1905, in [[Lucknow]], [[British India]]. Around 1327 [[Hijri era|Hijri]] (1909), when he was three or four years old, his father, Syed Abul Hasan Naqvi (Mumtaz al-Ulama), took him and his family to [[Iraq]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Syed Rizwan Zamir |url=http://archive.org/details/syed_ali_naqan |title=syed_ali_naqan}}</ref> At the age of seven, he had a [[Bismillah ceremony|''Bismillah'' ceremony]] that was held at the Rauza-e-Imam Ali in Najaf, [[Iraq]]. Naqvi's formal education then began in Iraq, where he studied Arabic and [[Persian language|Persian]] grammar, and the basics of the Quran.{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}
During his life he wrote and spoke about a host of subjects: the reason-revelation divide, a defense of Islam from attacks on its core beliefs and practices, Qur'anic exegesis, theology, defense of Shi’ite theology and religious practices from sectarian polemics, Islamic history, Islamic political and social thought, explanation of the various rulings of Islamic law, and the theme of Karbala and the martyrdom of Husayn.


Conscious of his role as the most learned juridical authority (marja al-taqlid) to whom the community would turn in times of crisis, for ‘Ali Naqvi, in his life the greatest crisis facing the community was that of irreligiosity, of people losing confidence and conviction in the worth of religion for human civilization.
In 1914, the family returned to India, and Naqvi's religious education continued under his father's tuition. He later attended the [[Sultanul Madaris|Sultan al-Madaris]] Seminary and studied Arabic literature with Mufti Muhammad Ali. Naqvi passed the exam for certification as a religious scholar ''(alim)'' from [[Allahabad University]] in 1923 and soon gained certifications from Nazamiyyah College and Sultan al-Madaris Seminary. In 1925, he was awarded a degree in literature ''(Fazil-e Adab).''{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}}


== Initial education and timelines ==
In 1927, Ali Naqvi departed for the seminaries of Iraq to study Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology ''(Kalam).'' He had already written and published four books. While studying in Iraq Naqvi wrote several works in Arabic, including ''Rooh Aladab Sharah Alamiyatal Arab'', ''Albait Al Mamoor Fi Emaratal Qubur'', ''Faryaad e Musalmanane Aalam'', and ''Altawae Haj Per Sharaee Nuqtae Nazar Se Bahas''. His first book published in Arabic, "''Kashf annaqab ann aqaaed Abdul Wahab Najdi''," was written in Najaf while he was a student days is the first book written against [[Wahhabis]]. His second book in Arabic, "''Aqalatalaashir fi eqamatalshaaer''", defended the act of "Matam".


Between the age of 3 and 4 in 1327 [[Muslim calendar|Hijri]], his father Syed Abul Hasan Naqvi (Mumtaz al-ulama) took him and his family to [[Iraq]]. His 'Bismillah' at the age of seven in Rauza-e-Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq. In Iraq at the age of 7, Ali Naqvi's formal education began with Arabic and Persian grammar and basic learning of the Qur’an.
Naqvi studied Islamic jurisprudence with Ayatullah Na'ini, [[Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani|Ayatollah Abu Hasan Isfahani]] and Ayatullah [https://en.wikishia.net/view/Diya%27_al-Din_al-%27Iraqi Sayyid Diya' Iraqi]; Hadith with [[Abbas Qomi|Shakyh 'Abbas Qummi]] and Sayyid Husayn Sadr; and Islamic theology with [[Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi|Sayyid Sharf al-Din]], Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita', Shaykh Jawad Balaghi, and Sayyid Muhsin Amin Amli. After completing his seminary education, he received certification (ijaza') for [[ijtihad]] and became a mujtahid at the age of 27. He was given [[ijazah]] by [[Muhammad Hossein Naini|Ayatollah Naaini]]. {{citation needed|date=November 2025}}


In 1914, the family returned to India and he continued his religious education under the supervision of his father and later at the [[Sultanul Madaris|Sultan al-Madaris]] seminary. He also studied Arabic literature with Mufti Muhammad ‘Ali.
== Career ==
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In 1932 Naqvi returned to India where, in 1933 he was appointed the title professor in the Oriental College Department of Lucknow University. He taught Arabic and Persian there for over two decades.  


In 1923 he passed the exam for certification of religious scholar (alim) from Allahabad University and soon also gained certification from Nazamiyyah College and Sultan al-Madaris.
In 1959, [[Aligarh Muslim University]] invited him to be in the Reader in the Theology (Dniyat) Department, which did not yet have a teaching faculty. The department created two parallel streams of Sunni and Shi'i theology, and Ali Naqvi began to oversee the affairs of the Shi'i branch. He was the Dean of Shi'i theology from 1967 to 1969 and retired from the university in 1972. <ref name=":0" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable, as the captured website provides very little information other than he was a professor at the university|date=October 2025}}


In 1925 he was awarded a degree in literature (Fazil-i adab).
From 1972 to 1975, Naqvi was given a research professorship through the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] (UGC), and he stayed permanently in Aligarh.


In 1927, Ali Naqvi departed for the seminaries of Iraq. During his stay there, he studied Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology (Kalam).
== Death ==
While studying in Iraq Ali Naqvi also wrote a few works in Arabic. He had already written and published four books before his journey to Iraq
Naqvi died of a [[stroke]] in 1988 in [[Lucknow]] on [[Eid-ul-Fitr]] at the age of 83. {{Citation needed|date=October 2025}} 


#Rooh Aladab Sharah Alamiyatal Arab
== Publications ==
#Albait Al Mamoor Fi Emaratal Qubur
Naqvi's works include:
#Faryaad e Musalmanane Aalam
#Altawae Haj Per Sharaee Nuqtae Nazar Se Bahas
 
His first book published in Arabic was in Najaf during his days as a student and was the first ever book to be written against [[Wahabis]], it is called "Kashf annaqab ann aqaaed Abdul Wahab Najdi".
His second book in Arabic was in defence of the act of "Matam, by the name of "Aqalatalaashir fi eqamatalshaaer".
 
He studied Islamic jurisprudence with Ayatullah Na’ini, [[Abu l-Hasan al-Isfahani|Ayatollah Abu Hasan Isfahani]] and Ayatullah [https://en.wikishia.net/view/Diya%27_al-Din_al-%27Iraqi Sayyid Diya’ Iraq] i, Hadith with [[Abbas Qomi|Shakyh ‘Abbas Qummi]] and Sayyid Husayn Sadr and Islamic theology (Kalam) with [[Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi|Sayyid Sharf al-Din]], [https://en.wikishia.net/view/Muhammad_Husayn_Kashif_al-Ghita%27 Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita]’, Shaykh Jawad Balaghi, Sayyid Muhsin Amin Amli. After completing his seminary education and receiving certification (ijaza’) for ijtihad. He became a mujtahid at the age of 27. He was given ijazah by [[Muhammad Hossein Naini|Ayatollah Naaini]].


In 1932 Ali Naqvi returned to India. Immediately upon his return he began preaching regularly on Fridays.
# ''Alami Mushkilat ka hal'' in Shu'a-i 'Amal (Jul 2009): 30–39 https://archive.org/stream/syed_ali_naqan/syed_ali_naqan_djvu.txt
 
# ''Ashk-i matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1957.
In 1933 he was appointed as professor in the Oriental College Department of Lucknow University, where he then taught Arabic and Persian for over two decades.
# ''Asiri-yi ahl-i haram'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1940.
 
# ''Aurat awr Islam'' in Shu'a'-i 'Amal (May 2009): 6–13
In 1959, Aligarh Muslim University invited Ali Naqvi to take up the position of Reader in the theology (diniyat) department—which as yet did not have teaching faculty. The department also created two parallel streams of Sunni and Shi’i theology and Ali Naqvi began to oversee the affairs of the Shi’i branch.
# ''Aza-yi Husayn ki ahamiyat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press,1959.
 
# ''Aza-yi Husayn par tarikhi'' tabsarah. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, np.
Between 1967 and 1969, ‘Ali Naqvi became the dean of Shi’i theology eventually retiring from the university in 1972.
# ''Bani umayyah ki adavat-i-Islam ki mukhtasir tarikh'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1994.
 
# ''Hamaray rusum va quyud'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1939. 313
Post-retirement, from 1972 to 1975 Ali Naqvi was given a research professorship through the University Grants Commission (UGC) and he decided to permanently stay in Aligarh.
# ''Hayat-i qaumi'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1941
# ''Hazrat 'Ali ki shakhsiyat: 'Ilm aur a'taqad ki manzil par'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1969.
# ''Husayn aur Islam'' Lucknow: Manshurah Imamiyah Mission, 1931. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Husayn Husayn aik tarruf'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1964.
# ''Husayn ka atam balaydan'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1936.
# ''Husayn ka paygham 'alam-i insaniyat kay nam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1959 (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Husayn ki yad ka azad Hindustan say mutalbah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1950
# ''Husayni iqdam ka pahla qadam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1953.
# ''Ibadat aur tariqi ibadat'', 2nd ed. Lucknow: Nizami Press, np.
# ''Iqalat al-athir fiiqamat al-sha'a'ir al-Husayniyah'' Najaf: Matba'ah Haydariyyah, 1929.
# ''Isbat-i pardah'' Lahore: Imamia Mission, 1961.
# ''Islam ka paygham pas-uftadah aqwam kay nam'' Lucknow: Imamiah Mission, 1936.
# ''Islam ki hakimanah zindagi'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1935.
# ''Islami culture kia hay?'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1960.
# ''Jadid tuhfatul avam'' Lahore: Iftikhar Book Depot, np.
# ''Karbala ka tarikhi vaqi'ah mukhtasar hay ya tulani?'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1960.
# ''Karbala ki yadgar payas'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1959.
# ''Khilafat-i Yazid kay muta'alliq azad ara'in'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1953. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Khuda ki ma'rafat'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1938.
# ''Khutbaat-e-Karbala'' ([http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/khutbat-e-karbala-hindiby-syed-ul-ulema-syed-ali-naqi-naqvi-sahab-ts Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu]
# ''Khutbat-i Sayyidul 'ulama' muta'lliq karnama-yi Husayn'' Lucknow: Idarah-yi Payam-i Islam, np.
# ''La tufsidu fi alard''. 3rd ed. Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1998.
# ''Ma'rakah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1935.
# ''Majmu'ah-yi taqarir''. 5 vols. Lahore: Imamiyah Kutubkhana, np.
# ''Maqalat-i Sayyidul 'ulama’'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1996.
# ''Maqsad-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1956.
# ''Mas'alah-yi hayat an-nabi aur vaqi'ah-yi vafat-i rusul'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973.
# ''Masa'il va dala'il'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1944.
# ''Mawlud-e-Ka'bah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, np. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Mazhab aur 'aql'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1941. 314
# ''Mazhab shi'ah aik nazar main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1970. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mazlum-i Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission 1941.
# ''Mi‘raj-i insaniyat: sirat-i rasul aur al-i rasul ki roshni main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1969
# ''Mujahidah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1933.
# ''Muqaddamah-yi tafsir-i Qur'an'' Lucknow: Idarah 'Ilmiyah and Nizami Press, 1940.
# ''Muqaddema Nahjul-balagha''
# ''Muslim personal law – Na qabil-i tabdil'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1996.
# ''Mut'ah aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1933.
# ''Nigarshat-e-Sayyidul 'ulama’''. Lahore: Imamiah Mission, 1997.
# ''Nizam-i zindagi'', 4 vols. Lucknow: Al-Va'iz Safdar Press, 1940. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Qatil al-'abrah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1960.
# ''Qatilan-e-Husayn ka madhhab'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932.
# ''Qur'an aur nizam-i hukumat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1972.
# ''Qur'an kay bayan al-aqvami irshadat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Qur'an-i majid kay andaz-i guftagu main ma'yar-i tahzib va ravadari'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Radd-i Wahhabiyya'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, np. (Pdf English / Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu)
# ''Rahbar-i kamil: Savanih-i 'Ali'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
# ''Rahnumayan-i Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1962. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Rusul-i Khuda'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
# ''Safar namah-yi Hajj'' Lucknow: Nizami Press, 1977. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Sahifah al-'amal'' Lucknow: np., 1939.
# ''Shahid-i insaniyat'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission Pakistan Trust, 2006.
# ''Shuja'at kay misali karnamay'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1954.
# ''Ta'ziahdari ki mukhalfat ka asal ra'' z Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1963.
# ''Tadhkirah-i huffaz-i shi'a'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1935.
# ''Tafsir fasl al-khatab''. 8 vols Lahore: Misbah al-Qur'an Trust, 1986.
# ''Tahrif-i Qur'an ki haqiqat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932.
# ''Taqiyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1952. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Tarikh-i Islam'' 4 vols. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. 315
# ''The compilation of Nahjul-balagha ''(Pdf Urdu / [http://maulaali.com/Ali-Maula/the-compilation-of-nahjul-balagha/ English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174209/http://maulaali.com/Ali-Maula/the-compilation-of-nahjul-balagha/ |date=3 December 2019 }}
# ''Tijarat aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1933. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Usul aur arkan-i din'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973 (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Usul-i din aur Qur'an'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1964.
# ''Usvah-yi Husayni'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1986.
# ''Va'dah-yi jannat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1979.
# ''Vujud-i hujjat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Yad aur yadigar'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1968.
# ''Yazid aur jang-i Qustantaniyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1965.
# ''Zikr-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, np.
# ''Zindah savalat'' Aligarh University Press, 1971.
# ''Zindah-i javid ka matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1935.


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==
He was opposed by some sections of the Shia community for writings in the book ''Shaheed-e-insaniyat'' which mentioned the presence of water in the tents of Imam Hussain during the Battle of Karbala in 61AH, and also threw doubt the martyrdom of Ali Asghar by the arrow of Hurmula.
Naqvi faced opposition from some members of the [[Shia Islam]] community for some contents of his book ''Shaheed-e-insaniyat''. Some sections of the book claim that there was water in the tents of [[Husayn ibn Ali]] during the [[Battle of Karbala]]. Other parts question if [[Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn|Ali Asghar]] was truly martyred by Hurmula's arrow. {{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}
 
''Shaheed-e-insaniyat'' was internally published by Idaar-e-Yaadgar-e-Husaini which had 300 members. Their purpose was to review, compile, edit and finally present a book on Karbala which could be acceptable to an international inter-sect readers group.
 
The book was written in 1942 (1361 AH) by a team formed by all the Ulemas of all religion to write on Imam-e-Husain and Karbala on the occasion of completion of 1300 years of Karbala. Contributions from many of these learned men were then compiled in a book form by Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Naqi Naqvi and initially 500 copies were printed for review by the members of the mentioned organization (who were asked to review the text and revert with their comments) so that the final version could be published with any amendments if required.
 
There were over 40 objections on this '''draft''' version when it was ''prematurely released'' to the public, this then became the root for the controversy that got the biggest space with the common masses (about the presence of water in Karbala).
 
These statements were then attributed to Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Naqi and these allegations hounded him for the rest of his life.
 
== Publications ==
Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqqvi was founder of Imamia Mission, Lucknow. Through this organization, several books were published.
The following is only a partial list of works by Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi:
 
# ''Alami Mushkilat ka hal'' in Shu‘a-i ‘Amal (Jul 2009): 30–39
# ''Amar senani''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Aseeriye ahl e haram''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Ashk-i matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1957.
# ''Asiri-yi ahl-i haram'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1940.
# ''Aurat awr Islam'' in Shu‘a‘-i ‘Amal (May 2009): 6–13
# ''Azaey Hussain azadari''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Aza-yi Husayn ki ahamiyat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press,1959.
# ''Aza-yi Husayn par tarikhi'' tabsarah. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, np.
# ''Baitullah aur Ali ibne Abi Talib''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Bani umayyah ki adavat-i-Islam ki mukhtasir tarikh'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1994.
# ''Booey-gul''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Frooe-deen''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Ghufranmab Maulana Syed Dildar Ali Sahab''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Hamaray rusum va quyud'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1939. 313
# ''Hamari rasmein aur bandishein''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Haqeeqat-e-sabr''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Hayat-i qaumi'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1941
# ''Hazrat ‘Ali ki shakhsiyat: ‘Ilm aur a‘taqad ki manzil par'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1969.
# ''Husayn aur Islam'' Lucknow: Manshurah Imamiyah Mission, 1931. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Husayn Husayn aik tarruf'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1964.
# ''Husayn ka atam balaydan'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1936.
# ''Husayn ka paygham ‘alam-i insaniyat kay nam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1959 (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Husayn ki yad ka azad Hindustan say mutalbah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1950
# ''Husayni iqdam ka pahla qadam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1953.
# ''Ibadat aur tariqi ibadat'', 2nd ed. Lucknow: Nizami Press, np.
# ''Ilahiyaat ke 100 masael wa naghma-e-tauheed''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Imam Hussain ka shaheed hona aur Islami samvidhan ki raksha''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Insaniyat ka mujassema''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Iqalat al-athir fiiqamat al-sha'a'ir al-Husayniyah'' Najaf: Matba‘ah Haydariyyah, 1929.
# ''Isbat-i pardah'' Lahore: Imamia Mission, 1961.
# ''Islam aur Tijarat''
# ''Islam deen-e-amal hai''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Islam ka paygham pas-uftadah aqwam kay nam'' Lucknow: Imamiah Mission, 1936.
# ''Islam ka tarz e zindagi''
# ''Islam ki hakimana zindagi''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Islam ki hakimanah zindagi'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1935.
# ''Islami culture kia hay?'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1960.
# ''Islami tahzeeb''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Jadid tuhfatul avam'' Lahore: Iftikhar Book Depot, np.
# ''Janab-e-zainab ki-shakhsiyat''  (Pdf Hindi  /  Pdf Urdu)
# ''Jehad-e-mukhtar''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Karbal ke dukhit-Hussain''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Karbala ka tarikhi vaqi‘ah mukhtasar hay ya tulani?'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1960.
# ''Karbala ki yadgar payas'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1959.
# ''Khilafat-i Yazid kay muta‘alliq azad ara’in'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1953. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Khuda ki ma‘rafat''  Lucknow:  Imamiyah Mission, 1938.
# ''Khutbaat-e-Karbala''  ([http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/khutbat-e-karbala-hindiby-syed-ul-ulema-syed-ali-naqi-naqvi-sahab-ts Pdf Hindi  /  Pdf Urdu)
# ''Khutbat-i Sayyidul ‘ulama’ muta‘lliq karnama-yi Husayn'' Lucknow: Idarah-yi Payam-i Islam, np.
# ''La tufsidu fi alard''. 3rd ed. Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1998.
# ''Ma‘rakah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1935.
# ''Majmu‘ah-yi taqarir''. 5 vols. Lahore: Imamiyah Kutubkhana, np.
# ''Maqalat-i Sayyidul ‘ulama’'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1996.
# ''Maqam-e-Shabbiri''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Maqsad-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1956.
# ''Mas’alah-yi hayat an-nabi aur vaqi‘ah-yi vafat-i rusul'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973.
# ''Masa’il va dala’il'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1944.
# ''Masalae-Hayat un-Nabi (sawa) aur waqae wafate-Rasool (sawa)''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mawlud-e-Ka‘bah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, np. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Mazhab aur ‘aql'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1941. 314
# ''Mazhab shi‘ah aik nazar main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1970. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mazhab-e-shia aur tableegh''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mazhab-o-aqil''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Mazlum-i Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission 1941.
# ''Meraj-e-insaniyat – Hussain''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Meyar-e-falah wa najat''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mi‘raj-i insaniyat: sirat-i rasul aur al-i rasul ki roshni main'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1969
# ''Mohabbate Ahle-bayt aur itaat''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Mujahidah-yi Karbala'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1933.
# ''Muqaddamah-yi tafsir-i Qur’an'' Lucknow: Idarah ‘Ilmiyah and Nizami Press, 1940.
# ''Muqaddema Nahjul-balagha''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Musalmanon ki haqeeqi aksariyat''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Muslim personal law – Na qabil-i tabdil'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1996.
# ''Mut‘ah aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1933.
# ''Nafs-e-Mutmainnah''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Nigarshat-e-Sayyidul ‘ulama’''. Lahore: Imamiah Mission, 1997.
# ''Nizam e tamaddun aurIislam''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Nizam-i zindagi'', 4 vols. Lucknow: Al-Va‘iz Safdar Press, 1940. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Qatil al-‘abrah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1960.
# ''Qatilan-e-Husayn ka madhhab'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }})
# ''Qur’an aur nizam-i hukumat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1972.
# ''Qur’an kay bayan al-aqvami irshadat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Qur’an-i majid kay andaz-i guftagu main ma‘yar-i tahzib va ravadari'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Quran aur ittehad''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Radd-i Wahhabiyya'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, np. (Pdf English / Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu)
# ''Rahbar-i kamil: Savanih-i ‘Ali'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
# ''Rahnumayan-i Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1962. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Rusul-i Khuda'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
# ''Safar namah-yi Hajj'' Lucknow: Nizami Press, 1977. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Sahifaey Sajjadiya ki azmat''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Sahifah al-‘amal'' Lucknow: np., 1939.
# ''Saman e aza''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Shab e shahadat''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Shadi khana abadi''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Shah ast Hussain deen panah ast Hussain''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''ShahadateHussain aur uske karan''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Shaheed e Karbala ki yadgar ka azad hindostan se mutaleba''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Shahid-i insaniyat'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission Pakistan Trust, 2006.
# ''Shia ittehas ki sankshipt roop rekha ''  (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Shiyat ka tarruf''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Shuja‘at kay misali karnamay'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1954.
# ''Suluh Aur Jang'' (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Ta‘ziahdari ki mukhalfat ka asal ra''z Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1963.
# ''Tadhkirah-i huffaz-i shi‘a'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1935.
# ''Tadveen e hadees''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Tafsir fasl al-khatab''. 8 vols Lahore: Misbah al-Qur'an Trust, 1986.
# ''Tahqeeq e Azan Assalat o khairum wa Aliyun Waliullah ki bahes''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Tahreef e Quran ki haqeeqat''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Tahrif-i Qur’an ki haqiqat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932.
# ''Taqiyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1952. (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Taqleed kya hai''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Tareekhe mazalime Najd ka eik khoonchakan waraq''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Tarikh-i Islam'' 4 vols. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. 315
# ''Tarjuma wa Tafseer e Quran''
# ''Tazkerae Huffaze Shia''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''The compilation of Nahjul-balagha ''  (Pdf Urdu  /  [http://maulaali.com/Ali-Maula/the-compilation-of-nahjul-balagha/  English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203174209/http://maulaali.com/Ali-Maula/the-compilation-of-nahjul-balagha/ |date=3 December 2019 }}
# ''Tijarat aur Islam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1933. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Usul aur arkan-i din'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973 (Pdf Hindi)
# ''Usul-i din aur Qur’an'' Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1964.
# ''Usvah-yi Husayni'' Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1986.
# ''Va‘dah-yi jannat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1979.
# ''Vujud-i hujjat'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Waqaey Karbala se dars e ikhlaq''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Yad aur yadigar'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1968.
# ''Yazid aur jang-i Qustantaniyah'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1965.
# ''Zakir e Sham e Ghariban maulana Syed Kalb-e-Hussain Sahab Mujtahed (urf Kabban Sahab)''  (Pdf Urdu)
# ''Zikr-i Husayn'' Lucknow: Imamia Mission, np.
# ''Zindah savalat'' Aligarh University Press, 1971.
# ''Zindah-i javid ka matam'' Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1935.
# ''Zuljanah''  (Pdf Hindi)
 
Although only a small selection of the large number of published works by the prolific author, these works are representative of his thought.
 
== Majalis in Pakistan ==
Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi (Naqqan Sahib) visited [[Pakistan]] for the first time in 1954 to address majalis in [[Lahore]]. After that, he came in 1979 after a gap of 25 years with the efforts of Syed Kalbe Sadiq of India. In 1979, he addressed all the majalis in [[Karachi]].
 
From 1980 to 1984, he expanded his visit of Pakistan by also addressing majalis in various other cities of Pakistan i.e. [[Lahore]], [[Islamabad]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Gujranwala]], [[Faisalabad]], [[Multan]], [[Sialkot]] and [[Hyderabad (Sindh)|Hyderabad]].
 
During these years, Majalis which he addressed in Lahore (Imam Bargah Gulistan-e-Zahra (sa), 6-B Model Town, Jamia Muntazir, Jamia Masjid Krishan Nagar) were on following topics:
# Jihad
# Shariat Nahi Badalti (Divine Law cannot be changed)
# Khasoosiaat e Islam (Characteristics of Islam)
# Falsafa e Imtihaan (Philosophy of Examination and Test)
# Hayat e Shuhada (Life of Martyrs)
 
Other topics include:
# Sajda e Shuker
# Surah Jumah
# Halaakat o Shahaadat (Difference between killing and Martyrdom)
# Ayat e Tatheer
# Jihad, Sabar aur Ismat (Jihad, Patience and Innocence)
# Tawassul e Abul Aaimah
 
== Majalis addressed on state television ==
Ayatollah Ali Naqi Naqvi also addressed majalis for [[Pakistan Television Corporation]] consecutively in 1983 and 1984 both on 8th of [[Muharram]]. It may be in place to mention here that both of the majalis were telecasted live by PTV across Pakistan. His topics were Miyaar e Wafa (Height of Loyalty) and Aman e Aalam (Peace for Universe) respectively.
 
Pertinent to mention here that first majlis in 1983 was organized with help of Raja Zafar-ul-Haq. However, second majlis in 1984 was organized with the help of information minister [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]] and Syed Kazim Ali Shah of Gujranwala.


Pakistan Television telecasts his recorded majalis every year in first ten days of [[muharram]].
''Shaheed-e-insaniyat'' was privately published by Idaar-e-Yaadgar-e-Husaini, an organization of 300 members whose purpose was to review, compile, edit, and present a book on Karbala that would be acceptable for a broader audience to read. The book was written in 1942 (1361 AH) by a team of Ulemas from different religions: Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Naqi Naqvi compiled their contributions into a book form.{{fact|date=January 2026}}


== After 1984 ==
Initially 500 copies were printed for review by the organization members who were asked to comment on the text. The public release of this draft led to the controversy, with Naqvi being criticized by some members of the community, due to them believing that he was the sole author of the book.{{fact|date=January 2026}}
Ayatollah Ali Naqi (Naqqan Sahib) did not visited [[Pakistan]] after 1984 due to his old age and illness. He also suffered from paralyses (stroke) for somedays. He died at the age of 83 in [[Lucknow]] on [[Eid-ul-Fitr]].


== Family ==
== Family ==
He brought up his four brothers after the death of his father at a very early age. All of them were highly regarded [[scholarly method|scholars]] of [[Shia Islam]].
After his father's early death, Naqvi raised his four brothers, all of whom became scholars of [[Shia Islam]].


* Maulana Syed Murtaza Naqvi(1930-1994), Lucknow, India
* Maulana Syed Abdul Hasan Naqvi (1940–2001), Lucknow, India
* Maulana Syed Kazim Naqvi (1934-2018), Chairman, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
* Maulana Syed Murtaza Naqvi (1927–1994), Lucknow, India
* Maulana Syed Baqir Naqvi(1938-Present), Dubai, UAE
* Maulana Syed Kazim Naqvi (1934–2018), Chairman, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, [[Aligarh|Aligarh, India]]
* Maulana Syed Abdul Hasan Naqvi(1940-2001), Lucknow, India
* Maulana Syed Baqir Naqvi (1938 – present), [[Dubai|Dubai, UAE]]


His son, Professor Syed Ali Mohammad Naqavi was the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Aligarh Muslim University, a position previously held by Maulana Naqqan Sahib himself Prof Naqavi is heading the Dara Shikoh Interfaith Center of Aligarh Muslim University he had published at least 34 books on various topics.<ref>{{cite web
Naqvi's son, Professor Syed Ali Mohammad Naqavi, was the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Aligarh Muslim University, a position previously held by his uncle. Naqavi currently heads the Dara Shikoh Interfaith Center of Aligarh Muslim University and has published at least 34 books on various topics.<ref name=":0">{{cite web
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*[http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/rizwan-ph-d PhD Thesis of Syed Rizwan Zamir on Syedul Ulama Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi t.s.]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/rizwan-ph-d PhD Thesis of Syed Rizwan Zamir on Syedul Ulama Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi t.s.]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/syed-ul-ulama-hayat-aur-karname-salamat-rizvi Syed ul ulama hayat aur karname – By Salamat Rizvi]
*[http://www.slideshare.net/changezi/syed-ul-ulama-hayat-aur-karname-salamat-rizvi Syed ul ulama hayat aur karname – By Salamat Rizvi]
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Syed+Ul+Ulema+Maulana+Syed+Ali+Naqi+Sahab+Naqvi%22# Video Majalis of Syed Ul Ulema Allama Ali Naqi Naqvi (Naqqan Sahib)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22Syed+Ul+Ulema+Maulana+Syed+Ali+Naqi+Sahab+Naqvi%22# Video Majalis of Syed Ul Ulema Allama Ali Naqi Naqvi (Naqqan Sahib)]


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Syed-ul-Ulama

Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi

Naqqan
Preceded byMaulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi
TitleGrand Ayatollah
Personal
Born(1905-12-26)26 December 1905
Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died18 May 1988(1988-05-18) (aged 82)
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
DenominationUsuli Twelver Shi`a Islam
Muslim leader
Based inLucknow, India
PostGrand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi (26 December 1905 – 18 May 1988)[1] was an Indian Twelver Shia marja, poet, writer, jurist and interpreter of the Quran. He has authored numerous books on Shia Islam in both Arabic and Urdu, such as Shaheed-e-Insaniyat and Tareekh-e-Islam, as well as a commentary on his translation of the Quran. Contemporary accounts and later scholars have described him as an influential religious writer and teacher.[citation needed]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Naqvi was born on 26 December 1905, in Lucknow, British India. Around 1327 Hijri (1909), when he was three or four years old, his father, Syed Abul Hasan Naqvi (Mumtaz al-Ulama), took him and his family to Iraq.[2] At the age of seven, he had a Bismillah ceremony that was held at the Rauza-e-Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq. Naqvi's formal education then began in Iraq, where he studied Arabic and Persian grammar, and the basics of the Quran.[citation needed]

In 1914, the family returned to India, and Naqvi's religious education continued under his father's tuition. He later attended the Sultan al-Madaris Seminary and studied Arabic literature with Mufti Muhammad Ali. Naqvi passed the exam for certification as a religious scholar (alim) from Allahabad University in 1923 and soon gained certifications from Nazamiyyah College and Sultan al-Madaris Seminary. In 1925, he was awarded a degree in literature (Fazil-e Adab).[citation needed]

In 1927, Ali Naqvi departed for the seminaries of Iraq to study Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology (Kalam). He had already written and published four books. While studying in Iraq Naqvi wrote several works in Arabic, including Rooh Aladab Sharah Alamiyatal Arab, Albait Al Mamoor Fi Emaratal Qubur, Faryaad e Musalmanane Aalam, and Altawae Haj Per Sharaee Nuqtae Nazar Se Bahas. His first book published in Arabic, "Kashf annaqab ann aqaaed Abdul Wahab Najdi," was written in Najaf while he was a student days is the first book written against Wahhabis. His second book in Arabic, "Aqalatalaashir fi eqamatalshaaer", defended the act of "Matam".

Naqvi studied Islamic jurisprudence with Ayatullah Na'ini, Ayatollah Abu Hasan Isfahani and Ayatullah Sayyid Diya' Iraqi; Hadith with Shakyh 'Abbas Qummi and Sayyid Husayn Sadr; and Islamic theology with Sayyid Sharf al-Din, Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Kashif al-Ghita', Shaykh Jawad Balaghi, and Sayyid Muhsin Amin Amli. After completing his seminary education, he received certification (ijaza') for ijtihad and became a mujtahid at the age of 27. He was given ijazah by Ayatollah Naaini. [citation needed]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 1932 Naqvi returned to India where, in 1933 he was appointed the title professor in the Oriental College Department of Lucknow University. He taught Arabic and Persian there for over two decades.

In 1959, Aligarh Muslim University invited him to be in the Reader in the Theology (Dniyat) Department, which did not yet have a teaching faculty. The department created two parallel streams of Sunni and Shi'i theology, and Ali Naqvi began to oversee the affairs of the Shi'i branch. He was the Dean of Shi'i theology from 1967 to 1969 and retired from the university in 1972. [3][better source needed]

From 1972 to 1975, Naqvi was given a research professorship through the University Grants Commission (UGC), and he stayed permanently in Aligarh.

Death[edit | edit source]

Naqvi died of a stroke in 1988 in Lucknow on Eid-ul-Fitr at the age of 83. [citation needed]

Publications[edit | edit source]

Naqvi's works include:

  1. Alami Mushkilat ka hal in Shu'a-i 'Amal (Jul 2009): 30–39 https://archive.org/stream/syed_ali_naqan/syed_ali_naqan_djvu.txt
  2. Ashk-i matam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1957.
  3. Asiri-yi ahl-i haram Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1940.
  4. Aurat awr Islam in Shu'a'-i 'Amal (May 2009): 6–13
  5. Aza-yi Husayn ki ahamiyat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press,1959.
  6. Aza-yi Husayn par tarikhi tabsarah. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, np.
  7. Bani umayyah ki adavat-i-Islam ki mukhtasir tarikh Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1994.
  8. Hamaray rusum va quyud Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1939. 313
  9. Hayat-i qaumi Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1941
  10. Hazrat 'Ali ki shakhsiyat: 'Ilm aur a'taqad ki manzil par Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1969.
  11. Husayn aur Islam Lucknow: Manshurah Imamiyah Mission, 1931. (Pdf Hindi)
  12. Husayn Husayn aik tarruf Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quaumi Press, 1964.
  13. Husayn ka atam balaydan Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1936.
  14. Husayn ka paygham 'alam-i insaniyat kay nam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1959 (Pdf Urdu)
  15. Husayn ki yad ka azad Hindustan say mutalbah Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1950
  16. Husayni iqdam ka pahla qadam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1953.
  17. Ibadat aur tariqi ibadat, 2nd ed. Lucknow: Nizami Press, np.
  18. Iqalat al-athir fiiqamat al-sha'a'ir al-Husayniyah Najaf: Matba'ah Haydariyyah, 1929.
  19. Isbat-i pardah Lahore: Imamia Mission, 1961.
  20. Islam ka paygham pas-uftadah aqwam kay nam Lucknow: Imamiah Mission, 1936.
  21. Islam ki hakimanah zindagi Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1935.
  22. Islami culture kia hay? Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1960.
  23. Jadid tuhfatul avam Lahore: Iftikhar Book Depot, np.
  24. Karbala ka tarikhi vaqi'ah mukhtasar hay ya tulani? Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1960.
  25. Karbala ki yadgar payas Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1959.
  26. Khilafat-i Yazid kay muta'alliq azad ara'in Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1953. (Pdf Urdu)
  27. Khuda ki ma'rafat Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1938.
  28. Khutbaat-e-Karbala (Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu
  29. Khutbat-i Sayyidul 'ulama' muta'lliq karnama-yi Husayn Lucknow: Idarah-yi Payam-i Islam, np.
  30. La tufsidu fi alard. 3rd ed. Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1998.
  31. Ma'rakah-yi Karbala Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1935.
  32. Majmu'ah-yi taqarir. 5 vols. Lahore: Imamiyah Kutubkhana, np.
  33. Maqalat-i Sayyidul 'ulama’ Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1996.
  34. Maqsad-i Husayn Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1956.
  35. Mas'alah-yi hayat an-nabi aur vaqi'ah-yi vafat-i rusul Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973.
  36. Masa'il va dala'il Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, 1944.
  37. Mawlud-e-Ka'bah Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qaumi Press, np. (Pdf Hindi)
  38. Mazhab aur 'aql Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1941. 314
  39. Mazhab shi'ah aik nazar main Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1970. (Pdf Urdu)
  40. Mazlum-i Karbala Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission 1941.
  41. Mi‘raj-i insaniyat: sirat-i rasul aur al-i rasul ki roshni main Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1969
  42. Mujahidah-yi Karbala Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1933.
  43. Muqaddamah-yi tafsir-i Qur'an Lucknow: Idarah 'Ilmiyah and Nizami Press, 1940.
  44. Muqaddema Nahjul-balagha
  45. Muslim personal law – Na qabil-i tabdil Lucknow: Imamia Mission, 1996.
  46. Mut'ah aur Islam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1933.
  47. Nigarshat-e-Sayyidul 'ulama’. Lahore: Imamiah Mission, 1997.
  48. Nizam-i zindagi, 4 vols. Lucknow: Al-Va'iz Safdar Press, 1940. (Pdf Urdu)
  49. Qatil al-'abrah Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1960.
  50. Qatilan-e-Husayn ka madhhab Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932.
  51. Qur'an aur nizam-i hukumat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1972.
  52. Qur'an kay bayan al-aqvami irshadat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
  53. Qur'an-i majid kay andaz-i guftagu main ma'yar-i tahzib va ravadari Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1976. (Pdf Urdu)
  54. Radd-i Wahhabiyya Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, np. (Pdf English / Pdf Hindi / Pdf Urdu)
  55. Rahbar-i kamil: Savanih-i 'Ali Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
  56. Rahnumayan-i Islam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1962. (Pdf Urdu)
  57. Rusul-i Khuda Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961.
  58. Safar namah-yi Hajj Lucknow: Nizami Press, 1977. (Pdf Urdu)
  59. Sahifah al-'amal Lucknow: np., 1939.
  60. Shahid-i insaniyat Lahore: Imamiyah Mission Pakistan Trust, 2006.
  61. Shuja'at kay misali karnamay Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1954.
  62. Ta'ziahdari ki mukhalfat ka asal ra z Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1963.
  63. Tadhkirah-i huffaz-i shi'a Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1935.
  64. Tafsir fasl al-khatab. 8 vols Lahore: Misbah al-Qur'an Trust, 1986.
  65. Tahrif-i Qur'an ki haqiqat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1932.
  66. Taqiyah Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1952. (Pdf Hindi)
  67. Tarikh-i Islam 4 vols. Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1961. 315
  68. The compilation of Nahjul-balagha (Pdf Urdu / English Archived 3 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  69. Tijarat aur Islam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1933. (Pdf Urdu)
  70. Usul aur arkan-i din Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1973 (Pdf Hindi)
  71. Usul-i din aur Qur'an Lahore: Imamiyah Mission, 1964.
  72. Usvah-yi Husayni Lucknow: Imamiyah Mission, 1986.
  73. Va'dah-yi jannat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1979.
  74. Vujud-i hujjat Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1932. (Pdf Urdu)
  75. Yad aur yadigar Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1968.
  76. Yazid aur jang-i Qustantaniyah Lucknow: Sarfaraz Quqmi Press, 1965.
  77. Zikr-i Husayn Lucknow: Imamia Mission, np.
  78. Zindah savalat Aligarh University Press, 1971.
  79. Zindah-i javid ka matam Lucknow: Sarfaraz Qawmi Press, 1935.

Controversy[edit | edit source]

Naqvi faced opposition from some members of the Shia Islam community for some contents of his book Shaheed-e-insaniyat. Some sections of the book claim that there was water in the tents of Husayn ibn Ali during the Battle of Karbala. Other parts question if Ali Asghar was truly martyred by Hurmula's arrow. [citation needed]

Shaheed-e-insaniyat was privately published by Idaar-e-Yaadgar-e-Husaini, an organization of 300 members whose purpose was to review, compile, edit, and present a book on Karbala that would be acceptable for a broader audience to read. The book was written in 1942 (1361 AH) by a team of Ulemas from different religions: Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Naqi Naqvi compiled their contributions into a book form.[citation needed]

Initially 500 copies were printed for review by the organization members who were asked to comment on the text. The public release of this draft led to the controversy, with Naqvi being criticized by some members of the community, due to them believing that he was the sole author of the book.[citation needed]

Family[edit | edit source]

After his father's early death, Naqvi raised his four brothers, all of whom became scholars of Shia Islam.

  • Maulana Syed Abdul Hasan Naqvi (1940–2001), Lucknow, India
  • Maulana Syed Murtaza Naqvi (1927–1994), Lucknow, India
  • Maulana Syed Kazim Naqvi (1934–2018), Chairman, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
  • Maulana Syed Baqir Naqvi (1938 – present), Dubai, UAE

Naqvi's son, Professor Syed Ali Mohammad Naqavi, was the Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Aligarh Muslim University, a position previously held by his uncle. Naqavi currently heads the Dara Shikoh Interfaith Center of Aligarh Muslim University and has published at least 34 books on various topics.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sayyid Ali Naqi Naqvi". Al-Islam. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Syed Rizwan Zamir. syed_ali_naqan.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aligarh Muslim University. "Department of Shia Theology". amu.ac.in. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

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