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{{Short description|Indian Twelver Shia Muslim scholar (1800–1869)}} | {{Short description|Indian Twelver Shia Muslim scholar (1800–1869)}} | ||
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{{Infobox religious biography | {{Infobox religious biography | ||
| religion = [[Islam]] | | religion = [[Islam]] | ||
| | | native_name_lang = hi | ||
| native_name = سید احمد موسوی هندی | |||
| native_name = | | birth_place = [[Kintoor]], [[Oudh State]], British India (present-day [[Uttar Pradesh]], India) | ||
| | | honorific prefix = [[Sayyid|Syed]] | ||
| denomination = [[Shia Islam|Shia]] | |||
| jurisprudence = [[Ja'fari school|Ja'fari]] ([[Usulism|Usuli]]) | |||
| creed = [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver]] | |||
| death_date = 1869 | |||
| birth_date = 1800 | | birth_date = 1800 | ||
| relatives = [[Khomeini family]] | |||
| relatives = | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Sayyid]] '''Ahmad Musavi Hindi''' ({{ | |||
[[Sayyid|Syed]] '''Ahmad Musavi Hindi''' ({{langx|fa|سید احمد موسوی هندی}}; 1800–1869) was an Indian-born Iranian [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver Shia Muslim]] cleric. He was the paternal grandfather of the [[Supreme Leader of Iran|supreme leader]] of the Islamic republic of [[Iran]], [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
===India=== | ===India=== | ||
His family migrated towards the end of the 18th century from [[Nishapur]] | His family migrated towards the end of the 18th century from [[Nishapur]], [[Iran]] to [[Oudh State|Oudh]] in northern [[India]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Algar|first1=Hamid|authorlink1=Hamid Algar|editor1-last=Koya|editor1-first=Abdar Rahman|title=Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy|date=2010|publisher=Islamic Book Trust|isbn=978-9675062254|page=19|chapter=A short biography}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ntarP5hrza0C&dq=awadh+persian&pg=PA8 Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam] By Juan Ricardo Cole</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7BaVwfpWZgUC&dq=awadh+origin&pg=RA2-PA17 Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation] By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib</ref> They settled in the town of [[Kintoor]], [[Barabanki district]].<ref name="Iranian">[https://www.iranian.com/Books/1999/June/Khomeini/index.html From Khomein, ''A biography of the Ayatollah''], 14 June 1999, The Iranian</ref><ref name="Moin1999">[https://books.google.com/books?id=B-ihPNR4iaoC&dq=Seyyed+Ahmad+Musavi+Hindi&pg=PA2 Khomeini: life of the Ayatollah, Volume 1999] By Baqer Moin</ref><ref name="Hamid">Ruhollah Khomeini's brief biography by Hamid Algar</ref> Zayn al-'Abidin al-Musavi, who was progenitor of [[Sayyid|''Syeds'']] of Kintoor, was the great-great-grandfather of Syed Ahmad.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=6JrL2GdwkVsC&dq=Sayyids+in+Awadh&pg=PA284 Islam, Politics, and Social Movements] By Edmund Burke, III, Ervand Abrahamian</ref> He was born in [[Kintoor]].<ref name="Iranian" /><ref name="Moin1999" /><ref name="Columbia">[https://books.google.com/books?id=rNrMilgHKKEC&dq=Seyyed+Ahmad+Musavi+Hindi&pg=PA199 The Columbia world dictionary of Islamism] By Olivier Roy, Antoine Sfeir</ref> | ||
===Iraq=== | ===Iraq=== | ||
In about 1830 he permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb of [[Ali]] in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]].<ref name="Moin1999" /><ref name="Hamid" /><ref name="Columbia" /> According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule.<ref name="moin18">{{cite book |last = Moin |first = Baqer |title = Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn = 0-312-26490-9 |year=2000|url = https://archive.org/details/khomeinilifeofay00moin |page=18}}</ref> | In about 1830, he permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb of [[Ali]] in [[Najaf]], [[Iraq]].<ref name="Moin1999" /><ref name="Hamid" /><ref name="Columbia" /> According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule.<ref name="moin18">{{cite book |last = Moin |first = Baqer |title = Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn = 0-312-26490-9 |year=2000|url = https://archive.org/details/khomeinilifeofay00moin |page=18}}</ref> | ||
===Iran=== | ===Iran=== | ||
He visited Iran in 1834 and bought a house in [[Khomeyn]].<ref name="Iranian" /> He later purchased more land in and around Khomeyn, including an orchard and [[caravanserai]]. These properties remained in the family up to modern times.<ref name="Hamid" /><ref name="Columbia" /> | He visited Iran in 1834 and bought a house in [[Khomeyn]].<ref name="Iranian" /> He later purchased more land in and around Khomeyn, including an orchard and [[caravanserai]]. These properties remained in the family up to modern times.<ref name="Hamid" /><ref name="Columbia" /> | ||
By 1841 he had married three wives: Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum, and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomeyn. He had five children, including a son named Mostafa (father of [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]), who was born in 1856 | By 1841, he had married three wives: Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum, and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomeyn. He had five children, including a son named Mostafa (father of [[Ruhollah Khomeini]]), who was born in 1856 in Sakineh.<ref name="Iranian" /> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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==The Hindi ''nisba'' (title)== | ==The Hindi ''nisba'' (title)== | ||
He continued to be known by the ''nisba'' (title) ''Hindi'' (i.e. from [[Al-Hind|Hind]] or India), indicating his stay there. Even [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] used ''Hindi'' as a pen name in some of his [[ghazal]]s.<ref name="Hamid" /> Ruhollah Khomeini's brother was known by name | He continued to be known by the ''nisba'' (title) ''Hindi'' (i.e. from [[Al-Hind|Hind]] or India), indicating his stay there. Even [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] used ''Hindi'' as a pen name in some of his [[ghazal]]s.<ref name="Hamid" /> Ruhollah Khomeini's brother was known by the name Nur ed-Din ''Hindi''.<ref name="Moin1999" /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1869 deaths]] | [[Category:1869 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Iranian Shia clerics]] | [[Category:Iranian Shia clerics]] | ||
[[Category:Shia scholars of Islam | [[Category:Iranian Shia scholars of Islam]] | ||
[[Category:People from Nishapur]] | [[Category:People from Nishapur]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Muslim scholars of Islam]] | [[Category:19th-century Muslim scholars of Islam]] | ||
[[Category:Iranian expatriates in India]] | [[Category:Iranian expatriates in India]] | ||
[[Category:People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:People from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Khomeini family]] | ||
[[Category:Scholars from Lucknow]] | [[Category:Scholars from Lucknow]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Musawis]] | ||
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]] | [[Category:Year of birth unknown]] | ||
[[Category:Indian people of Iranian descent]] | [[Category:Indian people of Iranian descent]] | ||
[[Category:19th-century Indian Muslims]] | [[Category:19th-century Indian Muslims]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Shia clerics]] | [[Category:Indian Shia clerics]] | ||
[[Category:1800 births]] | |||
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Ahmad Hindi | |
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سید احمد موسوی هندی | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1800 |
| Died | 1869 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari (Usuli) |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Relatives | Khomeini family |
Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi (Persian: سید احمد موسوی هندی; 1800–1869) was an Indian-born Iranian Twelver Shia Muslim cleric. He was the paternal grandfather of the supreme leader of the Islamic republic of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini.
Biography[edit | edit source]
India[edit | edit source]
His family migrated towards the end of the 18th century from Nishapur, Iran to Oudh in northern India.[1][2][3] They settled in the town of Kintoor, Barabanki district.[4][5][6] Zayn al-'Abidin al-Musavi, who was progenitor of Syeds of Kintoor, was the great-great-grandfather of Syed Ahmad.[7] He was born in Kintoor.[4][5][8]
Iraq[edit | edit source]
In about 1830, he permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Ali in Najaf, Iraq.[5][6][8] According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule.[9]
Iran[edit | edit source]
He visited Iran in 1834 and bought a house in Khomeyn.[4] He later purchased more land in and around Khomeyn, including an orchard and caravanserai. These properties remained in the family up to modern times.[6][8]
By 1841, he had married three wives: Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum, and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomeyn. He had five children, including a son named Mostafa (father of Ruhollah Khomeini), who was born in 1856 in Sakineh.[4]
Death[edit | edit source]
He died in 1869 and was buried in Karbala.[4]
The Hindi nisba (title)[edit | edit source]
He continued to be known by the nisba (title) Hindi (i.e. from Hind or India), indicating his stay there. Even Ruhollah Khomeini used Hindi as a pen name in some of his ghazals.[6] Ruhollah Khomeini's brother was known by the name Nur ed-Din Hindi.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Algar, Hamid (2010). "A short biography". In Koya, Abdar Rahman (ed.). Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy. Islamic Book Trust. p. 19. ISBN 978-9675062254.
- ↑ Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
- ↑ Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 From Khomein, A biography of the Ayatollah, 14 June 1999, The Iranian
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Khomeini: life of the Ayatollah, Volume 1999 By Baqer Moin
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ruhollah Khomeini's brief biography by Hamid Algar
- ↑ Islam, Politics, and Social Movements By Edmund Burke, III, Ervand Abrahamian
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 The Columbia world dictionary of Islamism By Olivier Roy, Antoine Sfeir
- ↑ Moin, Baqer (2000). Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah. St. Martin's Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-312-26490-9.
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