Hamid Hussain

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Ayatollah Sayyid Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori Lakhnavi (مولانا سيد مير حامد حسين لكهنوى) was a leading Shia scholar of his time in India, although his famous book `Abaqat al­'anwar fi imamat al­ 'A'immat al'athar is famous throughout Shia scholars worldwide, even today.

Syed Mir Hamid Hussain is the son of Syed Mohammad Quli and the grandson of Syed Mohammad Hussain. His ancestoral town is Kintoor, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and he traces his lineage to the Prophet of Islam via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".

His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow, where his son late Maulana Syed Nasir Hussain aka Nasir-ul-Millat and grandson late Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed aka Saeed-ul-Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His great-grandson, the son of Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed, is Maulana Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati who is better known as Agha Roohi.

[edit] See also

• Islamic scholars

[edit] External links

• More information on Mir Hamid Hussain and his infamous piece Abaqat al-anwar