Syed Kalbe Hussain
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Maulana Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب حسين نقوى) nicknamed "Kabban" was a mujtahid from Lucknow, India who preached Twelver Shi'a Islam and came from a family of scholars known as "Khandaan-e-Ijtehad", notably Syed Dildar Ali, also known as Ghufran Ma'ab. His father was Maulana Syed Aqa Hasan.
The word Kalb means Heart so his name "Kalbe Hussain" means Heart of Hussain, Imam Hussain being the grandson of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam.
He was a prominent cleric, and was chief of the Shia scholars on the South Asia during his time.
His sons include (late) Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid (also mujtahid) and Maulana Syed Kalbe Sadiq. His grandson, Syed Kalbe Jawad (son of Syed Kalbe Abid) is also a scholar and a popular leader of the Shia population in Lucknow, India.
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