Syed Naqvi (Arabic: سيد نقوي) are people with the last name "Naqvi" are the direct descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, through the lineage of the Ali Naqi. Ali Naqi was the 10th Twelver Shi'a imam and direct descendant of the daughter of Muhammad, Fatimah and her husband Ali, the first Shi'a imam, believed by them to be the successor of the Muhammad.[1]
The descendants of Ali Naqi are primarily found in the South Asia but are spread across the globe.
Sayyid (سيد) (plural Saadat) is an honorific spiritual title that is given to males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who were the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. In Sufism, only a descendant of Muhammad can initiate the spiritual leadership.[2]
Daughters of male sayyids are given the titles Sayyida, Alawiyah, Syarifah or Sharifah. Both Shiites and Sunnis that claim descent from Muhammad, do so through at least one of the Shiite Imams.
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One of the earliest settlements of Naqvi's is reported from Nasirabad, Raibareli in North India. Naqvi Sadats migrated from SUBZWAR (IRAN) & arrived in Nasirabad around 410 Hijri (around 1027 A.D.) and settled there. After some time adjacent Patakpur, was also inhabited by Momineens and rechristened as "Naseerabad" after the name of Syed Naseerudin.
Nasirabad are the earliest known Naqvi Sadats of India. Naseerabad are the native land of Khandan e Ijtihad, and multitude of very high ranking scholars have come from there. The 1st Mujtahid from India, Ayatullah il Uzma Sayyid Dildar Ali Naqvi Naseerabadi 'Gufraanmaab (ar)' was from here, and later his family came to be called "Khandan e Ijtihad" due to the heavy presence of high-ranking scholars. Some famous and well-known religious scholars from this lineage include: Syedul Ulema Ayatullah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi 'Naqqan', Jannat Ma'ab Ayatullah Syed Mohammad Naqvi, Ayatullah Aqa Hasan Sb, Ayatullah Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Zafar Naqvi(based in Karachi), Allama Syed Razi Jafar, Allama Nasir Ijtehadi, Dr Kalbe Sadiq, Hujjatul Islam Syed Ali Mohammad Naqvi.
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The earliest Naqvis migrated into Sindh in present day Pakistan. Many Naqvi's reside in the Sindh city of Karachi. The city of Bhakkhar next to Rohri was their settled area. The first Naqvi who migrated to Sindh was Syed Muhammad Makki from Mashhad, Iran moving through Uzbekistan bukhara before moving to sindh. His son Syed Sadar Ul Din bhakari also became a famous saint and is buried in Sakkhar, Sindh.
The Mahmood Maki clan spread throughout Pakistan and India with the passage of time. Syed Sultan Mahmood Makki (also known as Sher Sawar or Lion Rider) was the son of Syed Muhammad Shuja Shah Khurasan buried at Mashhad who was son of Syed Ibrahim Jawwadi bin Qasim bin Jaffar Asghar bin Hamza bin Haroon bin Aqeel bin Ismail bin Ali Asghar bin Jaffar bin Imam Ali Naqi AS. His son Syed Sadrudin Sadre Alam (buried at Bukkur Island, Sukkur) had many sons, one Shah Syed sultan Badur ud din bhakari, who was also a saint, migrated to Attock Khurd. His 3 sons Syed Murtaza bhakari, at Golra Sharif(Qazi abad), Rawalpindi, Syed Fateh Khan bhakri, at Taxila and Syed Muhammad Mehdi bhakri at Attock. So these three places have the Naqvi clans, who are the descendants of these three sons of Syed Badrudin bhakri. After 12 generations the descendants of Syed Mehdi moved to Kamalpoor Syedan (Attock Cantt) and are now settled there. Saleh Muhammad Bhakri, the descendant of makhdoom badarud din bhakri settled at chhuchh (tehsil hazro distt attock), later on his descendants migrated to attock city, where their residential area is known as Bhakari street.
After few generations in Sindh, Multan, and Lahore, Pakistan. They can also be found in the Province of Punjab, India. There are a few rural areas in Punjab Pakistan where the chiefs of the linage exist such as Mona Syedan located in Punjab Tehsil Malakwal Where the Head of the village Syed Ali Shah Naqvi is buried he had 3 sons one who are buried in Lahore one moved to amorvh in India(most naqvi syeds descend from him in India) and one in chakwal.
Naqvi Syeds and there successors of Rawalpindi Tehsil Kallar Syedan and Village Choa Khalsa are spread around the district. Syed Shamim-Ul-Hasnain Naqvi and his sons Syed Wajji-Ul-Hasnain Naqvi, Syed Zille Hasnain Naqvi, Syed Kalb-e-Sadiq Naqvi and Syed Hussein Muhammad Saleh Naqvi of Choa Khalsa who conduct a Majalis(Praise n mourning for Imam Hussein) in Gulistan-e-Zahra Choa Khalsa since 1990's.
Syed Jalaluddin Bukhari settled in Uch Sharif and his Naqvi descendants are found everywhere in Punjab and beyond.A notable descendant of hazrat Jalal ud din bukhari, sheikh Ismail bukhari settled down in Chiniot and his descendant, peer Syed Naubahar Bukhari migrated to a small village that came to be know as Peer Mahal in his honor. His descendants are known as the Peer Mahal saadat. The village of shahpur is the ancestral home of the Peer Mahal Syeds. Also The Syeds of Kepra'Wala in Gujrat are descendants of Syed jalal ud din bukhari. Village Bharth in District Sialkot is also home to a noble branch of Naqvi sadaat, decendants of Jalaluddin Bukhari.
A number of Naqvi Sayyids, also called Bukhari or Naqvi-ul-Bukhari, migrated from Bukhara, a century or two ago, to Peshawar, Kohat, and other cities and villages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These families speak Persian, and Pushto.