Kalbe Jawad
Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب جواد نقوى) is a Shia muslim cleric and scholar from Lucknow, India.
Family background
He was born on 1 January 1966 in Lucknow. He comes from a family of scholars known as "Khandaan-e-Ijtehad". He traces his lineage from Syed Dildar Ali Naqvi Nasirabadi (also known as Ghufran Ma'ab) who came to Nasirabad, Raibareli, India from Sabzwar[1] He is son of Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid; Maulana Syed Kalbe Hussain was his grandfather and Dr. Kalbe Sadiq is his uncle.[1]
Positions and activities
He has held following positions:
- Imam-e-Juma (leader of the Friday prayers) at the Shahi Asafi Mosque, Lucknow.[1][2]
- Senior member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[1]
- Patron[3] & chairman[4] of the committee of "Shia Orphanage" Gulistan-e-Abutalib a.s., Lucknow.
- Member of the "Joint Ulema Council", founded after 19 February 2006.[1]
In June 2000 he founded an organization named Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain (a.s.).[2]
Involvement in Azadari movement of Lucknow
He led vigorous anti-government demonstrations at Lucknow in 1997 to lift two decades old ban on Azadari processions in Lucknow.[1][5] He got arrested two times during the movement:[5]
- He with Sunni clerics Maulana Qamar Minai and Imam Bukhari of Delhi were arrested on 3 June 1997 for organising a meeting and defying Section 144 I.P.C.
- He was again arrested on 28 June 1997 at 4:00 a.m. under National Security Act (NSA).
The government later entered into a tripartite Shias-Sunnis-Administration agreement and nine main processions on the 1st, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Muharrum, Chehlum, 8th Rabiul Awwal and 21st Ramzan have been restored.[5]
Involvement in Waqf movement of Lucknow
The "Waqf Movement" or Tehreek-e-Awqaf which is going on in Lucknow under his leadership has achieved a nominal success till date.[5]
Involvement in demonstrations and rallies
He is also famous for holding the biggest ever anti US/Israel/Denmark rally at Lucknow which was attended by over one million people.[6] He along with fellow cleric Agha Roohi went to stop the annual meeting of the board of trustees at Shia Post Graduate Degree College at Khadra on 14 November 2010 and were taken into preventive custody when supporters of Maulana Kalbe Jawad indulged in violence. His arrest provoked protests and riots in the city. He was released after some time and the commotion and riots stopped.[7][8][9][10] Subsequently a non-bailable warrant was issued against him on 16 November 2010, but district administration did not took any action against the Maulana who has a substantial following in the Shia sect of the Muslim community in Lucknow.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The Milli Gazette Online, Who is Kalbe Jawwad By Rizvi Syed Haider Abbas, 24 May 2006
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, home.
- ↑ shia yateem khaana, Lucknow, Committee
- ↑ shia yateem khaana, Lucknow, Home
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, Azadari Movement
- ↑ Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, News
- ↑ Cleric detained, supporters go on rampage in Lucknow, Express news service, Mon Nov 15 2010, 04:28 hrs
- ↑ Shia tussle spills on to Lucknow road, TNN, Nov 15, 2010, 04.12am IST
- ↑ Dispute over college sparks violence, The Hindu, Lucknow, November 15, 2010
- ↑ Row over Shia College, Rohit Singh, Hindustan Times, Lucknow, November 14, 2010
- ↑ Non-bailable warrant issued against Maulana Jawwad, TNN, Nov 16, 2010, 04.31am IST
External links
- Kalbe Jawad at the Internet Movie Database
- Pasdarane Husain - Website of an organisation run by Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawwad
- An article entitled "Who is Kalbe Jawwad"