Kalbe Jawad
Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب جواد نقوى) is a Twelver Shia Muslim cleric and scholar from Lucknow, India.
Family background
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) His ancestors came to Jais 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]
- founder of noore hidayat foundation lucknow [6]
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.[7][8][9][10][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
- ↑ noorehidayatfoundation.org
- ↑ 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
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"