Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi

Muslim scholar Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi
Title	Hujjatul Islam wal Muslameen
Born	- Lucknow, India
Died	May 11, 2008 - Lucknow, India
Ethnicity	Indian Nasirabadi Naqvi Sayyid
Era	Modern era
Region	India, Iraq, United Kingdom
Jurisprudence	Jafari
Creed	Usuli Twelver Shia Islam
Main interest(s)	Nahjul Balagha

Maulana Waris Hasan (with cap)

Maulana Dr Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi or S M Waris Hasan (died May 11, 2008) was a Shia muslim cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.^[1]

Family background

Shams-ul-Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi father of Waris Hasan

His last name "Naqvi" indicates he is one of the direct descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through the lineage of the Imam Ali al-Naqi, he belonged to Nasirabadi sub-branch of Naqvis of Darul Ijtihad Jais and Nasirabad. Waris Hasan comes from Khandan-e-Ijtihad a notable family of Shia Muslim clerics of erstwhile Oudh State whose Ayatollah Syed Dildar Ali Naseerabadi Ghufran-Ma'ab Naseerabadi was Waris's ancestor.

Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi was father of Waris Hasan.^[1]

Studies

He spent many years in Islamic seminaries in India and Iraq and lived in UK and obtained Doctrate in Islamic studies, a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) from Edinburgh University, Scotland.^[2]

Academic works

Hasan was a prominent member of Shia clergy and a prolific writer in field of Islamic studies and specialist on Nahj al-Balagha,^[3] he worked and co-authored with prominent authors like Allamah Tabatabai, Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Hamid Dabashi, he is one of the contributors of Shi'ite Islam, an important text on the history and thought of Shi'a Islam (he co-authored Chapter 4 The Shi'i Interpretation of Hadith Literature).^[4]

Career

He held position of Principals of institutions like Shia College, Lucknow and Madrasatul Waizeen, Lucknow.^[5] He was also mutwalli (caretaker) of waqf Shamsul Ulema Maulana Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi.^[6]

Death

He died at his residence in old Lucknow on Sunday 11 May 2008 after prolonged illness. He was cremated at Imambara Ghufran Ma'ab in Lucknow, where his cousin Dr Kalbe Sadiq addressed the majlis (mourning gathering).^[7] Other dignitaries who attended the mourning ceremony include Syed Sibtey Razi.

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