Syed Jawad Naqvi

Syed Jawad Naqvi سید جواد نقوی is an eminent^[1] Pakistani^[1] Twelver Shia Muslim cleric born in Haripur, Pakistan in 1952. He has three PhD's in Philosophy, Sociology and Fiqh. He has also studied and taught Islam in Iran for more than 30 years. His most prominent teacher was Ayatollah Abdollah Javadi-Amoli.

Naqvi is significant for his unique style of preaching of Islam-e-Naab, the pure Islam, stepping away from the traditional practice among Shia Muslims ulema of confronting Sunni Muslims beliefs and delivering dialogue-filled sermons.^[2] He focuses more on implementing Islam in today's world, rather than living in the past. Naqvi is also the founder of the monthly magazine Masharab-e-Naab.^[3] His lectures and speeches ^[4] make him unique from other Muslim Urdu scholars. He stresses over Islamic Revolution of Iran and wants to establish Wilayat System. Many groups opposed him. In every speech he propagates theories of Wilayat-e-Fiqh and Wilayat System in a unique style.^[5]

Jamia Urwat-ul-Wusqa (حوزہ علمیہ جامعہ عروۃ الوثقیٰ)

Syed Jawad Naqvi is the founder and leader of the Madressa Jamia Urwat-ul-Wusqa.^[6] This madressa is popular in Lahore, in Pakistan, and other neighbouring countries including Iran and India. He is also the founder and leader of Jamia Jafferiya and Jamia Umm-ul-Kitab for women. He is also the founder and leader of Jamia Deen-ul-Qayim Virtual Islamic Seminary.^[7]He is also the founder of Almustafa Scouts which aims at grooming the youth of Pakistan as a constructive unit at a large scale in the development of Pakistan as a leading country in world.

Publications

Naqvi has written many books on the Quran, Pan Islamic Unity, Karbala and Islam including

• "Islam aur Secularism"
• "Adaab-e-Fahm-e-Quran"
• "Aqdar-e-Ashura"
• "Fitna Akhruz Zaman"
• "Wahdat Ummat Ka Framoush Rukn"
• "Rasm-i-Shabiri"
• "Hussain as Waris-e-Anbia"
• "Karbala ek hi rasta"
• Mashrabenaab Monthly Magazine

Although most of his works are in Urdu, some of his publications have been translated into English, such as 

• The Candle of the Path of Allah
• Defeated Velvet Revolution In Iran
• Values of Aashura
• The Philosophy of Islam
• The System of Wilayat
• Nuclear Deal or No Deal
• War on Yemen
• Recongnisation of Quran
• Basis of Wilayat-e-Faqeeh

Syed Zulfikar Ali Mosvi has taken responsibility of translating his important books into Kashmiri such as The System of Wilayat and Rasm-i-Shabiri etc.

Video lectures

He has delivered series of lectures on each of the following subjects, in Urdu:

1. Philosophy of Religion (فلسفہ دین)^[8]

2. Philosophy of Bethat (فلسفہ بعثت)^[9]

3. Ideology of Imam Khomeini R.A (افکار امام خمینیؒ)^[10]

4. Anthropology (انسان شناسی)^[11]

5. Contemporary Affairs (عصر شناسی)^[12]

6. Wilayat or Guardianship (ولایت)^[13]

7. Recognition of Characters (سیرت شناسی)^[14]

8. Recognition of Quran (شناخت قرآن)^[15]

9. Islamic Sciences (معارف اسلامی)^[16]

10. School of Islam (مکتب اسلام)^[17]

11. Islamic Ethics (اخلاق اسلامی)^[18]

12. Islamic Government (حکومت اسلامی)^[19]

13. Islamic Revolution (انقلاب اسلامی)^[20]

14. Education and Upbringing (تعلیم و تربیت)^[21]

15. Islamic Unity (وحدت اسلامی)^[22]

16. Imamat and Ummah (امامت و امت)^[23]

17. Charter of Imamat (منشور امامت)^[24]

18. Explanation of Prayers (شرح دعا و مناجات)^[25]

19. Ummah, Factions and Responsibilities (امت، طبقات اور ذمہ داریاں)^[26]

20. Status of Women in Islam (اسلام میں خواتین کا مقام)^[27]

21. Propagation of Religion (تبلیغ دین)^[28]

22. Philosophy of Servitude (فلسفہ عبادت)^[29]

23. Recognition of Personalities (شخصیت شناسی)^[30]

24. Recognition of Islam (اسلام شناسی)^[31]

25. Islamic Beliefs (عقاید اسلامی)^[32]

26. Worship and Deeds (اعمال و عبادات)^[33]

27. Great Prophet (PBUH) (پیغمبر اعظم ص)^[34]

28. Epic of Karbala (حماسہ کربلا)^[35]

29. Philosophy of Expectation (فلسفہ انتظار) ^[36]

30. Dignity of Martyr and Martyrdom (مقام شہید و شہادت)^[37]

Bethat Educational TV Channel (بعثت تعلیمی ٹی وی چینل)

Bethat Educational TV Channel^[38] is official satellite TV channel of the Hoza e Ilmiya Jamia Urwa-tul-Wuthqa. Bethat Educational Islamic TV Channel broadcasts special educational programs for children, women, youth and general public.^[39]

Islamic Awakening Movement (تحریک بیداری امت مصطفیٰ ص)

Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi is founder and leader of movement of Islamic Awakening in sub-continent. ″Tehreek e Baidari e Ummat e Mustafa SAWW″ was launched on the congregation of 7th October 2012 held at Nasir Bagh Lahore in condemnation of blasphemy of Muhammad. Gatherings were held throughout Pakistan in order to initiate a movement against nations such as the USA and Israel who were held responsible for this blasphemy.^[40] According to Agha Jawad Naqvi, Tehreek e Baidari e Ummat e Mustafa SAWW (Islamic Awakening Movement) is not any organizational set-up or election contesting party but it is a socio-cultural and educational movement for the mobilization of Ummah. Islamic Awakening or Islamic revival is global phenomenon of political Islam which started in 20th century and was expedited by Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Friday Revival (احیائے جمعۃ المبارک) ^[41]

In the March 2015, just after the inauguration of Jamia Masjid Allama Mufti Jaffar, Friday prayer had been started and Hujjatul Islam Ustad Syed Jawad Naqvi delivered more than 70 Friday sermons there. His Friday lectures are translated to English and Persian.^{[42] [43]} In soon his famous speeches will be translated into Hindi and Kashmiri languages by Raheislam Educational Organisation.

Controversy and allegations

In 2013, Naqvi was banned by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif from lecturing at Masjid-e-Muhammadi in Lahore, over fears that his lectures would incite action against oppression.^[1][44][45] This occurred after Police deliberately prevented Naqvi's security from entering the mosque, sparking mass protests outside the mosque.^[1]

In a report of an American Institute, he has been described as pro-Iran and alleged to be financially supported by Iran. Alex Vatanka writes in an article titled "The Guardian of Pakistan's Shia"^[46] published by Hudson Institute, a strategic think-tank based in Washington;

"Accordingly, many of Pakistan’s Shia religious figures have become highly vocal and partisan supporters of Khamenei. For example, Syed Jawad Naqvi, a prominent activist preacher and the head of a recently-launched Shia seminary in Pakistan, idealizes the theocracy in the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls himself a devoted follower of Khamenei. He has additionally published articles as well as a book denouncing Iran’s anti-clerical Green opposition movement. Not surprisingly, Naqvi’s seminary was reportedly established in part with financial support from the Iranian state."

Further, the reference section says, "There are references in some Iranian media to Naqvi as Pakistan’s “Hassan Nasrallah,” the fiery leader of Lebanese Hezbollah."

Iranian-American Forum, an anti-Islamic Republic forum, published a documentary report and alleged that he is representative of Syed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran. The Report says that the media of Islamic Republic of Iran regard him as the leader of Pakistani Shiite.^[47]

See also

• Political Islam
• Muhammad Iqbal
• Morteza Motahhari
• Arif Hussain Hussaini
• Hassan Nasrallah
• Ali Khamenei
• Ruhollah Khomeini
• Abdollah Javadi-Amoli
• Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
• Nimr al-Nimr
• Ibrahim Zakzaky
• Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
• Iranian Revolution

References