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Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori Lakhnavi (अयातोल्लाह सय्यिद मीर हामिद हुसैन मुसावी किन्तूरी लखनवी / آيتالله سیید میر حامد حسین موسوی کنتوری لکھنوی)
(d. 1880), was a leading Shia scholar of his time in India
. He was son of Mufti
Syed Quli Khan Kinturi and author of book Abaqat ul Anwar fi Imamat al Ai'imma al-Athar.,,
Syed Mir Hamid Hussain was the son of Syed Mohammad Quli and the grandson of Syed Mohammad Hussain. His ancestral town is Kintoor
, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
and he traces his lineage to the Prophet of Islam via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".
His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow
, where his son late Maulana Syed Nasir Hussain aka Nasir-ul-Millat and grandson late Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed aka Saeed-ul-Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His great-grandson, the son of Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed, is Maulana Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati
who is better known as Agha Roohi.
His book `Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar is popular among Twelver Shi'a scholars worldwide, and quoted even today.
However, Agha Roohi's father Maulana Saeed ul millat had achieved phenomenal success in his career and concurrently Saeed ul millat's sister's grandson known as Maulana Abbas Irshad Naqvi sustains the legendary honor and prestige with his profession as a zakir or maulana who has written several books regarding the Islam as well.
His grandfather was confirmed by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to be of Kashmiri
origin.
Ayatollah
Ayatollah is a high ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī‘ah clerics. Those who carry the title are experts in Islamic studies such as jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy and usually teach in Islamic seminaries. The next lower clerical rank is Hojatoleslam wal-muslemin...
Sayyid
Sayyid
Sayyid is an honorific title, it denotes males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husain ibn Ali, sons of the prophet's daughter Fatima Zahra and his son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.Daughters of sayyids are given the titles Sayyida,...
Mir
Mir
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Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoori Lakhnavi (अयातोल्लाह सय्यिद मीर हामिद हुसैन मुसावी किन्तूरी लखनवी / آيتالله سیید میر حامد حسین موسوی کنتوری لکھنوی)
(d. 1880), was a leading Shia scholar of his time in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was son of Mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
Syed Quli Khan Kinturi and author of book Abaqat ul Anwar fi Imamat al Ai'imma al-Athar.,,
Syed Mir Hamid Hussain was the son of Syed Mohammad Quli and the grandson of Syed Mohammad Hussain. His ancestral town is Kintoor
Kintoor
Kintoor or Kintur is a village distant 10 miles north-east of Badosarai in Barabanki district famous for battle of Kintoor of 1858 during Indian Mutiny.-History:...
, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and he traces his lineage to the Prophet of Islam via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".
His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, where his son late Maulana Syed Nasir Hussain aka Nasir-ul-Millat and grandson late Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed aka Saeed-ul-Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His great-grandson, the son of Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed, is Maulana Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati
Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati
Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati Musavi better known as Agha Roohi, is a leading Shia cleric from Lucknow, India.-Family background:Maulana Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati a.k.a...
who is better known as Agha Roohi.
His book `Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar is popular among Twelver Shi'a scholars worldwide, and quoted even today.
See also
- Islamic scholars
However, Agha Roohi's father Maulana Saeed ul millat had achieved phenomenal success in his career and concurrently Saeed ul millat's sister's grandson known as Maulana Abbas Irshad Naqvi sustains the legendary honor and prestige with his profession as a zakir or maulana who has written several books regarding the Islam as well.
His grandfather was confirmed by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to be of Kashmiri
Kashmiri people
The Kashmiri people are a Dardic linguistic group living in Kashmir Valley in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and parts of the Pakistani territory of Azad Kashmir who speak the Kashmiri language...
origin.