Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi
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Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi (تیئنیید احمد مسوی ہندی) (died 1869), a Twelver Shia Muslim
scholar. He was the paternal grandfather of the Supreme Leader
of the Iranian Revolution
, Ruhollah Khomeini
.
In the early 18th century his family had migrated from their original home in Nishapur
in Iran
to the Kingdom of Oudh
of India
in northern India
whose rulers were Twelver Shia Muslims of Persian
origin; they settled in the town of Kintoor
, Barabanki
.
He was born in Kintoor and was a contemporary and relative of the famous scholar Ayatollah
Syed Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi Kintoor
i. There are speculations that he was recruited by the British as a tool to help London maintain rule over British-occupied India. The British used the tactics of divide and conquer to create conflict between Indian Muslims and Indian Sikh and Hindus so that they could not unite to rise up against British rule of India.http://english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.htmlhttp://strat.in/2009/07/divide-rule-a-strategy-lesson/http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/08/ayatollah-khomeini-british-ahmadinejad-iran-opinions-columnists-melik-kaylan.html
In about 1830 he left Lucknow
for to the tomb of Imam Ali in Najaf
, Iraq
for pilgrimage and to study at one of its famous seminaries; he never returned to India. According to Moin this movement was to escape colonial rule of British Raj
in India. He visited Iran in 1834 and settled down in Khomein
where in 1839 he purchased the large house and garden spanning 4,000-square-meter and costing very large sum of 100 tomans. He later purchased more land in and around Khomein including an orchard and caravanserai, these properties remained in the family up to modern times.
Till 1841 he had married three wives Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomein. He had only one child from his first two wives, but had three daughters and a son Mostafa (Father of Ruhollah Khomeini), who was born in 1856 from Sakineh.
He died in 1869 and, as he had instructed in his will, the family took his body by mule to the holy city of Karbala
for burial.
Although he stayed back and settled in Iran
, he continued to be known as Hindi, even Ruhollah Khomeini used Hindi as pen name in some of his ghazals. Also, Ruhollah's brother was known by name Nureddin Hindi.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
scholar. He was the paternal grandfather of the Supreme Leader
Supreme leader
A supreme leader typically refers to a figure in the highest leadership position of an entity, group, organization, or state, who exercises strong or all-powerful authority over it. In religion, the supreme leader or supreme leaders is God or Gods...
of the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
, Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
.
In the early 18th century his family had migrated from their original home in Nishapur
Nishapur
Nishapur or Nishabur , is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot of the Binalud Mountains, near the regional capital of Mashhad...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
to the Kingdom of Oudh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
of 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...
in northern 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...
whose rulers were Twelver Shia Muslims of Persian
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
origin; they settled in the town of 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
Barabanki District
The Barabanki district is one of four districts of Faizabad division, lies at the very heart of Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and forms as it were a centre from which no less than seven other districts radiate...
.
He was born in Kintoor and was a contemporary and relative of the famous scholar Ayatollah
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...
Syed Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi 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:...
i. There are speculations that he was recruited by the British as a tool to help London maintain rule over British-occupied India. The British used the tactics of divide and conquer to create conflict between Indian Muslims and Indian Sikh and Hindus so that they could not unite to rise up against British rule of India.http://english.emory.edu/Bahri/Mutiny.htmlhttp://strat.in/2009/07/divide-rule-a-strategy-lesson/http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/08/ayatollah-khomeini-british-ahmadinejad-iran-opinions-columnists-melik-kaylan.html
In about 1830 he left Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
for to the tomb of Imam Ali in Najaf
Najaf
Najaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
, Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
for pilgrimage and to study at one of its famous seminaries; he never returned to India. According to Moin this movement was to escape colonial rule of British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
in India. He visited Iran in 1834 and settled down in Khomein
Khomein
Khomeyn is a city in and the capital of Khomeyn County, Markazi Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 64,031, in 17,399 families....
where in 1839 he purchased the large house and garden spanning 4,000-square-meter and costing very large sum of 100 tomans. He later purchased more land in and around Khomein including an orchard and caravanserai, these properties remained in the family up to modern times.
Till 1841 he had married three wives Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomein. He had only one child from his first two wives, but had three daughters and a son Mostafa (Father of Ruhollah Khomeini), who was born in 1856 from Sakineh.
He died in 1869 and, as he had instructed in his will, the family took his body by mule to the holy city of Karbala
Karbala
Karbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
for burial.
Although he stayed back and settled in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, he continued to be known as Hindi, even Ruhollah Khomeini used Hindi as pen name in some of his ghazals. Also, Ruhollah's brother was known by name Nureddin Hindi.