Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi
| Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Hujjatul Islam wal Muslameen |
| Born |  - Lucknow, India |
| Died | 11 May 2008 - Lucknow, India
|
| Ethnicity |
Indian Nasirabadi Naqvi Sayyid |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | India, Iraq, United Kingdom |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Jafari |
| Creed | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
| Main interest(s) | Nahjul Balagha |
Maulana Dr Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi or S M Waris Hasan (died 11 May 2008) was a Shia muslim cleric from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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.
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.
Hasan was a prominent member of Shia clergy and a prolific writer in field of Islamic studies and specialist on Nahj al-Balagha, 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).
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