Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati

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Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati
Agha Roohi addressing a Majlis
TitleRoohul Millat, Tabarra King, Khateeb e Minbar e Salooni, Waklile Maktab e Tabarra, Tufaan e Tabrra
Personal
Born
ReligionIslam
ChildrenAbbas Nasir Saeed (son), Murtaza Nasir Saeed (son)
Parent
  • Saeed-ul-Millat Syed Mohammad Saeed (father)
EraModern era
LineageAbaqati family
JurisprudenceJa`fari
CreedUsuli Twelver Shi`a Islam
Main interest(s)Kalam, Azadari, Tabarra
Other namesAgha Roohi
RelativesHamid Husain, Tahir Jarwali
EthnicityIndian - Kintoori Musavi Sayyid

Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati Musavi, known as Roohul Millat and Agha Roohi, is a Shia cleric from Lucknow, India.

Family background[edit]

Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati popularly known as Agha Roohi is a Shia scholar from Lucknow, India and comes from the family of Syed Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi whose book `Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar is popular among Twelver Shi'a scholars worldwide, and quoted even today.[1]

He belongs to the lineage of Syed Mohammad Quli Khan.[2][3][4] His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow, where his father Saeed-ul-Millat Syed Mohammad Saeed and grandfather Syed Nasir-ul-Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His ancestral town is Kintoor, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and he traces his lineage to Muhammad via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".[5]

His majalis (religious lectures)[edit]

He is an exponent of Tabarra, openly curse the enemies of Hussainiyat, the killers of Imam Hussain.

Agha Roohi recites the ashra-e-majalis (religious lecture to commemorate the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain, spanning ten days) at Shia PG College (at Victoria Street in Nakhas) in morning and at Afzal Mahal in evening.[6] He also addresses a majlis at Karbala Talkatora, where procession of taboot, to signify the mortal remains of Maula Ali culminates on 21 of the month of Ramadan every year since the earlier ban order was revoked in 1999.[7] Apart from majalis in Lucknow he often was invited in other cities too, e.g., Allahabad.[8]

Involvement in community matters, demonstrations and rallies[edit]

Family[edit]

His elder son Maulana Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abaqati (b. 1986), a PhD student in Shia theology, fought against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, or IS) while he was studying at Najaf University (Al-Hawza al-'Ilmiyya fi al-Najaf al-Ashraf Islamic seminary) in July 2014 when clashes with the ISIS broke out in Iraq.[24][25] Apart from other majalis he now addresses majlis at Shia College during first 10 days of Muharram.[26] He is president of Anjuman Moinuzzaireen which manages Mazaar-e-Shaheed-e-Saalis while his younger brother Syed Murtaza Nasir Saeed is secretary and his uncles (half-brothers of Agha Roohi) Maulana Syed Sajjad Nasir Saeed Abaqati and Syed Husain Nasir Saeed are patron and Mutawalli' respectively.[27][28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Scholarship in a sayyid family of Avadh I: Musavī Nīshāpūrī of Kintūr
  2. ^ Leader of Heaven No. 18
  3. ^ Roots of North Indian Shi‘ism in Iran and Iraq Religion and State in Awadh, 1722–1859, by J. R. I. Cole, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley · Los Angeles · Oxford
  4. ^ Burke, Edmund; Abrahamian, Ervand; Lapidus, Ira Marvin (1988). Islam, Politics, and Social Movements. University of California Press. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-520-06868-1.
  5. ^ Jones, Justin (2011). Shi'a Islam in Colonial India Religion, Community and Sectarianism. Cambridge University Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-139-50123-1.
  6. ^ Old city immersed in Moharrum solemnity, 24 February 2004
  7. ^ "Taboot procession taken out in the city". The Times of India. Lucknow. 18 November 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Mourners perform `angaro ka matam'". The Times of India. Lucknow. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  9. ^ Shia ulema at odds over shrine control, HT Correspondent, Lucknow, 10 April 2006
  10. ^ Link: Indian Newsmagazine. 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  11. ^ Organiser. Bri Bhushan for Bharat Prakashan (Delhi) Limited. 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Madhe Sahaba procession today". The Times of India. Lucknow. 26 May 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  13. ^ Shia clerics at dispute over Shia college, Masoodul Hasan, Lucknow, 19 December 2006
  14. ^ Now, a model nikahnama only for Shias, M. Hasan, Hindustan Times, 29 May 2006.
  15. ^ Sadiq, Jawad blame US; Abaqati puts it on Qaeda, Article from: The Hindustan Times, 15 June 2007.
  16. ^ Keep off, clerics tell law panel; to meet PM, M. Hasan, Hindustan Times, Lucknow, 7 August 2009
  17. ^ Cleric detained, supporters go on rampage in Lucknow, Express news service, 15 November 2010.
  18. ^ Muslims in Indian cities: Trajectories of Marginalisation. London: Hurst & Co. 2012. ISBN 9781849041768. OCLC 794935130.
  19. ^ "Clerics call for protest meet against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria". The Times of India. Lucknow. 17 June 2014. p. en. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Iraq crisis: Lucknow Shia group appeal for support". The Times of India. Lucknow. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  21. ^ Fareed, Faisal. "Lucknow: Shia Muslim youths form 'Gau Raksha Dal', vow to end cow slaughter". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Historians & clerics up in arms over 'profane' photo shoots at Bara Imambara, write to PM Modi". The Times of India. Lucknow. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Sibtainabad mutawalli for FIR against encroachers". The Times of India. Lucknow. 4 April 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  24. ^ Fareed, Mohd Faisal (20 October 2014). "Shia youth 'who fought ISIS' gets grand welcome home in Lucknow". The Indian Express. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  25. ^ Jeelani, Gulam (13 October 2018). "Shia cleric who fought against ISIS, returns to a hero's welcome in Lucknow". News18. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  26. ^ "Maulana Abbas Nasir Saeed Abaqati Sb". www.p5world.com. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  27. ^ "List Of Designated Members Of Anjuman Moinuzzaireen – Mazar e Shaheed-E-Salis(r.a)". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Latest Updates – Mazar e Shaheed-E-Salis(r.a)". Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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