The Naqvis are people found predominantly in Iran, Iraq, and the South Asian countries. They claim descent from the Imam.

Imam Al Naqi Shrine

Ali al-Hadi, who is also known as Naqi and the Tenth Imam, and through him they trace their lineage to the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his younger grandson Husayn ibn Ali.

The Sadaat Amroha (Urdu: سادات امروہہ) or Amrohi Sayyid or Sayyid of Amroha (Urdu: امروہی سید) are a community of Sayyids, historically settled in the town of Amroha, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after independence and settled in Karachi, Sindh, Bewal - Rawalpindi - through Syed Dewan Shah Abdul Baqi Guzri Bewali bin Syed Abdul Wahid Guzri (Amroha) some descendants of whom settled in Azad Kashmir, from which some now also reside in the United Kingdom.

Lineage edit

There are differing opinions about the number of sons of Imam Ali al-Naqi. The statement of 7 sons has been made by Ayatullah Syed Basheer Hussain, compiler of the book Shajrate Saddate Amroha, who lists:

  1. Al-Hasan al-'Askarī and his brothers:
  2. Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
  3. Husayn
  4. 'Abdullāh
  5. Zayd
  6. Mūsā
  7. Ja'far ibn 'Ali al-Hādi , also known as Ja'far al-Zaki or Ja'far Ath-Thāni.

These seven names have also been referenced in the book Anwar-e-Alsadat. In addition, there are at least two people whose hand-written pedigree from the beginning (Imam Naqi) to the end have been accepted. These pedigrees confirm the sons of Imam Ali Naqi Al Hadi as seven in number.[1]

Besides Al-Hasan Al-'Askarī, three of the sons, Husayn, Muhammad and Ja'far, and one daughter named 'Ayliyā' from different wives have been mentioned by various scholars, including Shaikh Mufeed.[2][3][4][5]

Many of the Naqvis of South Asia were first settled after the Umayyad Arab conquest of Sindh and Punjab. Mansura(Sindh) and Multan(Punjab) were the two major Arab principalities in South Asia.

Naqvis of Amroha/Naugawan Sadat edit

The Sadaat Amroha (Urdu: سادات امروہہ) or Amrohi Sayyid or Sayyid of Amroha (Urdu: امروہی سید) are a community of Sayyids, historically settled in the town of Amroha and Naugawan Sadat , in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Naqvis of Amroha and Naugawan Sadat are a lineage of Syed Hussain Sharfuddin Shah Wilayat Naqvi (Arabic: سید حسین شرف الدين شاه ولايت) was a prominent 13th-century Shia.[6] He is the ninth descendant of Imam Ali al-Naqi al-Hadi.

Local legend says that the animals who live in his mazar (shrine), especially scorpions, never harm humans.[7]

Many members of the community migrated to Pakistan after independence and settled in Karachi, Sindh, Bewal - Rawalpindi - through Syed Dewan Shah Abdul Baqi Guzri Bewali bin Syed Abdul Wahid Guzri (Amroha) some descendants of whom settled in Azad Kashmir, from which some now also reside in the United Kingdom.

Naqvi people in Abdullapur, Meemrut are descendants of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari through Sadarudin Shah Kabir.[8][9][10] They were jagirdars before implementation of Zamidari Abolition Act, 1950. The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was born in Abdullapur. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.[11][12][13][14]

Notable people with Naqvi surname edit

References edit

  1. ^ Page-81 of book "Riaz-ul-Ansab" written by Syed Maqsood Naqvi (Husband of Niece of H.E. Ali Naqi Naqvi), in Urdu Language, published by Izhar Sons Printer, Lahore, Pakistan, in 1979 and 1991
  2. ^ Najfi, Maulana Syed Safdar Hussain (2014). Ahsanul Maqal (Translation of Arabic Book Muntahal Aamaal fi tarikh al-Nabi wal Aal compiled by Sheikh Abbas Qumi) (in Urdu). Lahore, Pakistan: Misbahulquran Trust. pp. 261–262.
  3. ^ Ahmed Ali, Syed (1991). Hazrat Imam Ali Naqi Translation of Book compiled by Association of Writers of Idra Dar-e-Raha Haq, Qum Iran (in Urdu). Karachi, Pakistan: Dar'us Saqafa ul-Islamia. p. 5 & 6.
  4. ^ "IMAM ALI NAQI (AS)". ziaraat.org.
  5. ^ "IMAM ALI NAQI (AS) - Brief Life". najah.info.
  6. ^ "Amroha". aulia-e-hind.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ^ Service, Tribune News. "A dargah in UP where scorpions don't sting!". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Pir-e-Kamil Hazrat Pir Shah Jewna Al-Naqvi Al-Bokhari". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust". nazariapak.info. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Pir Shah Jewna: The soul still exudes spirituality". The Nation. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  11. ^ Parekh, Rauf (12 December 2017). "Syed Qudrat Naqvi and his research on Ghalib". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Abdullapur Pin Code, Abdullapur, Meerut Map, Latitude and Longitude, Uttar Pradesh". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  13. ^ Codingest. "Studio Dharma - by Nikhil Jain". STUDIO DHARMA. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  14. ^ "दास्तान ए कर्बला सुन अश्कबार हुई आंखें". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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