Imam Al Naqi Shrine

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

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

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

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

• Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari, a Sufi saint from Bukhara of Suhrawardiyya Order
• Jahaniyan Jahangasht, a Sufi saint from Multan, Pakistan of Suhrawardiyya Order
• Muhammad al-Makki, a paternal cousin of Jalaluddin Surkh Posh, through the common ancestor Ja'far ibn Ali al-Hadi.
• Shah Jewna, a Sufi saint from Kannauj.
• Syed Muhammad Jewan Shah Naqvi, a Sufi saint from Sialkot, Pakistan.
• Syed Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri, a Sufi saint from Allo Mahar, Pakistan of Naqshbandi Order.
• Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi, a Pakistani military senior officer and a filmmaker.
• Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi, a Pakistani calligrapher and painter
• Syed Shehanshah Hussain Naqvi, a Pakistani Shia scholar
• Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi, a Pakistani Shia scholar and Islamic cleric
• Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, an Indian politician
• Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Pakistani politician
• Syed Kamal Amrohi, an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter
• Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi, a Pakistani actor, singer, former model and producer
• Syed Mahmood Naqvi, an Indian scientist, known for development of geochemistry in India and pre-Cambrian geology of South India
• Syed Zafar Ul Hassan Naqvi, a Major General in Pakistan Army
• Kalbe Jawad Naqvi
• H. M. Naqvi
• Mohsin Naqvi
• Arif Naqvi, Pakistani businessman and founder of the Dubai-based private equity firm, The Abraaj Group and Aman Foundation
• Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi
• Ghulam-us-Saqlain Naqvi
• Saeed Naqvi
• Kalbe Razi Naqvi
• Dildar Ali Naseerabadi
• Ali Naqi Naqvi
• Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi, a shia Islamic scholar and patron-in-chief of Shia Ulema Council Pakistan

References

External links

• Naqvi.info