Maulana Syed Hamidul Hasan
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Maulana Syed Hamidul Hasan is a Shia alim
Ulama
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 of Lucknow
Lucknow
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, India
India
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. He has been giving religious lectures in India and abroad, especially during the Muslim month of Muharram
Muharram
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, for the last 30 years. He is also the current principal of Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia is one of the leading centres of Shia Islamic education in the city of Lucknow, India. It was founded on the 8th Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1308 Hijri making it the oldest Shia religious institution of India.-Administration:...

.

Education

He completed his education from Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia is one of the leading centres of Shia Islamic education in the city of Lucknow, India. It was founded on the 8th Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1308 Hijri making it the oldest Shia religious institution of India.-Administration:...

 up to Mumtaz-ul-Afazil and was taught by Mufti Syed Ahmad Ali (son of Allama Mufti Mohammad Abbas) along with other learned teachers. After finishing his studies at Madrasatul Waizeen
Madrasatul Waizeen
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 and completing different oriental courses from Lucknow University, Shia Arabic College and Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...

, he went to Najaf-e-Ashraf
Najaf
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, Iraq
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, for higher education. There his teachers included the likes of Ayatullah al-Uzma Syed
Syed
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 Muhsin al-Hakim and Ayatullah al-Uzma Syed Abul Qasim al-Khoei.

Thereafter he travelled all over the globe for social services and spreading the knowledge and message of Ahl-ul-Bayt.

He became the principal of Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia
Jamia Nazmia is one of the leading centres of Shia Islamic education in the city of Lucknow, India. It was founded on the 8th Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1308 Hijri making it the oldest Shia religious institution of India.-Administration:...

 in 1969.

Social Impact

Maulana Hamidul Hasan is a renowned authority on Shia theology in India today. His lectures on the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
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 and his Ahl-ul-Bayt have been very popular both within the community and the media.

Maulana Hasan has always been a big proponent of non-violence. He has also strived hard over the years to bridge the gap between the two main communities of India viz., the Hindus and Muslims.

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