Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati
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Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati Musavi better known as Agha Roohi, is a leading Shia cleric from Lucknow
, India
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He belongs to the lineage of Mufti
Syed Mohammad Quli Khan Kinturi.,
His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow
, where his father Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed (Saeed-ul-Millat) and grandfather Maulana Syed Nasir-ul- Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His ancestral town is Kintoor, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
and he traces his lineage to the Prophet of Islam via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".
He is the first cousin of khateeb ul imaan, sher e Hindustan marhoom Tahir Jarwali.
He has two younger brothers Syed Husain Nasir and Maulana Syed Sajjad Nasir Saeed Abaqati. He has two sons Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abaqati and Syed Murtaza Nasir Saeed Abaqati and currently resides in the famous Nasirya Library in Lucknow
.
At Shia PG College, Nakhas, Victoris Street no3, he recites the Ashra, the ten days majlis to commemorate the Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain.
Maulana Agha Roohi is an exponent of Tabarra
, openly curse the enemies of Hussainiyat , the killers of Hazrat Imam Hussain.
On the 9th Moharam, Maulana Agha Roohi wield the dagger to cut his forehead warning people before hand on the microphone not to snatch it from his hands or suffer consequences.
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Family background
Maulana Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati a.k.a. Agha Roohi is a Shia scholar from Lucknow, India and hails from the eminent family of Ayatullah 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 .He belongs to the lineage of Mufti
Mufti
A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...
Syed Mohammad Quli Khan Kinturi.,
His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
, where his father Maulana Syed Mohammad Saeed (Saeed-ul-Millat) and grandfather Maulana Syed Nasir-ul- Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His ancestral town is Kintoor, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
and he traces his lineage to the Prophet of Islam via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi".
He is the first cousin of khateeb ul imaan, sher e Hindustan marhoom Tahir Jarwali.
He has two younger brothers Syed Husain Nasir and Maulana Syed Sajjad Nasir Saeed Abaqati. He has two sons Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abaqati and Syed Murtaza Nasir Saeed Abaqati and currently resides in the famous Nasirya Library in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
.
At Shia PG College, Nakhas, Victoris Street no3, he recites the Ashra, the ten days majlis to commemorate the Martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain.
Maulana Agha Roohi is an exponent of Tabarra
Tabarra
Tabarra is a Shia Muslim doctrine that refers to the obligation of disassociation with those who oppose God and those who caused harm to and were the enemies of the Prophet Muhammad or his family.- Definition :...
, openly curse the enemies of Hussainiyat , the killers of Hazrat Imam Hussain.
On the 9th Moharam, Maulana Agha Roohi wield the dagger to cut his forehead warning people before hand on the microphone not to snatch it from his hands or suffer consequences.
Involvement in community matters, demonstartions & rallies
- He has been involved in issue related to Mazar-e-Shahid Salis in AgraAgraAgra a.k.a. Akbarabad is a city on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, west of state capital, Lucknow and south from national capital New Delhi. With a population of 1,686,976 , it is one of the most populous cities in Uttar Pradesh and the 19th most...
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- In 2006 he was removed from the board of Shia college, Lucknow.
- In February 2006, Agha Roohi in his sermon criticisised IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
’s supreme leaderSupreme Leader of IranThe Supreme Leader of Iran is the highest ranking political and religious authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The post was established by the constitution in accordance with the concept of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists...
Ayatollah Khamenei for advising the Shia community to avoid reading Hadise Kisa, which the community had been reciting for centuries for peace and protection. He refrained from commenting on India’s vote against Iran at IAEA.
- In May 2006 he opposed 'new model nikahnama' for the Shia community issued by All India Shia Personal Law Board, headed by Maulana Mirza Mohammed Athar.
- He held al-QaedaAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
responsible for 2006-20072007 al-Askari Mosque bombingThe 2007 al-Askari Mosque bombing occurred on June 13, 2007 at around 9 a.m. local time at one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, the al-Askari Mosque, and has been attributed to al-Qaeda in Iraq or the Iraqi Baath Party. While there were no injuries or deaths reported, the mosque's two ten...
destruction of the Al-Askari MosqueAl-Askari MosqueAl ‘Askarī Mosque or the ‘Askariyya Mosque/Shrine is a Shī‘ah Muslim holy site located in the Iraqi city of Sāmarrā from Baghdad. It is one of the most important Shī‘ah mosques in the world, built in 944...
in SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
, IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
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- In 2009 Law Commission’s report on bigamy resulted in opposition from All India Muslim Personal Law BoardAll India Muslim Personal Law BoardThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board is an organization constituted in 1973 to adopt suitable strategies for the protection and continued applicability of Muslim Personal Law in India, most importantly, the The Muslim Personal Law Application Act of 1937, providing for the application of the...
, Agha Roohi suggested Law Commission to talk to clerics over this issue.
- On 14 November 2010 he along with fellow cleric Kalbe JawadKalbe JawadHujjat al-Islam Imam-e-Juma Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi is a Shi'a scholar from Lucknow, India.-Family background:...
went to stop the annual meeting of the board of trustees at Shia Post Graduate Degree College at Khadra and were taken into preventive custody when supporters of Maulana Kalbe Jawwad indulged in violence. His arrest provoked protests and riots in the city. He was released after some time and the commotion and riots stopped.
External links
- Shia Sunni clash in Lucknow during Muharram, 18 December 2010 - 11:04pm