Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi
Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi | |
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 Tahir Jarwali | |
| Title | Khatīb-ul Īmān, Shēr-e Hindustān |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 31 Dec 1929 |
| Died | 1 Dec 1987 |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Resting place | Shrine of Imam Reza(a.s) |
| Children | Misam Jarwali (son), Shozab Jarwali (son), Ammar Jarwali (son), Abis Jarwali (son) |
| Era | Modern era |
| Region | Indian subcontinent |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic history and principles, Azadari, Tabarra |
| Education | LLB |
| Other names | Tahir Jarwali |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Barrister |
| Relatives | Hamid Husain, Agha Roohi, Abbas Irshad |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Lineage | Abaqati family |
| Jurisprudence | Ja`fari |
| Teachers | Saeed-ul-Millat, Naseer-ul-Millat |
| Creed | Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Post | General Secretary of All India Shia Conference Chairman of Shia Council of India Founding member of the governing board of Shia College, Lucknow |
Khateeb-ul-Iman Maulana Syed Muzaffar Husain Rizvi Tahir Jarwali, (31 Dec 1929 – 1 Dec 1987) was a Shia religious leader, social worker and one of the prominent Jarwali Syed and celebrated preacher of late 20th century (1970s and '80s).[1][2][3]
Family
[edit]He belonged to the family of Syeds of Zaidpur, Barabanki. His great-grandfather moved to Jarwal from Zaidpur and later his grand father and father lived in Jarwal. They belonged to the taluqdar family of Syeds and gained high respect and status in the area. Tahir Jarwali's mother was from the highly respected Shia family of India (Khanwada-e-Sahb-e-Abaqaat) The family of Mir Hamid Hussain (Saheb-e-Abqatul Anwar) & Ayatullah ul Uzma Nasirul Millat. His Mother was the daughter of Nasirul Millat. So he belonged to the family of Nasirul Millat, but, like Agha Roohi, he is not a direct descendant.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]For education Tahir moved to Lucknow and gained his studies under the patronage of his maternal uncles Naseerul Millat and Saeedul Millat at their residence Naseer manzil in Nakhas, Lucknow. He was nurtured in a high-profile Shia religious family. He chose to be a lawyer and studied law at University of Lucknow.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]He was a barrister.
Religious activities
[edit]During the 1970s and 1980s he organized an important annual three-day national gathering at dargah-e-shaheed-e-salis, Agra, the gathering consisted of one majlis after another from early morning to midnight. He also preached in Hyderabad, India up to late 1980s.[4]
He was the director of the Nasiriyyah Library a scholarly and religious library in Lucknow.[5]
Social activities
[edit]H was General Secretary of All India Shia Conference for some time. Later he had to resign from the post due to factionalism after which he form Shia Council of India under his own chairmanship.[6] He was part of inaugural conference of World Ahlulbayt(as) Islamic League (Wabil), London.[7] He was also founding member of the governing board of Shia College, Lucknow,[8] where he was later (1971) was Honorary Secretary when he reintroduced Statistics as a subject for the students of B.A. and B.Sc.[9]
Books
[edit]He authored following books,[10]
- Majalis - Mawaddat-e-Ahle Bait(a.s.), in Urdu
- Majalis - Najat, in Urdu
Legacy
[edit]Shia PG College, Lucknow awards scholarships in his name which is known as Maulana S.M.H. Tahir Jarwali Memorial Scholarship to the best student in each faculty.[11] The Khateebul Iman Hall is too named after him in the same college.[12]
Sons
[edit]He had four sons, all being orators,[8][13][14][15][16]
- Moulana Syed Meesam Kazim Jarwali (d.Jun 2017)
- Syed Muzaffar Husain Tahir
- Moulana Syed Shozab Kazim Jarwali, erstwhile president of Mazaar-e-Shaheed-e-Saalis.
- Moulana Syed Ammar Kazim Jarwali
- Moulana Syed Abis Kazim Jarwali
References
[edit]- ^ The Light, Volumes 22-23. Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania. 1988. p. 3.
- ^ Nadeem Hasnain; Sheikh Abrar Husain (1988). Shias and Shia Islam in India: a study in society and culture]. Harnam Publications. p. 6. ISBN 9788185247007.
- ^ Howarth, Toby (4 October 2005). The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears. Routledge. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-134-23174-4. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Howarth, Toby (4 October 2005). The Twelver Shi'a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-134-23174-4. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Cole, J. R. I. "Roots of North Indian Shi'ism in Iran and Iraq". publishing.cdlib.org. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust. 1982. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Rizvi, Sayyid Muhammad (20 June 2021). Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi - A Biography: Challenges, Achievements, & Life. Al-Ma‘ãrif Publications. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-920675-85-4. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b Hasan, Masoodul (19 December 2006). "Shia clerics at dispute over Shia college". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Faculty of Science - Department of Statistics, Shia PG College, Lucknow". shiacollege.org. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Ziaraat.com/Online Books
- ^ "Shia PG College Lucknow Scholarships 2024: Eligibility & Amount". Getmyuni. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "About us - Shia Post Graduate College". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Shia ulema at odds over shrine control". Hindustan Times. 9 April 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Chehllum Ki Majlis, Maulana Meesam Kazim Jarwali Tabasarah". YouTube. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2024., Bara Imambara, Lucknow
- ^ "जन्नत-उल-बक़ीअ के पुनर्निर्माण के लिए मौलाना सैयद शोजब काजिम जरवली ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघ और भारत सरकार को पत्र लिखा". हौज़ा न्यूज़ एजेंसी (in Hindi). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "हजरत अली की शहादत पर नम हुई आंखें". inextlive (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External
[edit]- ""Tahir Jarwali" lectures @ youtube". Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- "Khatībul Īmān, Shēr-i Hindustān Syed Muzaffar Husain Sāhib Rizvi, Tāhir Jarwali". ASHA: Blast From The Past. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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