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Jawad Naqvi

Allama Syed Jawad Naqvi[a] (born 1963) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar, religious leader and Preacher who is the founder and chancellor of Jamia Urwat-ul-Wusqa in Lahore and many Islamic schools. A leading Shia theorist of Pakistan and worldwide, Naqvi founded the monthly religious magazine Masharab-e-Naab.[1]

Allama
Syed Jawad Naqvi
سید جواد نقوی
Naqvi in 2022
Principal of Jamia Urwa tul Wusqa
In office
2005–present
Principal of Jamia Jafaria
In office
1982–present
Preceded byMufti Jafar Hussain
Personal
Born (1963-02-01) 1 February 1963 (age 61)
Haripur, NWFP, Pakistan
ReligionIslam
NationalityPakistani
DenominationTwelver Shia
JurisprudenceJa'fari
CreedUsuli
Main interest(s)Islamic philosophy, Quranic exegesis, Islamic logic
Alma materQom Seminary, Iran
Known forReligious preaching
OccupationIslamic scholar, preacher
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
Websiteislamimarkaz.com

Naqvi delivers dialogue-filled sermons.[2] He propagates theories of Wilayat-i Faqih,[3] and is often called the representative of the Wilayat in Pakistan.

Early life and education

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Naqvi was born on 1 February 1963[4] in a Village named Thipra Syedan (ٹھپرہ سیداں) in Haripur Hazara District, Pakistan. He has studied religious philosophy, theology and Shia jurisprudence in Islamic seminaries in Pakistan and Iran. Among his teachers were Abdollah Javadi-Amoli and Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi.

Career

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Naqvi is the principal of Jamia Urwa-tul-Wusqa and Jamia Jaffria, seminaries in Lahore and Gujranwala respectively. He is also the principal of Jamia Ummul Kitaab in Lahore, head of Deen-ul-Qayyim Online Islamic school and Siraat Education School System. Naqvi is also the editor of the monthly magazine Masharab-e-Naab. He is a staunch supporter of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. In many of his speeches he propagates the hard-line version of Wilayat-i Faqih.[5] He stands for unity of sects in Pakistan under his banner.[6]

He has authored several works in Urdu.

Jamia Urwa-tul-Wusqa

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Naqvi is the founder and principal of Islamic seminaries Jamia Urwa-tul-Wusqa, Jamia Jaffria, and Jamia Ummul-Kitab. He also runs Jamia Deen-ul-Qayim Virtual Islamic Seminary.

Islamic Awakening Movement

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In 2012–2013, Naqvi led a movement to condemn blasphemy of Muhammad named ″Tehreek e Baidari e Ummat e Mustafa SAWW″, which he launched on 7 October 2012 held in Lahore.[7]

Views

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In a 2012 report by Hudson Institute, he has been described as pro-Iran and to be financially supported by Iran. Alex Vatanka writes in an article titled "The Guardian of Pakistan's Shia"[8] published by Hudson Institute, a strategic think-tank based in Washington. It says:

"Accordingly, many of Pakistan’s Shia religious figures have become highly vocal and partisan supporters of Khamenei. For example, Jawad, a prominent activist preacher and the head of a recently-launched Shia seminary in Pakistan, idealizes the theocracy in the Islamic Republic of Iran and calls himself a devoted follower of Khamenei. He has additionally published articles as well as a book denouncing Iran’s anti-clerical Green opposition movement.27 Not surprisingly, Jawad’s seminary was reportedly established in part with financial support from the Iranian state."[8]

In 2019, an article in The News described him of having "uniquely Iran-centered career".[9]

However, Naqvi has denied that he has received any support from Iran. In the opening ceremony of Jamia Urwatu Wusqa he said that this project is fully supported by local pakistani people. He said that none of his projects is supported by Iran or any other country and not a single penny has been received from outside Pakistan.[10]

As recent as January 2020, he has been described as "a major supporter of Iran’s theocracy" by Foreign Policy, an American news publication.[11]

In 2013, Mohammadi Masjid stopped Jawad’s sermons after there was scuffle occurred when Police prevented Jawad's security from entering the mosque, sparking mass protests outside the mosque. Allegedly his security guard was carrying unlicensed weapon. Police accused students of Jawad, for creating the chaos and roughing up the cameraman, the varsity condemned the irresponsible behavior of the police.[12] Subsequently, Naqvi was banned by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif from lecturing at Mohammadi Masjid in Lahore.[13][14]

On Iran's system

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See also: Iranian clergy protests against interest-based banking

Naqvi believes that Iran's system is based on Quran.[15][16] This is contrary to the opinion of his teacher, Iranian Ayatollah Javadi Amoli, who said in 2018:

The interest system of our banks is a war against God and his messenger (PBUH). You may name a year as a year of production and prosperity (the Iranian leader named the previous year the Year of Resistant Economy: Production and Employment), as long as there is interest on loan in banking system, nothing will improve."[17]

Earlier in December 2016, Javadi Amoli said, Bank of Iran sucks blood of the people.[18]

On Azadari of Muharram

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In 2020, after his alleged comparison of Azadari with Tarawih during a lecture, Indian daily and weekly Urdu newspapers Sahafat and Nauroz published articles critical to him.[19][20][21] Indian daily and Urdu newspaper Sahafat and Hindi newspaper Bhumitra again criticised his May 29, 2020 Friday sermon,[22] for targeting Indian Shia leadership.[23][24]

In July 2020 Naqvi criticised Imamia Students Organisation for not being the pride of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist which sparked a reaction and a resolution by Imamia Students Organization against him.[citation needed]

Notable works

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Nakvi has written several books about Islam, including:

  • Islam and Secularism
  • Adaab-e-Fahm-e-Quran
  • Aqdar-e-Ashura
  • Fitna Akhruz Zaman
  • Wahdat Ummat Ka Faramoush Rukn
  • Rasm-i-Shabiri
  • Hussain (pbuh)-Waris-e-Anbia
  • Karbala ek hi rasta

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Urdu: سید جواد نقوی

References

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  1. ^ "مشرب ناب". mashrabenaab.com.
  2. ^ "Syed Jawad on respecting Hazrat Ayesha as a wife of the Holy Prophet (Pbuh) | Sunni and Shia:United We Stand,Divided We Fall". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  3. ^ Raheislam monthly magazine vol. 26 page 42
  4. ^ "Podcast - Syed Jawad Naqvi ba Haisiat Iqbal Shenas || Part-01". YouTube. 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ Raheislam monthly magazine vol. 26-page 42
  6. ^ "Non-sectarian Islamic Scholar Leads Movement for Unity in Pakistan". Crescent International. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Welcome To IslamiMarkaz.com". www.islamimarkaz.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b Vatanka, Alex. "The Guardian of Pakistan's Shia - by Alex Vatanka". www.hudson.org. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Shia Islam in colonial India and Pakistan | Dialogue | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  10. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Ustad e Mohtaram Syed Jawad Naqvi | Jashan e Molud e Kaba Imam Ali a.s | 2010". YouTube. 21 July 2017.
  11. ^ Weinstein, Adam (7 January 2020). "South Asia's Shiites Are Eschewing Sectarianism". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Chaos at Majlis, Cops held Responsible". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ^ CM Sharif Bans Shia Scholar Syed Jawad Naqvi Archived 26 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine/
  14. ^ "Punjab CM Shahbaz bans Shia scholar Syed Jawad Naqvi". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  15. ^ Sarmaya Dari Nizam, Asr e Hazir ka Jadid Shirk | Syed Jawad Naqvi | 10-4-2020, 10 April 2020, retrieved 23 March 2021
  16. ^ Nizam e Wilayat, Dushman ki Aankh ka kanta | Agha Syed Jawad Naqvi, 7 July 2020, retrieved 23 March 2021
  17. ^ "فعالیت بانک ربوی، محاربه با خدا است". iqna.ir.
  18. ^ "اشک های حضرت آیت الله جوادی آملی به خاطر وجود ربا در سیستم بانکی / «بانک‎ها رباخواری دارند، ما واقعا حرف خدا را باور نکردیم»". fa. 6 August 1395.
  19. ^ "Nauroz'". nauroz.in (in Urdu). Lucknow: Nauroz International News Network. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  20. ^ Abbas, Aman (20 May 2020). "Sahafat" (in Urdu). No. 111. Lucknow: Daily Sahafat. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  21. ^ "'Sahafat' Urdu Daily, Published From Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India" (daily). www.sahafat.com/lucknow (in Urdu). No. 113. Lucknow: Sahafat Daily. 11 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Hindustan mai Shia Faroshi | Ustad e Mohtaram Syed Jawad Naqvi | 29-5-2020". Haqeeqat News (in Urdu). 16 June 2020. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  23. ^ Abbas, Aman (31 May 2020). "بوکھلاے جواد نقوی نےلگایا ہندستانی شیعہ لیڈران پر 'ملّت فروشی' کا الزام". www.sahafat.com/mumbai (in Urdu). No. 133. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India: Daily Sahafat. p. 1. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  24. ^ Abbas, Aman (1 June 2020). "बौखलाए जव्वाद नकवी ने लगाया हिन्दुस्तानी शिया लीडरान पर 'मिल्लत फरोशी' का इलज़ाम" (daily) (in Hindi). No. Year 16 # 300. Lucknow: dainikbhumitra.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

Further reading

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  • "Notes from the Margins: Shi‘a Political Theology in Contemporary Pakistan", Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US.[1][dead link]
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  1. ^ Saif, Mashal. Notes from the Margins: Shi'a Political Theology in Contemporary Pakistan (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
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