Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi (Persian: احمد موسوی هندی; 1800–1869) was a Twelver Shia cleric. He was the paternal grandfather of the supreme leader of the Islamic republic of Iran, Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ahmad Musavi Hindi | |
|---|---|
سيد احمد موسوى هندى | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1800 |
| Died | 1869 (aged 68–69) |
| Children | Mostafa |
| Parent | Din Ali Shah (father) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Twelver Shia Islam |
Biography
editIndia
editHis family migrated towards the end of the 18th century from Nishapur in Iran to Oudh in northern India.[1][2][3] They settled in the town of Kintoor, Barabanki district.[4][5][6] Zayn al-'Abidin al-Musavi, who was progenitor of Syeds of Kintoor, was great-great-grandfather of Syed Ahmad.[7] He was born in Kintoor.[4][5][8]
Iraq
editIn about 1830 he permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Ali in Najaf, Iraq.[5][6][8] According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule.[9]
Iran
editHe visited Iran in 1834 and bought a house in Khomeyn.[4] He later purchased more land in and around Khomeyn, including an orchard and caravanserai. These properties remained in the family up to modern times.[6][8]
By 1841 he had married three wives: Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum, and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomeyn. He had five children, including a son named Mostafa (father of Ruhollah Khomeini), who was born in 1856 from Sakineh.[4]
Death
editThe Hindi nisba (title)
editHe continued to be known by the nisba (title) Hindi (i.e. from Hind or India), indicating his stay there. Even Ruhollah Khomeini used Hindi as a pen name in some of his ghazals.[6] Ruhollah Khomeini's brother was known by name Nureddin Hindi.[5]
References
edit- ^ Algar, Hamid (2010). "A short biography". In Koya, Abdar Rahman (ed.). Imam Khomeini: Life, Thought and Legacy. Islamic Book Trust. p. 19. ISBN 978-9675062254.
- ^ Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo Cole
- ^ Art and culture: endeavours in interpretation By Ahsan Jan Qaisar, Som Prakash Verma, Mohammad Habib
- ^ a b c d e From Khomein, A biography of the Ayatollah, 14 June 1999, The Iranian
- ^ a b c d Khomeini: life of the Ayatollah, Volume 1999 By Baqer Moin
- ^ a b c d Ruhollah Khomeini's brief biography by Hamid Algar
- ^ Islam, Politics, and Social Movements By Edmund Burke, III, Ervand Abrahamian
- ^ a b c The Columbia world dictionary of Islamism By Olivier Roy, Antoine Sfeir
- ^ Moin, Baqer (2000). Khomeini: Life of the Ayatollah. St. Martin's Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-312-26490-9.