Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi

Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi (مولانا سید صفدر حسین نجفی) was a scholar and religious leader.

Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi
سید صفدر حسین نجفي
Personal life
Born1932
Alipur, Pakistan
Died3 December 1989 (aged 57)
Lahore, Pakistan
Resting placeJamea tul Muntazar, H. block, Model town, Lahore, Pakistan.
Other namesArabic/Persian/Urdu:
سید صفدر حسین نقوى نجفی
Religious life
ReligionUsuli Twelver Shi`a Islam
Senior posting
Based inLahore, Pakistan
PostMuhsin-e-Millat
Period in office1956–1989
PredecessorPrincipal of Jamea tul Muntazar
Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi
TitleMuhsin-e-Millat
Personal life
Born1932
Died1989
EraModern era
RegionPakistan
Main interest(s)Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam, Fiqh, Islamic philosophy, Islamic ethics
Religious life
ReligionIslam
JurisprudenceShia Islam
Muslim leader
Influenced

Social background

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Family and childhood

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Najafi was born in 1932 at Alipur, a tehsil of Muzaffargarh District in the Panjab province of Pakistan.[1] He is the son of Syed Ghulam Sarwar Naqvi from a Naqvi Syed family.[2] He was descended from Syed Jalal-ul-Din Surkhposh Bukhari (and his grandson Jahaniyan Jahangasht is buried in the Uch), who was from a branch of the scions of Imam Ali Naqi.[1]

Education in Pakistan

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Secondary education

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Education in Najaf Ashraf

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On 17 October 1951 he went to Najaf Ashraf.

Higher education

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  • Kifaya, Rasael and Makasib for 4 years in Najaf Ashraf.
  • Dars e kharij for one year.

His mentors in Najaf Ashraf were

After 5 years in the Holy City in 1956 Allama Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi returned to his homeland Pakistan.

Publications

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Allama Najafi started a monthly Islamic magazine with the title of Al-Muntazar wrote 40 books on different topics and translated more than 60 books.

Translation into Urdu

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  • Ahsan ul Maqaal, written by Sheikh Abbas Qumi "Muntahi ul Aamaal".
  • Intekhaab Tabari, written by Ibn e Jurair Tabari.
  • Sa'ada tul Abadia, written by Sheikh Abbas Qumi.
  • Nafas ul Mahmoom, written by Sheikh Abbas Qumi.[9]
  • Wilayat e Faqeeh written by Ayatollah Hussain Ali Muntazeri 4 volumes.
  • Madan ul Jawahir,
  • Irshad ul Quloob, written by Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlasi
  • Aqaed e Imamia, written by Sheikh Muhammad Raza Muzaffar Najafi.
  • Barah Imami Shia aur Ahl ul Bayt (a.s),
  • Aitraaf e Haqiqat,
  • Ifadiat e Mahafel o Majalis ke Awamil,
  • Risala tul Mawaiz,
  • Hujjat e Isna Asharia,
  • Shia Isna Asharia,
  • Chehel (40) Hadith, written by Syed Ali Fani.
  • Al Sibtan fi Maoqef e Hima,
  • Mubadiat e Hukomat e Islami,
  • Al Irshad, written by Sheikh Mufid, Named Tazkara tul Athar.
  • Huqooq aur Islam,
  • Jahad e Akbar,
  • Markae Haq o Batil,
  • Yazidi Firqah,
  • Manasek e Hujj,
  • Kitab e Ziaraat,
  • Hodood o Ta'ziraat,
  • Islami Jomhoriya par Aiterazaat, Deen o Aql ki Roshni main,
  • Deen e Huq Aql ki Roshni main,
  • Kitab al Saqifa,
  • Hamary Aimma – Seerat e Aimma, 12 small booklets.
  • Irfan ul Majalis,
  • etc.[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 32 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
  2. ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 32 & 33 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
  3. ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 34, Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
  4. ^ تفسير نمونہ. Tafseer-e-namona.com.
  5. ^ Ziaraat.com – Online Books. Ziyaraat.net.
  6. ^ The Holy Qur'ãn in South Asia, (a bio-bibliographic study of translations of the Holy Qur'ãn in 23 South Asian languages) Author: Mofakhkhar Hussain Khan, P. 551 Publisher: Dhaka : Bibi Akhtar Prakãs?ani, 2001.
  7. ^ Rooznama, Jisarat, Karachi, Pakistan 1979.
  8. ^ The Holy Qur'ãn in South Asia, (a bio-bibliographic study of translations of the Holy Qur'ãn in 23 South Asian languages) Author: Mofakhkhar Hussain Khan, P. 550 Publisher: Dhaka : Bibi Akhtar Prakãs?ani, 2001.
  9. ^ An Introduction to the Book: Nafasal Mahmoom || Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. Imam Reza.
  10. ^ المنتظر لائبريرى- جامعۃ المنتظر- تفصیلی اعداد و شمار. Alibrary.org.
  11. ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 88 to 92 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,

Bibliography

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  • Grand Ayatollah Bazurg Tehrani (1974–), Az-Zareeya ila Tasaaneef us-Shia (A List of Shia Books), Hawza Elmia Najaf Ashraf, Iraq.
  • Aal ul Bayt Global Information Centre, Musaniffat-us-Shia (Shia Books), Aal ul Bayt Global Information Centre.
  • Maulana Syed Hussain Arif Naqvi, Tazkarae Ulama e Imamia, Pakistan.
  • Maulana Riaz Hussain Jafari, Mayyar-e-Mawaddat (Ayatollah Allama Syed Muhammad Yar Shah Najafi ki Majalis ka Majmoo'a), Idara Minhaj-us-Saalehin, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Maulana Riaz Hussain Jafari, tazkara-e-Mawaddat (Allama Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi ki Majalis ka Majmoo'a), Idara Minhaj-us-Saalehin, Lahore, Pakistan.
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