Hasnain Baqai
Hasnain Baqai, also known as Shah Saheb, is an Islamic scholar.[1] He is the patron and parts of various social, academic and other developmental activities of Sufi Sunni Muslims in India.[2][3][4] He is the President of the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB U.P).[5][6][7] One source describes him as having an inclusive and broadminded interpretation of Islam.[8]
Hasnain Baqai | |
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Hasnain Baqai, March 2016 | |
Title | Khatibul Hind |
Personal | |
Born | |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Indian |
Parents | Syed Waliullah Baqai |
School | Sufi |
Lineage | Syed |
Other names | Shah Saheb |
Profession | Islamic scholar |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Safipur |
Initiation | Khanqah Aliyah Baqaiyah |
Profession | Islamic scholar |
Present post | Nayeb Sajjada Nasheen |
Website | www |
Sanskrit name | |
Sanskrit | शाह सय्यद हसनैन बक़ाई |
Positions and activities
He has held the following positions:
- Executive Member of the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board[11]
- Shia-Sunni Ekta Adhiveshan, a sectarian unity movement in Lucknow.[12][13]
- Nayeb Sajjada Nasheen Khanqah Baqaiyah Safipur Sharif [14] [15]
- Founder of the Sufi organisation "Sangh Ekta Dal"[16]
General Secretary, Central Executive Committee, Sufi Islamic Board. https://m.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttar-pradesh/state/lucknow/sufi-islamic-board-demands-ban-on-liquor-shops-in-lockdown/up20200506175022403
Opinions
Divorce
Baqai disagrees with the notion of a "triple talaq" divorce. He supported the central government's rendition of an opinion against the legality of 'triple talaq' divorce for Muslim women, during the proceedings of the Supreme Court.[17][18]
Execution of Nimr al-Nimr & Faris Zarani
In an interview condemning the execution of Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, Baqai said: "One Shia and [one] Sunni cleric were hanged just because they were raising voices for minorities’ rights and against the sheltering of terrorism by Saudi Arabia."[19][20]
Unity between Shia and Sunni
Baqai advocates the unity of Sunnis and Shia.[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
References
- "इंसानियत के लिए निकला हूं राह-ए-अमन पर – Navbharat Times". 11 October 2015.
- https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story---1610860.html
- https://www.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/amp39sunni-waqf-board-to-be-made-sufi-waqfamp39/articleshow/61208793.cms
- http://www.erfan.ir/hindi/79895.html
- "नोटबंदी के चलते सुन्नी सूफी कांफ्रेंस स्थगित".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Category Statements – All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board".
- News), Raftaar News(Latest Hindi (18 October 2016). "आतंकवाद-के-विरुद्ध-फिर-दिखेगा-जंगे-कर्बला-का-मंजर".
- "Safipur_ Unnao". www.aulia-e-hind.com.
- "ABOUT SAFIPUR SHARIF". hasnainbaqai.blogspot.in.
- "AIUMB on Twitter".
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "वक्त की जरूरत है मुसलमान एक हो : कल्बे जवाद – Navbharat Times". 11 October 2015.
- https://news.raftaar.in/lucknow-teen-talaq-muslim-fatwa-khan-alia-bakaiya-practice-खानकाह-आलिया-बकाईया-फतवाः-प्रथा-तलाक/detail/e3ba091decd2efa1819ceaf3d6985fda
- https://mnaidunia.jagran.com/national/-three-divorce-non-islamic-issues-hasnain-bakai-1153187
- http://tasveernews.com/?reqp=1&reqr=nzcdYaEvLaE5pv5jLv52LD==
- https://m.jagran.com/lite/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-fatwa-of-khan-khan-alia-bakaiya-like-a-satipratha-three-divorce-is-a-mal-practice-16019162.html
- "Sufis join the chorus against triple talaq in single sitting – Times of India".
- "Protests in Srinagar, Lucknow over Saudi execution". 4 January 2016.
- IBTimes. "Restrictions in Srinagar after Shias protest execution of cleric by Saudi Arabia".
- https://m.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/shia-sufi-sunni-conference-will-be-held-on-25th-despite-terrorist-threats/articleshow/63113546.cms
- https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/shia-cleric-kalbe-jawad-claims-he-got-threat-call-for-speaking-against-terrorism/articleshow/63049688.cms
- https://www.instantkhabar.com/item/2018-03-24-shiya.html
- http://avadhnama.com/shia-soofisammelan-25-marchanti-terrorist/
- http://nayalook.com/?p=13057
- http://tahlkanews.in/up-news/lucknow-bada-imambada-shiya--sufi-sammelan--469773
- https://m.patrika.com/lucknow-news/muslim-sammelan-in-lucknow-opposed-terrorism-and-its-supporters-1-2550356/
- https://m.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-muslim-1867549.html
- https://www.kashmirmonitor.in/Details/148556/a-curious-friendship