Kalbe Jawad

Kalbe Jawad Naqvi (مولانا سيد كلب جواد نقوى) is a prominent Twelver Shia Muslim cleric from Lucknow, India.[1][2]

Kalbe Jawad Naqvi
TitleHujjatul Islam wal Muslimin Sayyedul Fuqaha wa Mujtahideen
Personal
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
RegionUttar Pradesh
OccupationImam e Jumma, Lucknow
Member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Family background

He comes from a family of scholars known as "Khandan-e-Ijtehad",[3] and traces his lineage from Dildar Ali Naseerabadi (also known as Ghufran Ma'ab), their ancestors came to Jais from Sabzevar.[1][4] He is son of Kalbe Abid; Kalbe Hussain was his grandfather and Kalbe Sadiq is his uncle.[5]

Positions and activities

He has held following positions:[1]

  • Imam-e-Juma (leader of the Friday prayers) at the Shahi Asafi Mosque, Lucknow.[2][4][6][7]
  • Senior member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.[2][4]
  • Patron[8] & chairman[9] of the committee of "Shia Orphanage" Gulistan-e-Abutalib a.s., Lucknow.
  • Member Rashtriya Sewa Sangh
  • Member of the "Joint Ulema Council", founded after 19 February 2006.[4]
  • National President Rashtriya Shia Sufi Sangh
  • General Secretary Majlis e Ulama e Hind[10]

In June 2000 he founded an organization named Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain (a.s.).[6]

Involvement in Azadari movement of Lucknow

He have been involved in azadari movement protests since 1980s,[11] and subsequently led vigorous anti-government demonstrations at Lucknow in 1997 to lift two decades old ban on Azadari processions in Lucknow.[4][12] He got arrested two times during the movement:[12]

  • He with Sunni clerics Maulana Qamar Minai and Imam Bukhari of Delhi were arrested on 3 June 1997 for organising a meeting and defying Section 144 I.P.C.
  • He was again arrested on 28 June 1997 at 4:00 a.m. under National Security Act (NSA).

The government later entered into a tripartite Shias-Sunnis-Administration agreement and nine main processions on the 1st, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Muharrum, Chehlum, 8th Rabiul Awwal and 21st Ramzan have been restored.[12]

Involvement in Waqf movement of Lucknow

The "Waqf Movement" or Tehreek-e-Awqaf which is going on in Lucknow under his leadership has achieved significant success in Lucknow and Delhi (with Dargah e Shah Mardan case).[13] He has been demanding CBI inquiry into the corruption taken place in UP Shia Central Waqf Board from a very long time. So far the governments have given assurance only.[14] He founded of noore hidayat foundation lucknow.[15]

Involvement in demonstrations and rallies

He held an anti US/Israel/Denmark rally at Lucknow which was attended by over one million people.[16][17][18][19][20]

Execution of Nimr al-Nimr

In an interview condemning the execution of Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia which was posted on the Internet on 3 January 2016 (as translated by MEMRI), Jawad accused Israel and the United States to be involved in the execution, stating that: "Israeli and American hands are involved in [the execution of Sheikh Al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia] and so are other Arab countries, which have unleashed cruelty on the minorities, and are supporting and backing terrorism. They are all involved in this. They don't want any voices to be raised against terrorism."[21][22]

Wahhabism and Jews

In the same interview Jawad compared practitioners of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia to Jews, stating that: "This is the path of the Jews. According to their Talmud, none but the Jews have the right to live. The Jewish mentality and the Wahhabi mentality are one and the same. That is why we say that there is no difference between the Saudis and the Jews. Their policies are the same, and they support one another. In fact, the Jews are their patrons."[23]

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References
  1. "Who is Maulana Syed Kalbe Jawad Naqvi?". India Today. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. Wallace, Paul; Roy, Ramashray (5 May 2011). India's 2009 Elections: Coalition Politics, Party Competition and Congress Continuity. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0774-3.
  3. Jones, Justin. "Khandan-i-Ijtihad: Genealogy, history, and authority in a household of 'ulama in modern South Asia". Modern Asian Studies: 1–43. doi:10.1017/S0026749X18000598. ISSN 0026-749X.
  4. The Milli Gazette Online, Who is Kalbe Jawwad By Rizvi Syed Haider Abbas, 24 May 2006
  5. Gayer, Laurent (2012). Muslims in Indian Cities: Trajectories of Marginalisation. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-84904-176-8.
  6. "Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  7. Muslim India. Muslim India. 2007.
  8. shia yateem khaana, Lucknow, Committee Archived 27 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  9. shia yateem khaana, Lucknow, Home Archived 3 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ": : : : : Majlis-E-Ulema-E-Hind : : : :". majliseulamaehind.com. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  11. South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Published under the auspices of the Pakistan American Foundation. 1992.
  12. "Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, Azadari Movement". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  13. "Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, Waqf Movement". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  14. "वक्‍फ बोर्ड की नहीं हुई CBI जांच तो पूरा मुहर्रम बड़े इमामबाड़े में: मौलाना कल्‍बे जव्‍वाद". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  15. noorehidayatfoundation.org
  16. Tanzeem-e-Pasdaran-e-Husain, News Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  17. "Cleric detained, supporters go on rampage in Lucknow". Express news service. 15 November 2010.
  18. "Shia tussle spills on to Lucknow road". TNN. 15 November 2010.
  19. "Dispute over college sparks violence". The Hindu. Lucknow. 15 November 2010.
  20. Singh, Rohit (14 November 2010). "Row over Shia College". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010.
  21. "MAULANA S KALBE JAWAD CONDEMS KILING OF SHIA CLERIC SHEIKH NIMR" on YouTube
  22. Indian Shias outraged at the execution of Saudi cleric Sheikh Nimr, call for nationwide protest, The Times of India, 2 January 2016.
  23. Shiite Indian Cleric Kalbe Jawad: Jewish and Wahhabi Mentality Responsible for Terrorism, MEMRI, Clip No. 5309 (transcript) (Video clip available here), 3 January 2016.
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