Biography:Hasnain Baqai

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Hasnain Baqai
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Hasnain Baqai, March 2016
TitleKhatibul Hind
Personal
Born
Safipur
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndia n
ParentsSyed Waliullah Baqai
SchoolSufi
LineageSyed
Other namesShah Saheb
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Muslim leader
Based inSafipur
InitiationKhanqah Aliyah Baqaiyah
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Present postNayeb Sajjada Nasheen
Websitewww.hasnainbaqai.blogspot.com
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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]

Family Background

He is the son of Maqdoom e Millat Shah Syed Waliullah Baqai.[9][10]

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 addressing the media

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

Baqai addressing a crowd in Lucknow

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

  1. "इंसानियत के लिए निकला हूं राह-ए-अमन पर – Navbharat Times". 11 October 2015. http://www.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/rah-e-aman-for-humanity-have-gone-out-on/articleshow/49302695.cms. 
  2. https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story---1610860.html
  3. https://www.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/amp39sunni-waqf-board-to-be-made-sufi-waqfamp39/articleshow/61208793.cms
  4. http://www.erfan.ir/hindi/79895.html
  5. "नोटबंदी के चलते सुन्नी सूफी कांफ्रेंस स्थगित". http://www.gaonconnection.com/desh-duniya/notbandi-postponed-due-to-the-sunni-sufi-conference. 
  6. "Archived copy". http://www.newnews.co.in/breaking-news/all-india-sunni-ulema-and-sufi-conference-in-lucknow-the-board-postponed-mshaik/. 
  7. "Category Statements – All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board". http://www.aiumb.org/india/press-release/statements/. 
  8. News), Raftaar News(Latest Hindi (18 October 2016). "आतंकवाद-के-विरुद्ध-फिर-दिखेगा-जंगे-कर्बला-का-मंजर". http://news.raftaar.in/jagran-news-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0/detail/dec9bef223b423347531ed3da0918ea4. 
  9. "Safipur_ Unnao". http://www.aulia-e-hind.com/dargah/safipur.htm. 
  10. "ABOUT SAFIPUR SHARIF". http://hasnainbaqai.blogspot.in/2010/08/about-safipur-sharif.html?m=1. 
  11. "AIUMB on Twitter". https://www.twitter.com/aiumbofficial/status/695880466268758016. 
  12. "Archived copy". http://naqeeblucknow.com/?p=15771. 
  13. "वक्त की जरूरत है मुसलमान एक हो : कल्बे जवाद – Navbharat Times". 11 October 2015. http://www.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/Time-is-needed-to-be-a-Muslim-Kalbe-Jawad/articleshow/49303963.cms. 
  14. https://news.raftaar.in/lucknow-teen-talaq-muslim-fatwa-khan-alia-bakaiya-practice-खानकाह-आलिया-बकाईया-फतवाः-प्रथा-तलाक/detail/e3ba091decd2efa1819ceaf3d6985fda
  15. https://mnaidunia.jagran.com/national/-three-divorce-non-islamic-issues-hasnain-bakai-1153187
  16. http://tasveernews.com/?reqp=1&reqr=nzcdYaEvLaE5pv5jLv52LD==
  17. 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
  18. "Sufis join the chorus against triple talaq in single sitting – Times of India". http://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/sufis-join-the-chorus-against-triple-talaq-in-single-sitting/articleshow/58664033.cms. 
  19. "Protests in Srinagar, Lucknow over Saudi execution". 4 January 2016. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/protests-in-srinagar-lucknow-over-saudi-execution/. 
  20. IBTimes. "Restrictions in Srinagar after Shias protest execution of cleric by Saudi Arabia". http://www.ibtimes.co.in/restrictions-srinagar-after-shias-protest-execution-cleric-by-saudi-arabia-661906. 
  21. https://m.navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/shia-sufi-sunni-conference-will-be-held-on-25th-despite-terrorist-threats/articleshow/63113546.cms
  22. https://m.timesofindia.com/city/lucknow/shia-cleric-kalbe-jawad-claims-he-got-threat-call-for-speaking-against-terrorism/articleshow/63049688.cms
  23. https://www.instantkhabar.com/item/2018-03-24-shiya.html
  24. http://avadhnama.com/shia-soofisammelan-25-marchanti-terrorist/
  25. http://nayalook.com/?p=13057
  26. http://tahlkanews.in/up-news/lucknow-bada-imambada-shiya--sufi-sammelan--469773
  27. https://m.patrika.com/lucknow-news/muslim-sammelan-in-lucknow-opposed-terrorism-and-its-supporters-1-2550356/
  28. https://m.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-muslim-1867549.html
  29. https://www.kashmirmonitor.in/Details/148556/a-curious-friendship

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