Ali Naqi Naqvi
Syed-ul-Ulama Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi Naqqan | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | Maulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi |
| Title | Grand Ayatollah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 26 December 1905 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 18 May 1988 (aged 83) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Lucknow, India |
| Post | Grand Ayatollah |
Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi (December 26, 1905 – May 18, 1988) (26 Rajab 1323 AH – 1 Shawal 1408 AH), also known as Naqqan Sahib, was an Indian Twelver Shia Marja, poet, writer, jurist and interpreter of the Quran. His written works include numerous books in Arabic as well as works in Urdu such as Shaheed-e-Insaniyat and Tareekh-e-Islam, and a translation of, and commentary on, the Quran.
Naqvi wrote over 100 books and 1000 shorter works on Shia Islam.