Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi
Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi  سید صفدر حسین نجفي  | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 1932 Alipur, Pakistan  | 
| Died | 3 December 1989 (aged 57) Lahore, Pakistan  | 
| Resting place | Jamea tul Muntazar, H. block, Model town, Lahore, Pakistan. | 
| Other names | Arabic/Persian/Urdu: سید صفدر حسین نقوى نجفی  | 
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam | 
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Lahore, Pakistan | 
| Post | Muhsin-e-Millat | 
| Period in office | 1956–1989 | 
| Predecessor | Principal of Jamea tul Muntazar | 
Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi  | |
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| Title | Muhsin-e-Millat | 
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1932 | 
| Died | 1989 | 
| Era | Modern era | 
| Region | Pakistan | 
| Main interest(s) | Tafsir, Hadith, Kalam, Fiqh, Islamic philosophy, Islamic ethics | 
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam | 
| Jurisprudence | Shia Islam | 
| Muslim leader | |
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Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi (مولانا سید صفدر حسین نجفی) was a scholar and religious leader.
Social background
Family and childhood
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]
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Education in Pakistan
Secondary education
- Madrasa Sadeqiya, Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan District, Maulana Allama Hussain Bakhsh Jarra (1947) commentary of the Quran.
 - Madrasa in Khangarh, Maulana Ahmed Hassan, Shara Jami, Qutbi and Shara Bab e Hadi Ashar (1949).
 - Madrasa Bab un Najaf in village Jarra, Dera Ismail Khan, Allama Hussain Bakhsh Jarra
 
Education in Najaf Ashraf
On 17 October 1951 he went to Najaf Ashraf.
Higher education
- Kifaya, Rasael and Makasib for 4 years in Najaf Ashraf.
 - Dars e kharij for one year.
 
His mentors in Najaf Ashraf were
- Grand Ayatollah Syed Muhsin ul-Hakim,
 - Grand Ayatollah Abul Qasim Khoei,
 - Allama Sheikh Muhammad Ali Afghani,
 - Allama Syed Abul Qasim Rashti,
 - Grand Ayatollah Agha Buzurg Tehrani (who gave him the certification (Ijaza) of the Hadith).
 - Sheikh Muhammad Taqi Aal e Razi
 - Sheikh ul Jamea Allama Akhtar Abbas Najafi.[3]
 
After 5 years in the Holy City in 1956 Allama Syed Safdar Hussain Najafi returned to his homeland Pakistan.
Publications
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
- Tafseer e Namoona[4][5] the commentary of the Quran written by Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, 27 volumes.[6]
 - Tafseer e Mauzooee, the topical commentary of the Quran written by Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, 10 volumes.
 - Tazkira tul Khawaas, written by Sibt ibn e Jaozi.
 - Tozih ul Masail, written by Imam Khomaini "Tozih ul Masail".
 - Hukumat e Islami, written by Imam Khomaini named "Wilayat e Faqeeh". (1972)[7]
 - Tafseer e Mauzooee, the topical commentary of the Quran written by Grand Ayatollah Ja‘far Sobhani, 14, volumes .[8]
 
- 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
- Profiles of Intelligence, Brig. Syed A.I. Tirmazi, SI (M) P. 278 & 280, Bookseller: Amazing Books International, Delhi, India 1995.
 - 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, Publisher: Dhaka : Bibi Akhtar Prakãs?ani, 2001.
 - The madrasa in Asia, (political activism and transnational linkages) P. 132, Author: Farish Ahmad-Noor, Yåogåindar Sikkand, Martin van Bruinessen, Publisher: Amsterdam, NL : Amsterdam University Press, ©2008.
 - www.islamic-laws.com/marja/safdarhussain.htm
 - Allama Syed Muhammad Yar Shah Najafi
 - Allama Hussain Bakhsh Jarra
 - Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi
 - Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan (TJP)
 - Allama Mufti Jafar Hussain
 - Allama Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi
 - Allama Arif Hussain Hussaini
 
References
- ^ a b Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 32 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
 - ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 32 & 33 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
 - ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 34, Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
 - ^ تفسير نمونہ. Tafseer-e-namona.com.
 - ^ Ziaraat.com – Online Books. Ziyaraat.net.
 - ^ 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.
 - ^ Rooznama, Jisarat, Karachi, Pakistan 1979.
 - ^ 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.
 - ^ An Introduction to the Book: Nafasal Mahmoom || Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. Imam Reza.
 - ^ المنتظر لائبريرى- جامعۃ المنتظر- تفصیلی اعداد و شمار. Alibrary.org.
 - ^ Safdar Bukhari, Muhsin-ul-Millat mukhtasar sawaneh aur karnaame, P. 88 to 92 Lahore, Pakistan, December 1990,
 
Bibliography
- 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.
 
External links
- http://www.alibrary.org/
 - http://www.jmuntazar.org/Principals.htm
 - http://www.tafseer-e-namona.com/
 - http://www.ziyaraat.net/findbook.asp?srchwhat=All&LibroID=405&AgregarVista=Si&page=5&Archivo=TafseereNamoona1of15.pdf&escritor=All&tema=Quran&idioma=All&orderby=titulo
 - http://abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&Id=229907
 - http://www.fetrat.com/en/WFM_News.aspx?FLD_ID=699
 
