Hasnain Baqai

Hasnain Baqai, is a Sufi Sunni Muslim in India.

Hasnain Baqai
Hasnain Baqai, March 2016
TitleKhatibul Hind
Personal
Born
Safipur
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
ParentsSyed Waliullah Baqai
SchoolSufi
LineageSyed
Other namesShah Saheb
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Muslim leader
Based inSafipur
InitiationKhanqah Aliyah Baqaiyah
ProfessionIslamic scholar
Present postNayeb Sajjada Nasheen
Sanskrit name
Sanskritशाह सय्यद हसनैन बक़ाई

Family background

He is the son of Maqdoom e Millat Shah Syed Waliullah Baqai.[1]

Positions and activities

He has held the following positions:

Opinions

Divorce
Baqai addressing the media

Baqai disagrees with the notion of a "triple talaq" divorce. He is of the view that pronouncing triple Talaq will not render marriage void. He supported the BJP government rendition of an opinion against the legality of 'triple talaq' divorce for Muslim women, during the proceedings of the Supreme Court.[3][4]

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."[5][6]

Unity between Shia and Sunni

Baqai advocates the unity of Sunnis and Shia.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References
  1. "Safipur_ Unnao". www.aulia-e-hind.com.
  2. "AIUMB on Twitter".
  3. "तीन तलाक गैर इस्लामी मामला, सती प्रथा की तरह एक कुप्रथाः हसनैन बकाई".
  4. "Sufis join the chorus against triple talaq in single sitting – Times of India".
  5. "Protests in Srinagar, Lucknow over Saudi execution". 4 January 2016.
  6. IBTimes (4 January 2016). "Restrictions in Srinagar after Shias protest execution of cleric by Saudi Arabia".
  7. "आतंकवादी धमकी के बावजूद 25 को होगा शिया-सूफी सुन्नी सम्मेलन".
  8. "Shia cleric Kalbe Jawad claims he got threat call for speaking against terrorism | Lucknow News - Times of India".
  9. http://nayalook.com/?p=13057
  10. http://tahlkanews.in/up-news/lucknow-bada-imambada-shiya--sufi-sammelan--469773
  11. "आतंकवाद का मुकाबला इमाम हुसैन ने किया था".
  12. "आतंकवाद के खिलाफ बड़े इमामबाड़े शिया-सूफी सम्मेलन आज".
  13. "Yojana Monitor".
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