Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi

Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi was a Shia Muslim scholar, speaker, author, historian and poet.

Biography

Rizvi was born at Gopalpur, district Siwan, Bihar, India in 1948.[1] His father was Syed Mazhar Hussain Rizvi.

He had six sons and one daughter. His second eldest son Hujjat-ul-Islam wal Muslameen Maulana Syed Shahid Jamal Rizvi lives in Qom, Iran. His son-in-law's name is Syed Irfan Abbas Rizvi a famous poet writer and nauhakhawn.[1]

Rizvi was awarded many popular titles, like Adeeb-E-Asr, Sha'oor, Mutarajjim Al-Ghadir, Allama etc. The title Adeeb-E-Asr was awarded by Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi in Iran. Rizvi’s poetic title was "Sha'oor Gopalpuri".[2]

 
Funeral ceremony of Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi

Rizvi died on 10 February, 2002 at Gopalpur district Siwan, Bihar, India.[1]

His work

Books

Rizvi wrote many books, He also translated many books from Arabic to Urdu and Persian to Urdu. Some of his literary works are below.

Books translated by Rizvi

Al-Ghadir Rizvi, on the request of Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi, translated the book Al-Ghadir. The first volume was published in 1991. In 2010, the complete set of volumes were published by the Qur'an o itrat foundation.[3][4]

  • Tareekh-e-Islam me Ayesha ka kirdaar (3 vol.)[9][10]
  • Masa'eb-e-Aale Muhammad [11]
  • Al-Hayat (2 vol.)[12]
  • Shahr-E-Shahadat [13]
  • Imam Mehdi(A.S) Hadees Ki Roshni Me[14]
  • Resala Amaliya Imam Khomaini(2 vol.)[15]
  • Mayyat pe Girya[16]
  • Khushboo Bahar Ki.
  • Masaji-O-Imambara.
  • Khanwada-e-Shairazi Biswi Sadi me.

Books written by Rizvi

  • Ghadeer ke Char Alamti Shayer[17]
  • Hayat Ayatullah-ul-uzma Shirazi.
  • Tohfe ka meyar Tahzeeb.
  • Sha'oor-e-Shahadat.
  • Sha'oor-e-Wilayat.
  • Anwaar-e-Sha'oor.

Articles

His articles were greatly influenced by Islamic literature. They are mainly about Qur'an, wilayat, the tragedy of Karbala, and usool-e-deen. Some of his articles are listed below.

Beside Islamic article, he had also written articles on Urdu Literature. This type of articles were related to different aspect of life and way of living it. The articles also describe the way of spreading Love, affection and generosity among mankind.

Poetic work

Rizvi wrote as many as Nauhe, Qaseede and Gazals. They are compiled into three different books:

  • Abshaaro Ka Tarannum.
  • Mauj Dar Mauj(Salam-O-Nauhe).
  • Mauj Tabassum(Majmua Ghazliyat).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "SHA'OOR-E-WILAYAT saurulayt". SHA'OOR-E-WILAYAT. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. http://shaoorewilayat.com/Biography.aspx Archived 2014-02-01 at the Wayback Machine Urdu Biography of Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi in [www.shaoorewilayat.com]
  3. "Taghribnews (TNA) - Urdu version of Al-Ghadir to be unveiled". taghribnews.com. 14 November 2011.
  4. "AhlulBayt News Agenc". www.abna24.com. 15 February 2019.
  5. Al-Ghadir (vol.1). Qom, Iran. 2010. ISBN 978-600-6088-08-2.
  6. "Ghadeer - Quran, Hadees aur Adab may - 01 of 11". scribd.com.
  7. Amini, Sheikh Abdul Hossein (2010). Al-Ghadir (vol.2 & 3). Qom, Iran. ISBN 978-600-91931-5-8.
  8. "Ghadeer-Quran,Hadees,Adab may - 02, 03 of 11". scribd.com.
  9. Tareekh-e-Islam me Ayesha ka kirdaar (3 vol.). Qom,Iran: Ansariyan Publications. 2008. ISBN 978-964-438-643-5.
  10. "Tareekh e Islam Main Ayesha Ka Kirdar Vol 1_2_3.pdf" (PDF). Internet Archive.
  11. Masa'eb-e-Aale Muhammad (pbuh). Qom,Iran: The World center for Shitte studies. 2007. ISBN 978-964-94976-0-0.
  12. Al-Hayat (2 vol.).
  13. Shahr-E-Shahadat. Lucknow: Majlis-e-Ulma Wa'ezeen. 1999.
  14. Imam Mehdi(A.S) Hadees Ki Roshni Me. Lucknow: Majlis-e-Ulma Wa'ezeen. 1999.
  15. Resala Amaliya Imam Khomaini(2 vol.).
  16. Mayyat pe Girya. 2002.
  17. Ghadeer ke Char Alamti Shayer. Qom, Iran: Qur'aan o itrat foudation.

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