Hawzah News Agency- Hujjat al-Islam Maulana Sayyid Intizar Hussain Naqvi, son of Iftikhar Hussain, was born in 1344 AH in Usmanpur village located in Amroha, India. One of his forebears, Sayyid Chand bin Noor, is traced back to Imam Ali al-Hadi (PBUH) through twelve intermediaries, and he himself is traced back to the same Imam through twenty-six intermediaries.
Having received his primary education in his hometown, he moved to Bubul Ilm Noganvan school where he had the privilege of studying under great scholars such as Ayatollah Sayyid Agha Heyder Zeydi, Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammad Taqi Bastavi, and Maulan Javad Asghar Nateq. For more details, please refer to Anwarul Falak, Vol. 1, p. 30.
upon completing his studies, he embarked on missionary journeys to various regions:
· In 1954, he paid a trip to Tanzania.
· In 1958, he paid a trip to Tanga, Tanzania.
· In 1961, he paid a trip to Tabora, Tanzania, and to Madagascar.
He was widely recognized as a distinguished preacher, author, translator, mutakallim, and scholar during his time.
Upon his return to India from Africa, he was appointed as Friday prayer at Imamia Hall, Delhi, in 1986 and then assumed the position of Bareilly’s Friday Imam.
He actively preached Islam in the states of Bengal and Gujarat, including the city of Murshidabad in Bengal and the city of Khambhat in Gujarat.
Hujjat al-Islam Maulana Sayyid Intizar Hussain single-handedly delivered sermons during the first decade of Muharram for 14 years in the Meyman district of Bonjour.
He engaged in numerous religious debates, including notable ones with Maulana Ghulam Rasul Farooqi (the Friday prayer Imam of Mangopur) and Dr. Hafiz Rais Ahmad (Bihar).
Through his tireless efforts in the Purnia district of Bihar, India, a large number of people embraced the true faith of Shia Islam.
Maulana received many letters some of which were penned to evaluate his knowledge, some were written with the intention of writers’ own knowledge progress, and many others wrote the letters to seek guidance. He responded to each inquiry, providing them with irrefutable evidence and logical reasoning, as a result of which a significant number of individuals embraced the Shia faith.
Maulana penned numerous works for the public, including "The Pillar of Truth" (3 volumes), "Endeavor of Truth," "The Two Sides of the Mirror," "Manifestation of Truth," "A Glimpse into the Mourning of Imam Hussein (PBUH)," and "A Heart in Pain is Something Else, A Secret of the Heart is Something Else."
This Indian scholar put a lot of time and effort into answering questions. In 1985 he paid a missionary trip to the Purnia district of Bihar in which he remained for twenty days. Upon completing the missionary program, when he returned home, he was given an audio tape containing religious questions. His first step was to listen to the tape and begin providing answers. The sheer volume of questions resulted in a compilation of the questions and answers into a booklet spanning twenty-one pages.
God blessed him with three sons named Sayyid Mohammad, Sayyid Mohammad Asghar, and Sayyid Bezaat Ali, and one daughter. One of his grandsons, Maulana "Sayyid Manzoor Ali," also known as "Mohsin Naqvi," is currently studying at the Qom Seminary.
Maulana Intizar had reached the pinnacle of humility and selflessness. his determination was as steadfast and strong as a mountain. He utterly detested self-aggrandizement. His spirituality and piety were so profound that no worldly distractions could entice him.
Finally, this beacon of knowledge and action departed this life on the 24th of Dhu al-Qa'dah, 1418 AH, in the land of Delhi, evoking deep sorrow among their loved ones and was laid to rest in Amroha. (For more details, refer to Najm al-Hidayah, Vol. 3, p. 49.)