Thesis: “A Study of the Position of Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi in the History of Shiism”
Abstract:
Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi is one of the very great Shia scholars and the author of important theological works in the field of defending the domain of Shiism against the attacks of opponents, especially the refutation written by Shah Abd al-Aziz Dehlavi against the Shia under the title «تحفه اثنی عشریه». Through writing these books, especially «عبقات الانوار فی مناقب ائمه الاطهار», he was able to leave a lasting work of his own in the history of Shiism.
Title
A Study of the Position of Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi in the History of Shiism
Level
Master’s Degree
Educational Center
Faculty of Theology, Payam Noor University
Supervisor
Dr. Asghar Qaedan
Advisor
Dr. Karim Najafi Barzegar
Author
Ehsan Qannazadeh
Keywords
Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi, History of Shiism in India, عبقات الانوار, Lucknow, آل عبقات
Abstract
Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi is one of the very great Shia scholars and the author of important theological books in the field of defending the domain of Shiism against the attacks of opponents, especially the refutation written by Shah Abd al-Aziz Dehlavi against the Shia under the title «تحفه اثنی عشریه». Through writing these books, especially «عبقات الانوار فی مناقب ائمه الاطهار», he was able to leave a lasting work of his own in the history of Shiism.
Lucknow, which was the center of the government of the Nawabs of Awadh, suffered in the time of Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn from much political, social, and even religious disorder. This was because the weakness of the Nawab government, and consequently the increase of colonial influence on the one hand, and the religious propaganda of other religions and sects and their refutation-writing against Shiism on the other hand, had created difficult conditions for the Shias of India.
In such circumstances, Allamah Mir Hamid Husayn rose to defend the sanctity of the Ahl al-Bayt. Although other books were written by Shia scholars, and even by scholars of Mir Hamid Husayn’s own family, in refutation of Shah Abd al-Aziz’s «تحفه», none of them was able to have such a profound impact on the Shia society of India and other Islamic lands.
This very scholarly and intellectual support of the Allamah for the Shias of India caused him to leave behind an enduring role in the history of Shia civilization. The family of Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi also rendered many services in the direction of spreading Shia teachings, and the book «عبقات الانوار» is considered one of them.
Studying the scholarly and practical conduct of this great Shia scholar and explaining the services of the family of عبقات can, while honoring his struggles in defense of Shia thought, play an important role in creating a scholarly and ethical model for researchers.
