Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi

Who is Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi?

Grand Ayatollah Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi Mujtahid آیت اللہ سید محسن نواب رضوی was a great Shia Scholar.

He was born on 1911 at Lucknow. His father Maulana Syed Ahmad Nawab Rizvi was also a prominent Shia Scholar and was the editor of Monthly Urdu Magazine Alawarif which was published under the patronage of Nasirul millat Syed Nasir Husain Sahab Maulana Syed Mohsin Nawab Mujtahid was Ex Student of Madrase Nazmia and Sultanaul-Madaris.

After getting his highest Degree of Sadrul Afazil from Madrasa Sulatanul Madaris he went to Hauzae Ilmiyah Najaf, Iraq and there he satudied Darse Kharij from Ayatollah Abu al Hasan Esfahani,Ayatollah Syed Ziauddin Iraqi,Ayatollah Mirza Husain Naini,Ayatollah Shaikh Abdul Husain Rashti,Ayatollah Seyed Jawad Tabrezi and he obtained Ijazae ijtihad. He had a great command in Urdu, Arabic and Persian languages. During his student life in Lucknow he was the editor of an Arabic religious and literary magazine "Al-Adeeb" which was being published under the patronage of Nasirul Millat Syed Nasir HusainDuring his stay in Najaf he was very popular among the Scholars of Iraq and Iran due to his extraordinary abilities in Arabic Literature and Fiqha. After coming back from Iraq he was appointed as a Principal of Jamaey Imaniya Nasirya JaunpurIndia, he was the revivalist of the Jamey Imaniya Nasirya in Junpur he took charge of Managing trustee of a middle School under his supervision and due to his efforts that middle School is now a leading Degree College of Jaunpur District which is known as "Raza D.M.Shia Degree College" of Jaunpur U.P. After Jaunpur, Maulana Syed Mohsin Nawab Rizvi was called on by then Nawab of Rampur India to take the charge of the Madrsae- Alya Rampur as a principal. After remaining few years as the Principal he came back to Lucknow and joined Madrase Sulatanul Mdaris Lucknow India as the Vice Principal. He had many of his disciples all over the world and many of them are top Orators, Writers, Teachers, Head of the departments of the Arabic faculty and Clergymen etc.