Ali Naqi Naqvi

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Syed-ul-Ulama Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi Naqqan
Preceded by	Maulana Abdul Hasan Naqvi
Title	Grand Ayatollah
Personal
Born	26 December 1905 Lucknow, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India
Died	18 May 1988 (aged 83) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Usuli Twelver Shi`a Islam
Muslim leader
Based in	Lucknow, India
Post	Grand Ayatollah

Grand Ayatollah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi Nasirabadi (December 26, 1905 – May 18, 1988) (26 Rajab 1323 AH – 1 Shawal 1408 AH), also known as Naqqan Sahib,^[1] was a Twelver Shia Marja, poet, writer, jurist and Quranic interpreter. His notable Urdu works include Shaheed-e-Insaniyat and Tareekh-e-Islam. He also wrote a translation and commentary of the Quran, in addition to dozens of books in Arabic.

As a promenant scholar of Shia Islam, he authored more than 100 books and 1000 short works.^[2]