Ammar Nakshawani Explained

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani
Birth Place:Kuwait
Nationality:British
Other Names:SAN
Workplaces:Hartford Seminary
Harvard University
Period:2003–present
Notable Works:The 14 Infallibles
Islam : Liberté, égalité, fraternité,[1]
Footnotes:Ultimately the results of Ghadīr brought ʾImām Muḥammad al-Bāqir (ع), ʾImām Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (ع), ʾImām ʿAlī ar-Riḍhā (ع), ʾImām ʿAlī al-Hādī (ع). Whereas Saqīfa one day brought Yazīd (ل).
Native Name:عمار النقشواني
Website:www.sayedammar.com

Sayed Ammar Nakshawani (; born 1981) is a British Shia scholar, author and orator.[2]

Nakshawani was listed as one of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2014.[3] He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Middle East Institute. He previously held the Imam Ali Chair for Shi'i Studies and Dialogue among Islamic Legal Schools at Hartford Seminary.

Early life and education

Nakshwani was born to Emad Nakshawani, the son of Murtadha Nakshawani (died 1990), who served as a representative of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei in Kufa.[4] [5] His uncle, Baqir al-Irawani is an Islamic jurist and teacher at the Islamic seminary of Najaf. In 1987 his family migrated to England.[6]

Initiatives

Nakshawani serves as the Special Representative to the United Nations for the Universal Muslim Association of America (UMAA).

In his position at the UMAA, he performed extensive research and academic analysis of ancient Islamic texts, which he has discussed at a number of academic forums.[7] [8] [9]

Career

In 2014, Nakshawani was included in the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims (also known as The Muslim 500, an annual publication first published in 2009) in the "Preachers and Spiritual Guides" section.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 978-2841619764. Islam, liberté, égalité, fraternité . Nakshawani . Sayed Ammar . 2013 . Dar Albouraq .
  2. Web site: Seyed Ammar Nakhjavani Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. www.belfercenter.org. en. 2 April 2018.
  3. Web site: The 500 Most Influential Muslims. He often use divisive speeches against Sunni muslims and hatred towards sahaba(companions of Prophet Muhammad) . 12 February 2014.
  4. Book: Sobhani, Jafar. Yadnameh, Ayatollah Uzma Khoei. 179. fa. Memories, Grand Ayatollah Khoei.
  5. Web site: In conversation with Sayed Ammar Nakshawani on Karachi, peace and unity. Tribune.com.pk. 23 October 2017. The Express Tribune. en. 17 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Profile: Sayed Ammar Nakshawani. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412215627/http://umaamerica.net/content/sayed-ammar-nakshawani. dead. 12 April 2013. Universal Muslim Association of America. 31 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Crossroads of Islamic Divisions . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090425025126/http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/shuruq/Events.html . 25 April 2009 . 31 July 2014 . www.nyu.edu . Shuruq.
  8. Web site: Ammar Nakshawani. The Muslim 500. en-US. 17 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Sayed Ammar Nakshawani. Al-Islam.org. en. 17 April 2020.
  10. Web site: The 500 Most Influential Muslims . 12 February 2014.