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{{Short description|Indian Islamic scholar, writer and translator (1965–2025)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi
| image =
| honorific_prefix = [[Mawlānā]] [[Sayyid (name)|Syed]]
| office1 = Secretary of [[Nadwatul Ulama]]
| term_start1 = 6 May 2023
| term_end1 = 15 January 2025
| predecessor1 = [[Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi]]
| successor1 = Ammar Hasani Nadwi<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-01 |title=مولانا محمد عمار حسني ندوي ندوة العلماء لکھنؤ کے نئے سیکریٹری جنرل مقرر |trans-title=Maulana Muhammad Ammar Hasni Nadvi appointed as the new Secretary General of Nadwatul Ulama Lucknow |url=https://iumsonline.org/Ur/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=37430 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=[[International Union of Muslim Scholars]] |language=ur}}</ref>
| office2 = Editor-in-chief of the Arabic fortnightly [[Al-Raid]]
| term_start2 = 1 February 2019
| term_end2 = 16 January 2025
| predecessor2 = Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi
| module = {{Infobox religious biography|embed = yes|religion=Islam
| name = Syed Jafar Masood Hassani Nadwi
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1965|09|13}}
| birth_place = Takia, [[Raebareli district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2025|01|15|1965|09|13}}
| death_place = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| death_cause = [[Motor vehicle collision]]
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Islamic scholar, writer, translator
|alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]]|[[Lucknow University]]|[[King Saud University]]}}
|influences =
|father = [[Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi]]
|relatives = [[Rabey Hasani Nadwi]] (paternal uncle and father-in-law)
|denomination = [[Sunni Islam]]
|Madh'hab = [[Hanafi]]
|creed =
|Sufi_order =
|disciple_of =
| notable_works = ''Fī Masīrat al-Hayāt'' (Arabic translation), ''Basāir''
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}}

'''Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi''' (13 September 1965 – 15 January 2025) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, educator, writer,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2015 |title=Muslim law board chief speaks: One culture being imposed in country |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/muslim-law-board-chief-speaks-one-culture-being-imposed-in-country/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029012331/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/muslim-law-board-chief-speaks-one-culture-being-imposed-in-country/ |archive-date=29 October 2015 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2015 |title=MPLB chief: Particular culture is being imposed |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/4-national/13233-mplb-chief-particular-culture-is-being-imposed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116095725/https://www.milligazette.com/news/4-national/13233-mplb-chief-particular-culture-is-being-imposed/ |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=[[The Milli Gazette]] |language=en }}</ref> and translator. He was associated with [[Nadwatul Ulama]], Lucknow, where he held the position of Secretary (''Nazir-e-Aam'') from 2023 until his death in 2025. Nadwi also served as the editor-in-chief of ''[[Al-Raid]]'', an Arabic fortnightly journal, and contributed to the promotion of Islamic literature through his leadership as General Secretary and later President of the International League of Islamic Literature (''Aalami Rabta-e-Adab-e-Islami''). He was known for his translations and writings in Arabic and Urdu on Islamic thought, history, and literature.

== Early life and education ==
Jafar Masood Hassani Nadwi was born on 13 September 1965 in Takia, [[Raebareli district|Raebareli]], Uttar Pradesh, India, into a family with a strong Islamic scholarly background.<ref name="sph">{{Cite web |title=Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi |url=http://sphbooks.org/urdu/author-details?id=133 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115200059/http://sphbooks.org/urdu/author-details?id=133 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=sphbooks.org |language=ur }}</ref><ref name="Muniri">{{Cite web |last=Muniri |first=Abdul Mateen |date=16 January 2025 |title=مولانا جعفر مسعود حسنی ندوی – ایک مخلص معلم، داعی اور فکر کا داغِ جدائی |trans-title=Maulana Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi – A Sincere Teacher, Preacher, and the Scar of Separation of Thought |url=https://bhatkallys.com/articles/read/moulana-jafer-masud-hasani-nadwi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116043043/https://bhatkallys.com/articles/read/moulana-jafer-masud-hasani-nadwi/ |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=bhatkallys.com |language=ur }}</ref><ref name="Waseeque">{{cite thesis|last=Waseeque |first=Mohd|title=الأستاذ محمد واضح رشيد الحسني الندوي كاتبا ومفكراً|trans-title=Mohammad Wazeh Rasheed Hasani Nadawi as a writer and thinker|publisher=Department of Arabic, [[University of Lucknow]] |location= Lucknow, India|pages=254–255|year=2021|hdl= 10603/513096|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in:8443/jspui/handle/10603/513096 |language=ar}}</ref> His father, [[Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi]], was an Arabic writer and journalist, while his uncle, [[Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi]], was an Islamic scholar.<ref name="fikrokhabar"/>

Nadwi completed his early education in Raebareli, memorized the Quran, and later enrolled at [[Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama]], Lucknow. He received his ''Alimiyah'' degree in 1981 and ''Fazilah'' degree in 1983. He subsequently obtained an M.A. in Arabic from [[Lucknow University]] in 1986 and completed a teaching training course at [[King Saud University]] in 1990.<ref name="sph"/><ref name="Muniri"/><ref name="Waseeque"/>

He was the son-in-law of [[Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi]], the former chancellor of [[Nadwatul Ulama]].<ref name="Muniri"/>

== Career ==
Nadwi started his career in 1985 as a teacher of Hadith and Arabic literature at Madrasa Aliah Irfania, a branch of [[Nadwatul Ulama]] in Lucknow. During this time, he also taught social sciences and broadened his understanding of academic and Islamic subjects.<ref name="sph"/><ref name="Muniri"/><ref name="Waseeque"/>

In 2013, he was appointed the managing editor of ''[[Al-Raid]]'', an Arabic fortnightly journal published by Nadwatul Ulama, and in 2019, he became its editor-in-chief.<ref name="Muniri"/><ref name="sph"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2023 |title=ندوۃ العلماء کی فکر وقت کی ضرورت: رابع حسنی ندوی |trans-title=The need of the time for the thought of Nadwat-ul-Ulama: Rabey Hasani Nadwi |url=https://dailyhindustanexpress.com/nidwat-ulamas-worry-is-the-need-of-time-rabi-hosni-nadvi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325185407/https://dailyhindustanexpress.com/nidwat-ulamas-worry-is-the-need-of-time-rabi-hosni-nadvi/ |archive-date=25 March 2023 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Hindustan Express |language=ur }}</ref><ref name="Waseeque"/>

He held the position of Secretary (Nazir-e-Aam) of [[Nadwatul Ulama]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2023 |title=Rajnath on three-day Lucknow visit from June 16 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/rajnath-on-three-day-lucknow-visit-from-june-16-101686850874170.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501195915/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/rajnath-on-three-day-lucknow-visit-from-june-16-101686850874170.html |archive-date=1 May 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en-us }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2023 |title=مولانا سید رابع حسنی ندویؒ مسلمانان ہند کیلئے نقطہ اتفاق تھے جامع العلوم پٹکاپور میں تعزیتی اجلاس سے مولانا خالد سیف اللہ رحمانی سمیت دیگر علماء کا خطاب |trans-title=Maulana Syed Rabey Hassani Nadwi was a unifying figure for the Muslims of India, said scholars including Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani during a condolence meeting at Jamiatul Uloom, Patkapur. |url=https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/200021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612175914/https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/200021 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Baseerat Online |language=ur }}</ref> and also served as the Secretary of the Academy of Islamic Research and Publications ({{langx|ur|مجلسِ تحقیقات و نشریاتِ اسلام}}), Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 June 2024 |title=ناظم ندوۃ العلماء نے کتاب "دولت عثمانیہ اور ترکی کی تاریخ" کا رسم اجرا کیا، تاریخِ فلسطین کا بھی ذکر |trans-title=Nāzim of Nadwatul Ulama inaugurated the book "Dawlat-e-Uthmāniyyah aur Turkey ki Tareekh," and also mentioned the history of Palestine. |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/ur/!literature/nazim-nadwatul-ulama-released-the-book-history-of-ottoman-empire-and-turkey-and-also-mentioned-the-history-of-palestine-urn24051501013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120104403/https://www.etvbharat.com/ur/!literature/nazim-nadwatul-ulama-released-the-book-history-of-ottoman-empire-and-turkey-and-also-mentioned-the-history-of-palestine-urn24051501013 |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025|website=[[Etv Urdu|ETV Urdu]] |language=ur}}</ref> Additionally, he was the General Secretary<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadwi |first=Raihan Baig |date=5 October 2024 |title=Nadwat al-'Ulamā' aur is ke 'Ilmī o Taḥqīqī Idāre: Ek Ta'āruf |trans-title=Nadwat al-'Ulamā' and its Academic and Research Institutions: An Introduction |url=https://rafeeqemanzil.com/nadwatul-ulma-k-tehqeeqi-idaare/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120093703/https://rafeeqemanzil.com/nadwatul-ulma-k-tehqeeqi-idaare/ |archive-date=20 November 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Rafeeq-e-Manzil |language=ur}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadvi |first=Raziul Islam |date=4 November 2023 |title=جامعۃ الفیصل میں مولانا رابع ندوی پر سمینار |trans-title=Seminar on Maulana Rabey Nadvi at Jamiatul Faisal |url=https://qindeelonline.com/maulana-rabe-nadwi-par-seminar/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127033906/https://qindeelonline.com/maulana-rabe-nadwi-par-seminar/ |archive-date=27 November 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Qindeel |language=ur }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=1 December 2022 |title=بھٹکل میں رابطہ ادب اسلامی عالمی جنوبی ہند کا تنظیمی اجلاس |trans-title=Organizational Meeting of Rabita Adab Islami Alami South India Held in Bhatkal |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/karnataka/organizational-meeting-of-the-raabta-adab-islami-aalami-for-south-india-in-bhatkal/na20221201142249925925933 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201091756/https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/karnataka/organizational-meeting-of-the-raabta-adab-islami-aalami-for-south-india-in-bhatkal/na20221201142249925925933 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=[[ETV Bharat News]] |language=ur }}</ref> and later became the President of the International League of Islamic Literature ({{langx|ar|رابطة الأدب الإسلامي العالمية}}).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 December 2024 |title=Speakers at Jaipur Seminar Pay Glowing Tributes to Maulana Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi |url=https://clarionindia.net/speakers-at-jaipur-seminar-pay-glowing-tributes-to-maulana-abdur-rahim-mujaddidi/ |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Clarion India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=19 December 2024 |title=Maulana Abdur Rahim Mujaddidi: A visionary advocate for integrating religious and modern education in Madaris curriculum" |url=https://indiatomorrow.net/2024/12/19/maulana-abdur-rahim-mujaddidi-a-visionary-advocate-for-integrating-religious-and-modern-education-in-madaris-curriculum/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219152615/https://indiatomorrow.net/2024/12/19/maulana-abdur-rahim-mujaddidi-a-visionary-advocate-for-integrating-religious-and-modern-education-in-madaris-curriculum/ |archive-date=19 December 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=India Tomorrow |language=en }}</ref>

== Death ==
Nadwi died on 15 January 2025 in [[Lucknow]], India, in a traffic accident on the [[Prayagraj Bypass Expressway|Lucknow–Allahabad highway]]. He was 59.<ref name="etv">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=16 January 2025 |title=ندوۃ العلماء کے ناظرِ عام مولانا جعفر مسعود حسنی ندوی سڑک حادثے میں جاں بحق |trans-title=Secretary of Nadwatul Ulama, Maulana Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi, dies in a road accident. |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/ur/!state/nazir-e-aam-of-nadwatul-ulema-maulana-jafar-masood-hasani-nadwi-dies-in-a-road-accident-urn25011602487 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116093751/https://www.etvbharat.com/ur/!state/nazir-e-aam-of-nadwatul-ulema-maulana-jafar-masood-hasani-nadwi-dies-in-a-road-accident-urn25011602487 |archive-date=16 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur }}</ref><ref name="fikrokhabar">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 January 2025 |title=افسوسناک خبر: ناظرِ عام ندوۃ العلماء لکھنؤ حضرت مولانا جعفر مسعود حسنی ندوی انتقال کر گئے |trans-title=Sad news: Nazr-e-Aam Nadwatul Ulama Lucknow Hazrat Maulana Jafar Masood Hasni Nadvi passes away |url=https://fikrokhabar.com/moulana_syed_jafar_masood_hasani_nadwi_intiqal_kargaye_/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115202040/https://fikrokhabar.com/moulana_syed_jafar_masood_hasani_nadwi_intiqal_kargaye_/ |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=16 January 2025 |website=Fikro Khabar News |language=ur }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2025 |title=دارالعلوم ندوۃ العلماء لکھنؤ کے ناظر عام مولانا جعفر حسنی ندوی کا انتقال |trans-title=Maulana Jafar Hasani Nadvi, the secretary of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Lucknow, passed away. |url=https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/219826 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115202603/https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/219826 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=Baseerat Online |language=ur }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=15 January 2025 |title=Chief Administrator of Nadwa tul Ulema, Molana Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi, Passes Away After Vehicle Accident |url=https://theobserverpost.com/chief-administrator-of-nadwa-tul-ulema-molana-jafar-masood-hasani-nadwi-passes-away-after-vehicle-accident/ |access-date=15 January 2025 |website=The Observer Post |language=en-US}}</ref> He was buried on 16 January 2025 in his family's ancestral graveyard at Takia Kalan, [[Raebareli district|Raebareli]]. His funeral prayer was led by [[Bilal Abdul Hai Hasani Nadwi]], the chancellor of Nadwatul Ulama, and was attended by a large number of people.<ref name=Amir>{{Cite web |last=Nadwi |first=Mohd Amir |date=17 January 2025 |title=ندوۃ العلماء کے ناظرعام مولانا جعفر مسعودحسنی ندوی کی رحلت، رائے بریلی میں تدفین |trans-title=Nazir-e-Aam of Nadwatul Ulama, Maulana Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi, passes away; laid to rest in Raebareli. |url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/death-of-maulana-jafar-masood-hasani-nadwi-nazr-e-aam-of-nidwat-ul-ulama-burial-in-rae-bareilly-71732 |access-date=17 January 2025 |website=[[The Inquilab]] |language=ur}}</ref>

Public figures, including [[Khalid Saifullah Rahmani]] (President of the [[All India Muslim Personal Law Board]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2025 |title=حضرت مولانا سید محمد جعفر مسعود حسنی ندوی کی وفات علمی دنیا کے لئے بڑا خسارہ : مولانا خالدسیف اللہ رحمانی |trans-title=The demise of Hazrat Maulana Syed Muhammad Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi is a great loss to the academic world: Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani |url=https://www.baseeratonline.com/archives/219836 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Baseerat Online |language=ur}}</ref> [[Akhilesh Yadav]] (President of the [[Samajwadi Party]]), [[Chandrashekhar Azad (politician)|Chandrashekhar Azad]] (Leader of the [[Azad Samaj Party]]), [[Sajjad Nomani]], [[Akram Nadwi]] of [[Oxford University]], [[Syed Ahmed Bukhari]] (Shahi Imam of [[Jama Masjid, Delhi]]),<ref name=Amir/> and [[Priyanka Gandhi]] (General Secretary of [[All India Congress Committee|AICC]]),<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 January 2025 |title=Lucknow News: मौलाना जाफर का इंतकाल कौम के लिए बड़ा नुकसान |url=https://www.amarujala.com/lucknow/maulana-jafars-death-is-a-big-loss-for-the-community-lucknow-news-c-13-knp1050-1039348-2025-01-18 |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi}}</ref> offered condolences. Expressions of grief were also received from notable individuals in India and abroad.<ref name=Amir/>

== Literary works ==
Nadwi started writing at an early age, producing scholarly and literary articles on topics such as literature, Islamic thought, and history, in both Urdu and Arabic. His writings were regularly published in Arabic in ''[[Al-Raid]]'' and in Urdu in ''[[Tameer-e-Hayat]]'' and other journals and newspapers. He also translated several Urdu articles, academic papers, literary works, and political writings into Arabic, along with full books. Some of his notable works include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=مرکز الشیخ ابی الحسن الندوی للبحوث والدراسات الاسلامیۃ |trans-title=Shaikh Abul Hasan Nadwi Centre for Islamic Research and Studies |url=https://aljamiaalislamia.com/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909123959/https://aljamiaalislamia.com/%D9%85%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%AE-%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%88%DB%8C/ |archive-date=9 September 2024 |access-date=16 January 2025 |language=ur }}</ref><ref name="Waseeque"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nadwi |first=Muhammad Azam |author-link=Muhammad Azam Nadwi |date=20 January 2025 |title=عن جعفر بن "رشيدٍ" أطيب الخبر |url=https://iumsonline.org/ar/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=37219 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=[[International Union of Muslim Scholars]] |language=ar}}</ref>

* ''Fī Masīrat al-Hayāt'' – Arabic translation of ''[[Karwan-e-Zindagi]]'' by [[Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi]].
* ''Al-Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf al-Kandhlawi: Hayatuhu wa Manhajuhu fi al-Da'wah'' – Arabic translation of the Urdu book by Muhammad Thani Hasani Nadwi.
* ''Al-Imam al-Muhaddith Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandhlawi wa Ma'athiruhu al-Ilmiyyah'' – Arabic translation of the Urdu book by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi.
* ''Da'wah lil-Ta'ammul wal-Tafkir'' – Original work in Urdu ({{langx|ur|دعوت فکر و نظر}}).
* ''Basāir'' – Urdu translation of the Arabic book by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi.

== References ==
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Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi - Revision history

Rajaraj2050 at 10:31, 19 October 2025