Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi

Jafar Masood Hasani Nadwi (13 September 1965 – 15 January 2025) was an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, educator, writer, 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, Uttar Pradesh, India, into a family with a strong Islamic scholarly background. His father, Wazeh Rashid Hasani Nadwi, was an Arabic writer and journalist, while his uncle, Mohammad Rabey Hasani Nadwi, was an Islamic scholar. and also served as the Secretary of the Academy of Islamic Research and Publications , Lucknow. Additionally, he was the General Secretary and later became the President of the International League of Islamic Literature .

Death Nadwi died on 15 January 2025 in Lucknow, India, in a traffic accident on the Lucknow–Allahabad highway. He was 59. He was buried on 16 January 2025 in his family's ancestral graveyard at Takia Kalan, 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.

Public figures, including Khalid Saifullah Rahmani (President of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board), Akhilesh Yadav (President of the Samajwadi Party), Chandrashekhar Azad (Leader of the Azad Samaj Party), Sajjad Nomani, Akram Nadwi of Oxford University, Syed Ahmed Bukhari (Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, Delhi), offered condolences. Expressions of grief were also received from notable individuals in India and abroad.

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 Saani 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 . Basāir – Urdu translation of the Arabic book by Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi.