Najmul Millat

Najm al-Ḥasan , also known as Najmul Millat or Najmul Ulama, (25 May 1863 – 18 April 1938) was an Islamic jurist and the founder of Jamia Nazmia, the oldest Shia religious institution of India.

Life Najmul Millat was born on 25 May 1863 (6th Dhu'l Hijjah 1279) to Akbar Hussain of Amroha. He was son of Seyyid Akbar Husain of Amroha and was a disciple and son-in-law of Syed Mohammad Abbas. He obtained degree of mujtahid from Najaf.

Najmul Millat died on 18 April 1938 (17th Safar 1361). He also: was one of the founders of Shia College, Lucknow was one of the founders of Madrasatul Waizeen

His progeny

Najmul Millat's grandson and successor Syed Muhammad Razi Mujtahid son of Syed Muhammad was a leading scholar of Fiqh and Islamic judiciary in Pakistan author of popular religious script 'Shahadat e Kubra' and subsequent works of Syed Muhammad culminating his popular literature on Islamic Fiqh 'Shariat ul Islam', also great grandson Syed Hamidul Hasan is the Principal of Jamia Nazmia and great-great-grandson Faridul Hasan, the principal of Nazmia Arabic College.