Arif Hussain Hussaini
Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini (Urdu: علامہ عارف حسين الحسينى) (November 25, 1946 - August 5, 1988) was an Islamic religious cleric, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher, jurist, historian, activist and scholar active in Pakistan. He is known as the Islamic Revolutionist leader of Shia Muslims in Pakistan and founder of Shia Islamist Movement Tehrik-e-Jafaria in Pakistan. He is known as Khomanei-e-Pakistan. He viewed as the evils of secularism, nationalism, liberalism and socialism, which he understood to be the influence of Western and Soviet imperialism.[3]
Hujjat-ul-Islam Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini | |
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| Born | 25 November 1946 |
| Died | 5 August 1988 (aged 41) |
| Cause of death | Assassination (Gunshot wounds) |
| Resting place | Parachinar Kurram District Peiwar Pass |
| Religion | Islam |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Movement | Tehrik-e-Jafaria |
| Main interest(s) | Quran, Islamic philosophy, Tawhid, Forty Hadith, Kashf al-Asrar, Tahrir al-Wasilah, Islamic Government, Uṣūl al-Fiqh, Tafsīr, Nahj al-Balagha |
| Notable idea(s) | He Call Peoples to recite Quran and understand to Islamic teachings of Prophet of Islam and Ahl al-Bayt for an Islamic revolution in Pakistan. |
| Notable work(s) | Enforcement of Conservative Islamic laws in Pakistan. |
| Alma mater | Qom Seminary Madressah-e-Jaffaria |
| Known for | Founder of TJP The Shia Islamist Movement in Pakistan |
| Other names | Arabic: عارف حسين الحسيني Urdu: علامه عارف حسين الحسينى |
| Founder of | Tehrik-e-Jafaria |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Parachinar, Najaf and Qom |
| Predecessor | Mufti Jafar Hussain |
| Successor | Sajid Naqvi |
| Post | Leader of Tehrik-e-Jafaria |
Early life
Arif Hussain al-Hussaini was born on 25 November 1946 in the Village Piwaar of Kurram District, Parachinar into the house of Fazal Hussain Shah. His family belongs to the Husseini branch of Syeds, which trace descent to the fourth Shi'a imam, Zayn al-‘Ābidīn. The specific local branch name was Duparzai. Arif received his primary education at his home town government primary school and later went on to Parachinar to complete his matriculation. Later he got admission into the Madressa Jafria Parachinar from where he went to the Iraqi city of Najaf for further studies, where he also studied under Ayatollah Khomeini in Iraq. In 1973 he returned home and married, and a year later went to the holy city of Qom, Iran to join the Hauza Ilmia. In 1975 and 1977 he went on Haj. Due to his involvement in District Kurram and also for Madressah-e-Jaffaria in Parachinar, Abid Hussain al Hussaini called him for help.
He was sent back to Pakistan in 1977 to mobilize the Shia community, and also in that year was the first person to recite a majlis in Pashto, unusual in that the great majority of Pashtuns are Sunni rather than Shia. He also leveraged funding from the Shia Pakistani diaspora in the Persian Gulf to create the Alamdar Foundation in his hometown of Parachinar.[4]
Leadership of Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan
In a meeting of 28 persons called in Bhakkar, Punjab, Arif Hussain was given the leadership of Tehrik-e-Jafaria Pakistan, five months after the death of Mufti Jafar Hussain on February 10, 1984, in Bhakkar.
Assassination
Hussaini died in Peshawar on August 5, 1988. He was at the stairs of his seminary, coming down from his residence at first floor, when assailants opened fire at him. The attackers escaped but were later arrested the attacker were allegedly affiliated with Sipah-e-Sahaba an anti-Shia political party. Hussaini died of his wounds while being transported by ambulance to a local hospital.
His body was taken from Peshawar to his native village of Peiwar by helicopter. The former President General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and special representatives of Imam Khomeini, Ayatullah Jannati,[5] participated in his funeral rites. The Iranian government supported the construction of a mazar over his grave in Peshawar.
See also
- Mufti Jafar Hussain
- Syed Jawad Naqvi
- Muhammad Hussain Najafi
- Muhammad Nawaz Irfani
- Sheikh Rajab Ali
- Sheikh Ali Madad
- Sheikh Fida Hussain Muzahiri
References
- Alex Vatanka, Influence of iranian revolution in Pakistan: Security, Diplomacy Islamist Influence, I.B.Tauris (1989), pp. 148 & 155
- R. Michael Feener (2004), Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, ABC-CLIO, p. 89, ISBN 9781576075166
- Nasr, Mawdudi and Islamic Revivalism 1996, p. 49
- Alessandro Monsutti; Silvia Naef; Farian Sabahi (2007). The Other Shiites: From the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Peter Lang. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-3-03911-289-0.
- Funeral Prayers of Allama Arif Hussaini by Ayatullah Jannati 1988 - Arabic Urdu - ShiaTV.net, retrieved 2021-07-17
Works cited
- Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza (1996). Mawdudi and the Making of Islamic Revivalism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-535711-0.