Hasnain Baqai

Hasnain Baqai
Hasnain Baqai, March 2016
Title	Khatibul Hind
Personal
Born	Safipur
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Indian
Parents	Syed Waliullah Baqai
School	Sufi
Lineage	Syed
Other names	Shah Saheb
Profession	Islamic scholar
Muslim leader
Based in	Safipur
Initiation	Khanqah Aliyah Baqaiyah
Profession	Islamic scholar
Present post	Nayeb Sajjada Nasheen
Sanskrit name
Sanskrit	शाह सय्यद हसनैन बक़ाई

Hasnain Baqai, is a Sufi Sunni Muslim in India.^{[citation needed]}

Family background[]

He is the son of Maqdoom e Millat Shah Syed Waliullah Baqai.^[1]

Positions and activities[]

He has held the following positions:

• Executive Member of the All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board^[2]

Opinions[]

Divorce[]

Baqai addressing the media

Baqai disagrees with the notion of a "triple talaq" divorce. He is of the view that pronouncing triple Talaq will not render marriage void. He supported the BJP government rendition of an opinion against the legality of 'triple talaq' divorce for Muslim women, during the proceedings of the Supreme Court.^[3][4]

Execution of Nimr al-Nimr & Faris Zarani[]

Baqai addressing a crowd in Lucknow

In an interview condemning the execution of Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, Baqai said: "One Shia and [one] Sunni cleric were hanged just because they were raising voices for minorities’ rights and against the sheltering of terrorism by Saudi Arabia."^[5][6]

Unity between Shia and Sunni[]

Baqai advocates the unity of Sunnis and Shia.^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

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