Syeds Naqvi

People with the last name Naqvi are the direct descendants of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, through the lineage of Imam Ali Naqi (9th century AD).

The descendants of Imam Ali Naqi are primarily found in the South Asian subcontinent. The earliest Naqvis migrated into Sindh in present day Pakistan. Many Naqvi's reside in the Sindh city of Karachi. The city of Bhakkhar next to Rohri was their settled area. The first Naqvi who migrated to Sindh was Syed Mahmood Makki from Mashhad, Iran moving through uzbekistan bukhara before moving to sindh. His son Syed Sadar Ul Din also became a famous saint and is buried in Sakkhar, Sindh.

The Mahmood Maki clan spread throughout Pakistan and India with the passage of time. After few generations in Sindh, Multan, and Lahore, Pakistan. They can also be found in the Province of Punjab, India. There are a few rural areas in Punjab Pakistan where the chiefs of the linage exist such as Mona Syedan located in Punjab Tehsil Malakwal Where the Head of the village Syed Ali Shah Naqvi is buried he had 3 sons one who are buried in Lahore one moved to amorvh in india(most naqvi syeds descend from him in India) and one in chakwal.

Sayyid (سيد) (plural Saadat) is an honorific most highly spiritual and pious title that is given to males accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, who were the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib. In sufism only a descendant of the Holy Prophet can initiate the spiritual leadership.

Daughters of male sayyids are given the titles Sayyida, Alawiyah, Syarifah or Sharifah. Both Shiites and Sunnis that claim descent from Muhammad, do so through at least one of the Shiite Imams.

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* Naqvi