Syed Ali Nasir Saeed Abaqati popularly known as Agha Roohi is a Shia scholar from Lucknow, India and comes from the family of Syed Mir Hamid Hussain Musavi whose book `Abaqat al'anwar fi imamat al 'A'immat al'athar is popular among Twelver Shi'a scholars worldwide, and quoted even today. He belongs to the lineage of Syed Mohammad Quli Khan. His family is renowned and respected in Lucknow, where his father Saeed-ul-Millat Syed Mohammad Saeed and grandfather Syed Nasir-ul-Millat enjoyed much respect in their lifetimes. His ancestral town is Kintoor, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh and he traces his lineage to Muhammad via Imam Musa al-Kazim, hence the name "Musavi". He is the first cousin of khateeb ul imaan, sher e Hindustan marhoom Tahir Jarwali. He has two younger brothers Syed Husain Nasir Saeed Abaqati and Syed Sajjad Nasir Saeed Abaqati. He has two sons Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abaqati and Syed Murtaza Nasir Saeed Abaqati and currently resides in the famous Nasirya Library in Lucknow. His only Sister is married to famous Urdu Poet Kazim Jarwali.
His majalis (religious lectures)
Agha Roohi recites the ashra-e-majalis at Shia PG College in morning and at Agha Mahal in evening. He is an exponent of Tabarra, openly curse the enemies of Hussainiyat, the killers of Imam Hussain.
Involvement in community matters, demonstrations and rallies
On 14 November 2010 he and fellow cleric Kalbe Jawad tried to stop the annual meeting of the board of trustees at Shia Post Graduate Degree College because it was being held on a Sunday. The men were taken into preventive custody but were released when violent protests broke out.
In Apr 2017, he issued a statement forbidding cow slaughter.
Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abqati
His son Syed Abbas Nasir Saeed Abqati, a PhD student in Shia theology, fought against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria while he was studying at Najaf University in July 2014 when clashes with the ISIS broke out in Iraq. Apart from other majalis he now addresses majlis at Shia College during first 10 days of Muharram.
