SyedAhmad Musavi Hindi (روح اله خمینی الاصل; 1800–1869) was aTwelverShia cleric. He was the paternal grandfather of thesupreme leader of the Islamic republic ofIran,Ruhollah Khomeini.
His family migrated towards the end of the 18th century fromNishapur inIran toOudh in northernIndia.[1][2][3] They settled in the town ofKintoor,Barabanki district.[4][5][6] Zayn al-'Abidin al-Musavi, who was progenitor ofSyeds of Kintoor, was great-great-grandfather of Syed Ahmad.[7] He was born inKintoor.[4][5][8]
In about 1830 he permanently left India, initially on a pilgrimage to the tomb ofAli inNajaf,Iraq.[5][6][8] According to Moin, this movement was to escape colonial rule.[9]
He visited Iran in 1834 and bought a house inKhomeyn.[4] He later purchased more land in and around Khomeyn, including an orchard andcaravanserai. These properties remained in the family up to modern times.[6][8]
By 1841 he had married three wives: Shirin Khanum, Bibi Khanum, and Sakineh (his friend Yusuf Khan Kamareh'i's sister), all from Khomeyn. He had five children, including a son named Mostafa (father ofRuhollah Khomeini), who was born in 1856 in Sakineh.[4]
He died in 1869 and was buried inKarbala.[4]
He continued to be known by thenisba (title)Hindi (i.e. fromHind or India), indicating his stay there. EvenRuhollah Khomeini usedHindi as a pen name in some of hisghazals.[6] Ruhollah Khomeini's brother was known by the name NureddinHindi.[5]
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