Nasirabad, Raibareli

Nasirabad is located at 26.25°N 81.53°E / 26.25; 81.53. It has an average elevation of 101 metres (331 feet).

As of 2001 Indian census, Nasirabad had a population of 9,353. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Nasirabad has an average literacy rate of 40%, male literacy is 48%, and female literacy is 30%.

Nasirabad has an old shiv mandir (Hindu temple to Shiva).

One of the earliest settlements of Naqvis is from Jais. Naqvi Sadats migrated from Subzwar (Iran) and settled in Jais around 410 Hijri (around 1027 AD). After some time the adjacent village of Patakpur was also inhabited by Momineens and renamed Nasirabad after Syed Naseerudin Jaisi. Jais & Nasirabad are the earliest known Naqvi Sadats of India. Jais & Naseerabad are the native land of Khandan e Ijtihad and many high-ranking scholars have come from there. The 1st Mujtahid from India, Ayatullah il Uzma Sayyid Dildar Ali Naqvi Naseerabadi 'Gufraanmaab' was from here and later his family came to be called "Khandan e Ijtihad" due to the heavy presence of high-ranking scholars. Some famous and known religious scholars from this lineage include Syedul Ulema Ayatullah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi 'Naqqan', Jannat Ma'ab Ayatullah Syed Taqi, Shamsul Ulama Ayatullah Syed Ibraheem, Ayatullah Aqa Hasan Sb, Ayatullah Syed Kalbe Hussain Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Abid Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Kalbe Jawwad Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Zafar Naqvi(based in Karachi), Zubdatul Ulama Syed Agha Mahdi Naqvi (Karachi),Allama Syed Razi Jafar, Allama Nasir Ijtehadi, Dr Kalbe Sadiq, Hujjatul Islam Syed Hasan Naqvi, Hujjatul Islam Syed Ali Mohammad Naqvi, Syed Sibte Hasan Naqvi, Syed Mohammad Waris Hasan Naqvi.

Muharram is observed here with great fervour and great enthusiasm. The significant importance attached to the event of death of Imam Hussain and consequently muharram has shaped the cultural evolution of Nasirabad. There are couple of grand old buildings of archaeological importance built here, which are called Imambargahs. There have been many religious leaders of pan Indian influence, with their roots from this place. Muharram observations have also helped flourished the Urdu literature, here. There have never been dearth of Urdu poets specializing in the art of 'Mersia' and 'Nauha' in Nasirabad and many of them were acclaimed as the peers of Urdu literature. Therefore, great traditional values are attached to the Muharram events and are observed by arranging religious sittings(Majlis) of gents and ladies. Besides these, there are Matami Juloos (mourning processions) with recitation of Nauhas (elegies) and flagging with chains.

Some of the prominent Juloos are listed below:

1st Muharram : Chandrat Juloos

4th Muharram : Juloos Started From Sultan Raza Naqvi's House and end to Imambada Rauza.

5th Muharram : Juloos-e-Aun'O Muhammad, Started From Talib Husain's House and end to Imambara Kafi Miyan. Ahead of Juloos is Alam, Zuljana, Taboot with people reciting Mersiya.

6th Muharram : Juloos bayaad e Ali Akbar(a.s.).

7th Muharram : Juloos e Mehndee.

8th Muharram : Juloos e Alamdar Abbas(a.s.)

9th Muharram : Juloos e Ali Akbar(a.s.)

10th Muharram : Juloos e Ashoora.

• Anjuman-e-Haidariya
• Anjuman-e-Mohammadiya

• Syed Nasiruddin, 14th-century Sufi saint and military leader, after whom the town is named
• Syed Waheed Akhtar, academician
• Allama Syed Dildar Ali Naqvi Naseerabadi
• Syed-ul-Ulama Ayatullah Syed Ali Naqi Naqvi
• Mujtahid Maulana Syed Aqa Hasan Naqvi
• Maulana Syed Kalbe Hussain
• Maulana Syed Kalbe Abid