Background
His father Maulana Syed Zameerul Hasan Rizvi son of Syed Tasdeequl Hasan Rizvi was also a religious scholar.
His father Maulana Syed Zameerul Hasan Rizvi son of Syed Tasdeequl Hasan Rizvi was also a religious scholar.
At the age of 12 he went to Madresae Islamia Nizamabad and then moved to Madrasae Imania, Banaras. At the age of 18 he went to Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow and obtained the degree "Sadrul Afadhil" from Sultanul Madaris in 1935. In 1937, Zafrul Millat went to Hawzae-ilmiya Najaf-al-Ashraf and joined the darsi-kharij of Ayatollah Abdul Hussain Rushti, Ayatollah Syed Abul Hasan Isfahani, Ayatollah Syed Jawad Tabrezi, Ayatollah Syed Jamal Gulpaygani.
He returned to India in 1940 with Sanad-e-Ijtehad.
Maulana Sagheerul Hasan Qibla (Madrasae Islamiya"h, Nizamabad) Ahsa"nul Atqiya Maulana Rajjan Qibla (Madrasae Imaniya, Banaras) Faqeeh-e-Asr Maulana Syed Alim Husain Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Maulana Abdul Husain Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Fareeduz Zama"n Allama Syed Ibne Hasan Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Waheedul Asr Maulana Syed Altaf Haider Qibla (Sultanul Madaris, Lucknow) Ayatollah Abdul Husain Rishti(Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Razauddin Iraqi(Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Jawad Tabrezi (Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Ibraheem Rushti Gharvi(Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Jawad Gulpaygani(Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Ayatollah Syed Abdullah Shirazi(Hawzae Ilmiya"h Najaf-al-Ashraf, Iraq) Mujtahid Maulana Mohsin Nawab Qibla alias "Mohsinul-Millat" Mujtahid Maulana Wasi Mohammad Abidi Qibla Faizabadi alias "Fakhrul Atqiya"h wa Ziy"a-ul-Millat" Mujtahid Maulana Sa"eedul Hasan Qibla alias "Sa"eedul-Millat" (author of last volume of Abaqatul-anwar) Maulana Sa"adat Husain Khan Qibla "Iftekharululema" Sadrul Mudarreseen, Madrasae Babul Ilm, Mubarakpoor.(1935-1937) Vice-principal, Madrasae Jawadia, Banaras. (1940–1948) Principal, Madrasae Jawadia, Banaras.(1948-till his death) Ayatollah Syed Zafrul Hasan served his whole life in the service of his Lord and his chosen ones.
He used to take care of Orphans and Widows and till today Jawadia Arabic College is helping poor and needy people. Ayatollah Syed Zafrul Hasan had answered hundreds of letters (istifta") received from distant areas of sub-continent, seeking answers related to religious, social, economical affairs of Shi"a community.
He used to orate Majalis of Imam Husain a.s throughout the year in different areas of sub-continent.
He died in the year 1983 on 15th Rabi-ul-awwal. On his demise, various famous spiritual personalities sent their letter of grief and condolence, like Ayatullah al Uzma Syed al-Khoei on his death.