Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Indian Islamic scholar and polymath (1856–1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Qadri[lower-alpha 1] (14 June 1856 – October 1921), known reverentially as A'la Hazrat,[lower-alpha 2] was an Indian Islamic scholar and polymath who is considered the eponymous founder of the Barelvi movement and the Razvi branch of the Qadri Sufi order.
A'la Hazrat Imam-i Ahl-i Sunnat Ahmad Raza Khan | |
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احمد رضا خان | |
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Born | 14 June 1856 |
Died | October 1921(1921-10-00) (aged 65) |
Resting place | Shrine of Ahmad Raza Khan, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Irshad Begum |
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Citizenship | British Indian |
Era | Modern era |
Region | South Asia |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi[1] |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Barelvi |
Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Hadith, Tafsir, Hanafi jurisprudence, Urdu poetry, Tasawwuf, Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Astronomy |
Tariqa | Qadri |
Relations | Hassan Raza Khan (Brother) Ibrahim Raza Khan (Grandson)(Son of Hamid Raza Khan) Akhtar Raza Khan (Great-Grandson) Asjad Raza Khan (Great-Great-Grandson) Subhan Raza Khan (Great- Great-Grandson) Kaif Raza Khan (Great- Great-Grandson) Tauqeer Raza Khan (Great Great-Grandson) |
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Successor | Hamid Raza Khan |
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Born in Bareilly, British India into the Qadiri order, Khan studied under his father Naqi Ali Khan and Meccan scholar Ahmad Zayni Dahlan. Khan was authorized in Sufism by Shah Al-i Rasul and founded the Manzar-i Islam in 1904. He was a staunch critic of the Ahmadiyya, Deobandi and Wahhabi movements, denouncing their beliefs in his book Husam ul-Haramayn (1906). His poetic work Hada'iq-i Bakhshish (1907), in praise of God and Muhammad, is considered a masterpiece of Islamic poetry. Khan's translation of the Quran into Urdu is titled Kanz ul-Iman (1911), which gained him recognition in South Asia. His magnum opus Fatawa-i Razawiyya (1911–2005) is a compendium of fatawa (legal edicts) of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.
Khan also mastered philosophy and sciences. In 1920, Khan initiated the Jama'at Raza-i Mustafa aiming to propagate Islam via dawah. After his death, his eldest son Hamid Raza Khan succeeded him as organization's president. Khan's other son Mustafa Raza Khan published his father's questions and answers during his lifetime as Malfuzat-i A'la Hazrat. Khan is viewed as the mujadid (reformer) of his time by Sufis. His shrine in Bareilly is a site of Sufi pilgrimage and is frequently visited during the annual Urs of A'la Hazrat in the Islamic month of Safar. He influenced millions of people, and today the Barelvi movement has around 200 million followers in the region.