Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
Indian Sunni Muslim scholar (1892–1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father Ahmed Raza Khan.[3] He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers.[4] He is widely known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind.[5] On his death date his follower celebrate Urs name as Urs-e-Noori on every 14th Muharram of Islamic Year.
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Noori | |
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مصطفى رضا خان القادري النوري | |
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| Born | 18 July 1892 (22nd Dhu al-Hijjah 1310 AH) Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 11 November 1981 (aged 90) (14 Muharram 1402 AH)[1] Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Grand Mufti of India |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Organization | Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa |
| Known for | Fatawa-e-Mustafawia |
| Notable work | Fatawa-e-Mustafawia, 1977 (against vasectomy) |
| Style | Grand Mufti |
| Title | Grand Mufti of India |
| Predecessor | Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi |
| Successor | Akhtar Raza Khan , |
| Children | 7[2] |
| Father | Ahmad Raza Khan |
| Relatives | Hamid Raza Khan Elder brother |
| Family | Barelvi family |
| Grand Mufti of India | |
| Title | Mufti E Azam Hind, Tajdar E Ahlesunnat |
| Official name | مفتي جمهورية الهند، مفتى مصطفى رضا خان |
| Personal life | |
| Home town | Bareilly |
| Children | 7 |
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| Education | Manzar E Islam |
| Known for | Taqwa & Fatwa |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Mazhar E Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ahmad Raza Khan,Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Nuri |
Influenced by | |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | The Honourable |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām |
| Alternative style | Hadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali |
| Informal style | Mr. Grand Mufti |
Lineage
| Naqi Ali Khan 1830-1880 | |||||||||
| Ahmad Raza Khan 1856 -1921 | Hassan Raza Khan 1859 -1908 | Muhammad Raza Khan | 3 Daughters | ||||||
| Hamid Raza Khan 1875 -1943 | Mustafa Raza Khan 1892–1981 | 5 Daughters | |||||||
Life
He wrote books on Islam in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and announced judgments on several thousand Islamic problems in his compilation of fatawa Fatawa-e-Mustafwia. Thousands of Islamic scholars were counted as his spiritual successors.[6] He was the main leader of the Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa in Bareilly, which opposed the Shuddhi movement to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India.[6][7] During the time of emergency in 1977 in India, he issued a fatwa against vasectomy which was made compulsory and 6.2 million Indian men were sterilized in just a year.[8] In such circumstances Mustafa Raza Khan argued this order of Indian government given by Indira Gandhi.[9][10]
Works
Raza Khan's books include:[11]
- Fatawa-e-Mustafawia 7Volumes (Religious rulings Mustafa Raza)
- Al Malfoozat of Ala Hazrat (Sayings of Ahmed Raza Khan)
- Saman-e-Bakhshish (Compilation of Islamic Poetry in the Honor of Prophet Muhammad)[12][13]
- Taqiya Baazi (Hidden Faces of Wahhabism)
- Waqat-us-Sinan، Adkhal-us-Sinan، Qahr Wajid Diyan
- Turq-ul-Huda Wal Irshad Ilaa Ahkam Al Amara Wal Jehad
- Tasheeh Yaqeen Bar Khatm-e-Naiyeeen
- Tardush Shaitan An Sabee Lur Rehman (Fatwa Refuting Government of Saudi Arabia For Imposing Tax on Pilgrims in 1365 A.H)
- No Caste is Inferior
Disciples
His disciples include:[14][failed verification]
- Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki[15]
- Sayed Muhammad Ameen[16]
- Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf[17]
- Mahmood Ahmad Razvi Quadri Ashrafi[citation needed]
- Muhammad Idrees Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Hashmati[17]
- Mohammed Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari[16]
- Qamaruzzaman Azmi[citation needed]
- Muhammad Afzal Husain[16]
- Muhammad Husain[16]
- Rehan Raza Khan[16]
- Tehseen Raza Khan[16]
- Sayed Noor Muhammad[16]
- Zia Ul Mustafa[citation needed]
- Shaykh Abdul Hadi Qaadri[16]
- Ahmad Muqaddam Qaadri[16]
- Badrul Qaadri[16]
- Ghulam Sarwar Al Qaadri[16]
- Mahmood Ahmad Qadri Rafaqati[citation needed]
- Arshadul Qadri[citation needed]
- Muhammad Ibrahim Raza[16]
- Muhammed Abdul Hamid Palmer Razvi[16]
- Muhammad Ghufraan Siddiqi[16]
- Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui[citation needed]
- Sayed Shah Shah Turab-ul-Haq[16]
- Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri
- Badruddin Ahmed Qadri
- Mufti Abdul Rashid Mufti e Azam Baraar
- Mufti Mujeeb Ali
- Allahma Akbar ali Rezvi
- Mufti Anwarul Hak Qadri
See also
- Urs-e-Noori
- List of students of Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
References
Bibliography
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