Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
Leader of Ahle Sunnat movement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leader of Ahle Sunnat movement 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 | Dhu al-Hijjah 1310 AH) Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India | 18 July 1892 (22nd
Died | 11 November 1981 90) (14 Muharram 1402 AH)[1] Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India | (aged
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 | |
Home town | Bareilly |
Children | 7 |
Parent |
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Denomination | Sunni Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Maturidi |
Movement | Barelvi |
Education | Manzar E Islam |
Known for | Taqwa & Fatwa |
Organization | |
Founder of | Darul Uloom Mazhar E Islam |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Ahmad Raza Khan |
Influenced by | |
Literary works | See the list |
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 |
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 |
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]
Raza Khan's books include:[11]
His disciples include:[14][failed verification]
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