Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981) was an Indian Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni

Barelvi movement The Barelvi movement ( ur, بَریلوِی, , ), also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement following the Hanafi and Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, with strong Suf ...

following the death of its founder, his father

Ahmed Raza Khan Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Aala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, or Ahmed Rida Khan in Arabic, (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was an Islamic scholar, jurist, mufti, philoso ...

. He was known as ''Mufti-Azam-i-Hind'' to his followers. In a biography compiled by Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi he is referred to as ''Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind''.

Lineage

Life

He wrote books on Islam in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and announced judgments on several thousand Islamic problems in his compilation of

fatawa A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified ''Faqīh, Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A j ...

''Fatawa-e-Mustafwia''. Thousands of Islamic scholars were counted as his spiritual successors. He was the main leader of the

Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa ( ur, , hi, जमात-रज़ा-ए-मुस्तफ़ा) also known as JRM, is a historical organisation of Indian Sunni Barelvi Muslims associated with Sufism. It was founded by the Great Scholar and 14th Cen ...

in Bareilly, which opposed the

Shuddhi movement Shuddhi is Sanskrit for Ritual purification, purification. It is a term used to describe a Hindu religious movement aimed at the religious conversion of non-Hindus of Indian origin back to Hinduism. Shuddhi movement The socio-political movement, ...

to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India. During the time of emergency in 1977 in India, he issued a

fatwa A fatwā ( ; ar, فتوى; plural ''fatāwā'' ) is a legal ruling on a point of Islamic law (''sharia'') given by a qualified '' Faqih'' (Islamic jurist) in response to a question posed by a private individual, judge or government. A jurist i ...

against

vasectomy Vasectomy, or vasoligation, is an elective surgical procedure for male sterilization or permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and ...

which was made compulsory and 6.2 million Indian men were sterilized in just a year. In such circumstances Mustafa Raza Khan argued this order of Indian government given by

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...

Works

Raza Khan's books include: *''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) *''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: *

Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki Al-Sayyid Muhammad al-Hasan bin ‘Alawi bin ‘Abbas bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1944–2004), also knowing as Muhammad ibn Alawi al-Maliki, was one of the foremost traditional Sunni Islamic scholar of contemporary times from Saudi Arabia. He was re ...

*Sayed Muhammad Ameen *Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf *Mahmood Ahmad Razvi Quadri Ashrafi *Muhammad Idrees Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Hashmati *Mohammed

Akhtar Raza Khan Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari (23 November 1943 – 20 July 2018), also known as Tajush Shari'ah or Azhari Miya, was an Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar, cleric and mufti. He was the great grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was considered ...

Azhari *

Qamaruzzaman Azmi Qamaruzzaman Azmi (born 23 March 1946), also known as Allama Azmi, is an Indian Islamic scholar, philosopher and speaker. He is president of the World Islamic Mission. From 2011 to 2021, he was listed in The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the ...

*Muhammad Afzal Husain *Muhammad Husain *Rehan Raza Khan *Tehseen Raza Khan *Sayed Noor Muhammad *Zia Ul Mustafa *Abdul Hadi Qaadri *Ahmad Muqaddam Qaadri * Badrul Qaadri *Ghulam Sarwar Al Qaadri *Mahmood Ahmad Qadri Rafaqati *

Arshadul Qadri Arshadul Qadri (5 March 1925 – 29 April 2002) was a Sunni Islamic scholar, author and missionary activist in India associated with the Barelvi movement who established several educational institutions and organizations in India. Early lif ...

*Muhammad Ibrahim Raza *Abdul Hamid Razvi *Muhammad Ghufraan Siddiqi *

Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (27 December 1918 – 23 March 1983) (Urdu محمد مصلح الدین صدیقى), was a preacher born in Nanded on India's Deccan Plateau The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the ...

*Sayed Shah Shah Turab-ul-Haq *Dr. Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Qadri *Badruddin Ahmed Qadri

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