Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, also known as Ala Hazrat, was an Indian Islamic scholar, theologian, jurist, preacher, and poet from Bareilly, British India. He is revered as the founder of the Barelvi movement and the Razvi branch of the Qadiri Sufi order. Considered a polymath,[3] he wrote extensively on law, religion, philosophy, and sciences, mastering both rational and religious subjects. He was a reformer who defended Prophet Muhammad and popular Sufi practices,[4][5] influencing millions of people. Today, the Barelvi movement has around 200 million followers in the region.[6]

Ala Hazrat

Ahmed Raza Khan
اعلٰی حضرت امام احمدرضاخان بریلوی‎
Bareilly Sharif Dargah
TitleImam Ahl-e-Sunnat
امام اہل سنت‎
Personal
Born14 June 1856[1]
Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India
DiedOctober 1921(1921-10-00) (aged 65)
Bareilly, United Provinces, British India
Resting placeBareilly Sharif Dargah, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
SpouseIrshad Begum
Children
  • Hamid Raza Khan
  • Mustafa Raza Khan
  • Mustafai Begum
  • Kaneez Hasan
  • Kaneez Husain
  • Kaneez Hasnain
  • Murtazai Begum
Parents
  • Naqi Ali Khan (father)
  • Hussaini Khanum (mother)
CitizenshipBritish Indian
EraModern era
RegionSouth Asia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi[2]
CreedMaturidi
MovementBarelvi
Main interest(s)Islamic theology, Hadith, Tafsir, Hanafi jurisprudence, Urdu poetry, Tasawwuf, Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Astronomy
TariqaQadri
RelationsHassan Raza Khan (Brother)
Ibrahim Raza Khan (Grandson)(Son of Hamid Raza Khan)
Akhtar Raza Khan (Great-Grandson)
Asjad Raza Khan (Great-Great-Grandson)
Hussam Raza Khan (Great- Great-Grandson)
Senior posting
SuccessorHamid Raza Khan
Influenced by
Influenced

References
  1. Hayat-e-Aala Hadhrat, vol.1 p.1
  2. Rahman, Tariq. "Munāẓarah Literature in Urdu: An Extra-Curricular Educational Input in Pakistan's Religious Education." Islamic Studies (2008): 197–220.
  3. Robinson, Francis (1988). Varieties of South Asian Islam. The Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations (CRER), University of Warwick. p. 8.
  4. Sanyal, Usha (30 April 2018). "Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi". In Kassam, Zayn R.; Greenberg, Yudit Kornberg; Bagli, Jehan (eds.). Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer Netherlands. pp. 22–24. doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1267-3_1951. ISBN 9789402412673. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Springer Link.
  5. Sanyal, Usha (2018). "Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi". Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. pp. 22–24. doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1267-3_1951. ISBN 978-94-024-1266-6. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. "Barelvi". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions.
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