About Mustafa Raza Khan
Lived 1892 – 1981 (aged 89). Mustafa Raza Khan was a writer, mufti, islamic jurist, muhaddith, qur'anic exegete and grand Mufti.
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (18 July 189211 November 1981) was an Indian Islamic scholar affiliated with the Barelvi movement. He was the son of Ahmad Raza Khan. On his death date his followers celebrate his urs on every 14th Muharram of the Islamic calendar.
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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. 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. It would also act as a quasi-political organisation in opposition to the Deobandi-dominated Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind. Khan participated in one of the All India Sunni Conference meeting.
Khan was known by his followers as Tajdar-e-Ahle Sunnat, Mufti-e-Azam and Mustafavi Miyan. In such circumstances Mustafa Raza Khan argued this order of Indian government given by Indira Gandhi.
Works Raza Khan's books include:
Fatawa-e-Mustafawia 7 volumes (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 Sayed Muhammad Ameen Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf Mahmood Ahmad Razvi Quadri Ashrafi Muhammad Idrees Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Hashmati Akhtar Raza Khan Muhammad Afzal Husain Muhammad Husain Rayhan Raza Khan Tehseen Raza Khan Sayed Noor Muhammad Zia Ul Mustafa Shaykh Abdul Hadi Qaadri Ahmad Muqaddam Qaadri Badrul Qaadri Ghulam Sarwar Al Qaadri Mahmood Ahmad Qadri Rafaqati Arshadul Qadri Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Muhammed Abdul Hamid Palmer Razvi Muhammad Ghufraan Siddiqi Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui Sayed Shah Shah Turab-ul-Haq 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
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Mustafa Raza Khan?
former Grand Mufti of India
When was Mustafa Raza Khan born?
Mustafa Raza Khan was born on 18 July 1892 in Bareilly.
When did Mustafa Raza Khan die?
Mustafa Raza Khan died on 11 November 1981 in Bareilly.
What was Mustafa Raza Khan's occupation?
Mustafa Raza Khan was a writer, mufti, islamic jurist, muhaddith, qur'anic exegete and grand Mufti.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Mustafa Raza Khan
· DBpedia: Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
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