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Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri

Indian Sunni Muslim scholar (1892–1981) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
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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.

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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]

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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]

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References

Bibliography

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