Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

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Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was a prominent 19th–20th century Sunni Islamic scholar, jurist, theologian, and founder of the Barelvi movement in South Asia, renowned for his extensive writings and staunch defense of traditional Sunni beliefs.

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Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi 3
Imam Ahmad Raza 1

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instanceOf Islamic jurist
Sufi scholar
Sunni Islamic scholar
founder of religious movement
mujaddid
birthDate 1856-06-14
birthPlace Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India
linked to: Bareilly district
burialPlace Bareilly Sharif Dargah, Bareilly
countryOfCitizenship British India
creed Maturidi
deathDate 1921-10-28
deathPlace Bareilly, United Provinces, British India
linked to: Bareilly district
denomination Sunni Islam
era 19th century
20th century
fieldOfWork Qur’anic exegesis
Sufism
fiqh
hadith studies
kalam
founded Barelvi movement
honorificTitle Ala Hazrat
Imam Ahmed Raza
influenced South Asian Sunni Barelvi communities
issuedFatwasOn ritual practice
social and legal issues
theology
knownFor defense of traditional Sunni beliefs
extensive Islamic writings
fatwas against Deobandi and Ahl-i Hadith doctrines
promotion of love and veneration of the Prophet Muhammad
languageOfWork Arabic
Persian
Urdu
movement Barelvi movement
name Ahmed Raza Khan
notableWork Fatawa Razawiyya
Husam al-Haramayn
Kanz al-Iman (Urdu translation of the Qur’an)
opposedDoctrine Ahl-i Hadith literalism
Deobandi reformist theology
religion Islam
schoolOfJurisprudence Hanafi
sufiOrder Qadiri
supportedDoctrine celebration of Mawlid
intercession of the Prophet Muhammad
seeking blessings (tabarruk) from pious persons and relics
viewOnProphet affirmed the Prophet’s knowledge of the unseen by Allah’s grant
affirmed the Prophet’s light (nur) status in a theological sense

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Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi honorificTitle Imam Ahmed Raza
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Barelvi movement namedAfter Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
linked to: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Barelvi movement foundedBy Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
linked to: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Ala Hazrat hasName Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
linked to: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Ala Hazrat hasTitle Imam Ahmad Raza
linked to: Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
tomb of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi dedicatedTo Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
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