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Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri

Indian Sunni Muslim scholar (1892–1981)

His Eminence, Mufti-azam-i-Hind

Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Noori

Born(1892-07-18)18 July 1892 (22nd Dhu al-Hijjah 1310 AH)

Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British India

Died11 November 1981(1981-11-11) (aged 90) (14 Muharram 1402 AH)[1]

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

NationalityIndian
OccupationGrand Mufti of India
EraContemporary
OrganizationJama'at Raza-e-Mustafa
Known forFatawa-e-Mustafawia
Notable workFatawa-e-Mustafawia, 1977 (against vasectomy)
StyleGrand Mufti
TitleGrand Mufti of India
PredecessorAhmad Raza Khan Barelvi
SuccessorAkhtar Raza Khan ,
Children7[2]
FatherAhmad Raza Khan
RelativesHamid Raza Khan Elder brother
FamilyBarelvi family
TitleMufti E Azam Hind, Tajdar E Ahlesunnat
Official nameمفتي جمهورية الهند، مفتى مصطفى رضا خان
Home townBareilly
Children7
Parent
EducationManzar E Islam
Known forTaqwa & Fatwa
DenominationSunni Islam
Founder ofDarul Uloom Mazhar E Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementBarelvi
TeacherAhmad Raza Khan

Grand Mufti styles

Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleThe Honourable
Religious styleMufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām
Alternative styleHadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali
Informal styleMr. Grand Mufti

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. He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers.[4] He is widely known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind. On his death date his follower celebrate Urs name as Urs-e-Noori on every 14th Muharram of Islamic Year.

Lineage

Life

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

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]

See also

References

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  2. ^"Ghausul Waqt, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Mawlana Mustapha Raza Khan". taajushshariah.com. Marriage. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^Malik, Jamal (27 November 2007). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN . Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ^ abRidgeon, L. (2015). Sufis and Salafis in the Contemporary Age. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 187. ISBN . Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^Hasan, M.; Jamia Millia Islamia (India). Dept. of History (1985). Communal and pan-Islamic trends in colonial India. Manohar. ISBN . Archived from the original on 9 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ^Biswas, Soutik (14 November 2014). "India's dark history of sterilisation". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  7. ^Arun Shourie, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action, pg. 135. ASA Publications, 1995. ISBN 9788190019958
  8. ^"Shajrah-E-Muqad'das of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Radawiyyah"(PDF). 11 April 2011. Archived(PDF) from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. ^"maulana mufti mustafa raza khan – Nafeislam.Com | Islam | Quran | Tafseer | Fatwa | Books | Audio | Video | Muslim | Sunni". books.nafseislam.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  10. ^"Saman-e-Bakhshish – اسلامی شاعری و نعتیہ دیوان – – Sunni Library – Alahazrat Network". alahazratnetwork.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  11. ^"Saamaan e Bakhshish • Ridawiyyah". Ridawiyyah. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^"Muslim Scholar, Mufti Azam Hind Muhammad Mustafa Raza Khan Noori, Islamic Story in Urdu, Family Tree, Photoes, Date of Birth, Islamic Scholar – Ziaetaiba". www.ziaetaiba.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  13. ^امام دار البعثة السيد محمد بن علوي المالكي الحسني وآثاره في الفكر الاسلامي. دار الكتب العلمية،. 2010. p. 37. ISBN . Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  14. ^ abcdefghijklmno"Ghausul Waqt, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Mawlana Mustapha Raza Khan". taajushshariah.com. Famaous Khulafa. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  15. ^ ab"Ashraful Fuqaha, Mufti-e-Azam Maharashtra, Mufti Muhammad Mujeeb Ashraf". ashrafulfuqaha.com. Famous Khulafa. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

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