Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ا حمد رضا خا ن بریلوی احمد رضا خان |
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Title | Ala Hazrat |
Born | 14 June 1856 Bareilly, North-Western Provinces, British Indian Empire |
Died | 28 October 1921 Muhallah Sodagraan, Bareilly, UP, British Indian Empire |
(aged 65)
Nationality | British India |
Era | Modern era |
Region | South Asia |
Religion | Islam |
Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
Creed | Sunni |
Main interest(s) | Aqeedah, Fiqh, Tasawwuf |
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Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (Urdu: احمد رضاخان بریلوی, Hindi: अहमद रज़ा खान, or more commonly known as Imam Ahmed Raza Khan and Ala-Hazrat (14 June 1856 CE or 10 Shawwal 1272 AH – 28 October 1921 CE or 25 Safar 1340 AH), was a Sufi Muslim scholar and reformer in British India, and the founder of the Barelvi movement. Raza Khan wrote on numerous topics, including law, religion, philosophy and the sciences. He was a prolific writer, religious poet, Sufi mystic, Mufti (jurist) producing nearly 1,000 works in his lifetime.
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's father Naqi Ali Khan was the son of Raza Ali Khan. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, Naqi Ali Khan (Father), and Raza Ali Khan (Paternal grandfather). Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi belonged to the Barech tribe of Pushtuns. The Barech formed a tribal grouping among the Rohilla Pushtuns of North India who founded the state of Rohilkhand. The ancestors of Ahmed Raza Khan migrated from Qandahar during the Mughal rule and settled in Lahore.