Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) was a muhaddith, translator and naat khawan.

Also recorded as Ahmed Raza Khan; Ahmed Rida Khan; Aala Hazrat; Imaam-e-Ahle Sunnat.

Overview

Recorded at birth as محمد.

Also worked under the name احمد رضا.

Born at Bareilly in 1856, died at Bareilly in 1921.

In detail

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi studied at homeschooling. training under Naqi Ali Khan and Shah Aale Rasool Marehrawi is recorded. Zafaruddin Bihari and Mufti Amjad Ali Aazmi are recorded as having studied under Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. the recorded working language is Urdu.

The field of work recorded is fiqh, fatwa and Na'at. The authority associates the name with Barelvi movement and Qadiriyya. Burhan al-Din al-Murghinani, Rumi and Abū Ḥanīfa are recorded as an influence.

Residence is recorded at Bareilly. Positions recorded include Grand Mufti.

Works named in the authority record are Fatawa-e-Razvia, Kanzul Iman, Hadaiq e Bakhshish, Manzar-e-Islam and Al-Istimdad.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

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