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The Barelvi movement, also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement that generally adheres to the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of jurisprudence, the Maturidi and Ash'ari creeds, a variety of Sufi orders, including the Qadiri, Chishti, Naqshbandi and Suhrawardi orders, as ...
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi [a] (14 June 1856–28 October 1921), known reverentially as A'la Hazrat, [b] was an Indian Islamic scholar and poet who is considered as the founder of the Barelvi movement.
Syed Ahmad Barelvi was born on 29 November 1786 in Raebareli, into a Syed family. [8] His primary education was initiated in 1791, when he was aged four. [9] As he turned 10, his father died and the familial responsibilities fell onto his shoulders, and this made him travel to Lucknow, at the age of 18 in search of some work.
In the 20th century, the Barelvi movement spread beyond India to other parts of South Asia and the Muslim world, and became known as Ahl e sunnat wal jamat. The movement has also been associated with political movements in Pakistan, particularly the Jamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan party, which has advocated for the rights of Muslims in the country. [3] [4]
It was founded by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, the founder of rivalist Barelvi movement to preach the teachings of Sufism and Barelvi movement. It was then joined by Amjad Ali Aazmi and Zafar Al-Din Bihari, both students of Khan in Sufism. [4]
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]
Mufti Mustafa Raza Khan was another influential leader of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa who worked against the Shuddhi movement, which aims to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India. [6] The organization also worked for the defense of Sufi Sunni beliefs in south Asia as practiced by large numbers of people known as Barelvis.
Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri (1 January 1915 – 9 September 1993) also known as Waqar-e-Millat was an Islamic scholar associated with the Sunni Barelvi movement of south Asia. His fatawa (rulings) are compiled in three volume of the book titled Waqar ul Fatawa. He taught and administered in Islamic institutes in India, Bangladesh and later in ...