Biography of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Qadri | احمد رضا خان بریلوی قادری کی سوانح حیات اور مقبرہ

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Biography and tomb of Islamic Scholar Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Qadri

Dekhti Aankhooon aur sountay kaanoon ko Asslamoalaikum, In This islamic informative video we are describing biography of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Qadri, a distinguished Islamic scholar revered for his theological insights and reformative efforts within Sunni Islam. The narrative traces his life from childhood through his scholarly achievements, emphasizing his role in shaping Islamic thought in the 20th century. By exploring his key writings and the establishment of the Barelvi movement, this video aims to illuminate the profound impact of his work on modern Islamic discourse.

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Qadri, was an Indian Islamic scholar and poet who is considered as the founder of the Barelvi movement and the Razvi branch of the Qadri Sufi order.

Born in Bareilly, British India, Khan wrote on law, religion, philosophy and the sciences, and because he mastered many subjects in both rational and religious sciences he has been called a polymath by Francis Robinson, a leading Western scholar of Islam in South Asia.

He was a reformer who wrote extensively in defense of Muhammad and popular Sufi practices. He influenced millions of people, and today the Barelvi movement has around 200 million followers in the region. Khan is viewed as a Mujadid or reviver of Islam by Sufis.

Khan was born on 14 June 1856 to an Indian Muslim family in the mohallah of Jasoli in Bareilly district, North-Western Provinces, British India.

The family belonged to the Barech tribe of Pashtuns, his ancestor Saeed-ullah Khan, a warrior who accompanied Nader Shah, having migrated from Kandahar (current-day Afghanistan) to Lahore (current-day Pakistan) while the family later settled down in Bareilly.

His father, Naqi Ali Khan, was an Islamic scholar.

The name corresponding to the year of his birth was al-Mukhtar. His birth name was Muhammad. Khan used the appellation "Abdul Mustafa" ("servant of the chosen one") prior to signing his name in correspondence.

The efforts of Khan and his associate scholars to establish a movement to counter the Deobandi and Ahl-i Hadith movements resulted to in the institutionalization of diverse Sufi movements and their allies in various parts of the world.

Khan founded an organization on 17 December 1920 and named it Jamat Raza E Mustafa.

Ahmed Raza Khan died in October 1921 (Safar 1340 AH) at the age of 65. He is buried in his hometown of Bareilly.

Bareilly Sharif Dargah is a Dargah (shrine) or monument of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, a 19th-century islamic scholar and polymath, who is known for his staunch opposition of the Wahhabism movement in India. It is located in Bareilly district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Dome of the Dargah was designed by Shah Mehmood Jaan Qadri with the use of Matchsticks.

In 2014 during the observation of the death anniversary of Ahmed Raza Khan (Urs-e-Razvi) at the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat, Muslim clerics condemned the terrorism practiced by the Taliban and the ideology of the Wahhabi sect. Although the Dargah was once the main site for the Urs-e-Razavi, the official Urs is also now observed in a dozen countries. This is due to the large crowds and the arrival of many scholars.

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