Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
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Summary
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was born on June 14, 1856[1], in Bareilly[2]. He died on October 28, 1921[3], in Bareilly[4]. He worked as a muhaddith[5], translator[6], Naat Khawan[7], poet[8], and mathematician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,150 views/month, #6,865 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat[11], Bareilly[12]
- Father: Naqi Ali Khan[13]
- Mother: Hussaini khanum[14]
- Spouse: Irshad Begum[15]
- Child: Hamid Raza Khan[16], Mustafa Raza Khan[17], Mustafai Begum[18], Kaneez Hasan[19], Kaneez Husain[20], Kaneez Hasnain[21], Murtazai Begum[22]
- Country of citizenship: British Raj[23]
- Occupation: writer[24], theologian[25], scholar[26]
- Field of work: fiqh[27], fatwa[28], Na'at[29], hadith[30]
- Position held: Q31309830[31], Grand Mufti[32]
- Educated at: homeschooling[33]
- Student: Zafaruddin Bihari[34], Mufti Amjad Ali Aazmi[35]
- Notable work: Fatawa-e-Razvia[36], Kanzul Iman[37], Hadaiq e Bakhshish[38], Manzar-e-Islam[39], Al-Istimdad[40]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[41]
- Influenced by: Burhan al-Din al-Murghinani[42], Rumi[43], Abū Ḥanīfa[44], Ali al-Qari[45]
- Sex or gender: male[46]
- Movement: Barelvi movement[47], Qadiriyya[48]
- Commons category: Ahmed Raza Khan[49]
- Honorific prefix: A'la-Hazrat[50], Imam e Ahle Sunnat[51]
- Academic degree: mufti[52]
- Residence: Bareilly[53]
- Family name: Raza[54]
- Given name: Ahmed[55]
- Pseudonym: احمد رضا[56]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi[57]
- Student of: Naqi Ali Khan[58], Shah Aale Rasool Marehrawi[59]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi include Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat[60] and Ala Hazrat Express[61].
Why It Matters
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
He has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri[64], a politician[65], b. 1951[66], of Pakistan[67]; Ilyas Qadri[68], a writer[69], b. 1950[70], of Pakistan[71]; Hamid Raza Khan[72], a translator[73], 1875–1943[74], of British Raj[75]; Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi[76], a writer[77], 1953–2023[78], of India[79]; and Alfred Neville May[80], a translator[81], 1944–1998[82], of United Kingdom[83].
Works attributed to him include Fatawa-e-Razvia[84], a literary work[85]; Husamul Haramain[86], a literary work[87], in British Raj[88]; and Kanzul Iman[89], a Quran translations[90]. Entities named for him include Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat[60] and Ala Hazrat Express[61].
FAQs
Where was Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi born?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was born in Bareilly[2].
Where did Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi die?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi passed away in Bareilly[4].
Who were Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's parents?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's father was Naqi Ali Khan[13]. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's mother was Hussaini khanum[14].
Who was Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi married to?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi's spouses include Irshad Begum[15].
What did Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi do for work?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi worked as a muhaddith[5], translator[6], Naat Khawan[7], poet[8], and mathematician[9].
Where did Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi go to school?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi was educated at homeschooling[33].
Who did Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi influence?
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi has been cited as an influence by Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri[64], Ilyas Qadri[68], Hamid Raza Khan[72], and Yaseen Akhtar Misbahi[76].