Akhtar Raza Khan

Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari[1] (2

February 1941 – 20 July 2018) was an
Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar and Mufti.[2]
He was a descendant (great-grandson) of
Mujaddid Ahmed Raza Khan, founder of
the Barelvi movement.[3] [4]He had been
ranked 22nd on the list of The 500 Most
Influential Muslims in the world (2014–15
edition), compiled by the Royal Islamic
Strategic Studies Centre.[5][6][7][8][9][10] He
had crores of followers across the country
and outside.[11] On 20 July 2018, he died
from a long illness.[12][13]
 Taaju Shariah Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan

Title Azhari Miya, Janashin-

E-Sarkaar Mufti-E-
Aazam, Mufti E Azam,
Shaikh Ul Islam,Qazi Ul
Quzzat fil hind, , Taajush
Shari'ah.

Personal

Born Ismayil Raza Khan

2 February 1941
Bareilly Shariff, British
India

Died 20 July 2018 (aged 77)

Bareilly, India
Resting place Bareilly Sharif

Religion Islam

Region Uttar Pradesh

Denomination Barelwi

Main interest(s) Fiqh (Hanfi)

Alma mater Manzar-e-Islam
(Bareilly, India) Al Azhar
University

Tariqa Qadiri Barkati

Senior posting

Influenced by
Ahmed Raza Khan

Website taajushshariah.com

Education
When Huzoor Taj-ush-Shari'ah was 4
years, 4 month and 4 days old, his
honourable father, Khalifah of A'la Hazrat,
great commentator of Glouries Qur’an
Maulana Ibrahim Raza Khan arranged
Bismillah Khuwani, ceremony for initiating
education in which his maternal
grandfather, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind
made Huzoor Taj-us-Shari'ah recite
Bismillah as a custom. He completed
Naazirah Quran at the home from his
blessed mother, the blessed daughter of
Mufti-e-A'zam Hind. He studied Urdu
elementary books from his father.
Therefore, he completed his Dars-e-Nizami
from Darul-ul-Uloom Manzar-e-Islam
Bareilly Shareef and went to Jami'a-tul-
Azhar Cairo Egypt in 1963 where he
acquired knowledge in the field of
competent of Quran and Hadith from the
competent and skilled teachers.He
graduated from Jami'a-ul-Azhar in 1966
and was awarded with 'Jami'ah' Azhar
Award' upon securing first position.[14]

His Works
Historical funeral of Mufti Akhtar Raza Qadri in Bareilly
City, India on 22nd July

He was the author of more than 50 books

on Islamic theology and thought. He wrote
extensively in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Hindi
and in English.He pursued higher studies
at Al-Azhar University, Egypt and won the
Al-Azhar Award (Fakhr-e-Azhar).[11]

Islamic Institutions (Jamiat-ur

Raza)

In 2000 he founded an Islamic seminary

Centre of Islamic Studies Jamiatur Raza
based in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh,
India.[7][15][16]

Rulings (Fatwas)

His Urdu-language fatwa collection was

known as Majmu'ah Fatawa. His English
collection is named Azharul Fatawa.[17]
One of his fatwas was his edict on the
interest given to a Muslim by a non-
Muslim:

When there is a dealing between

a Muslim and a Muslim or a
Muslim and a Zimmi Kaffir (a
non-Muslim living in the s afety
of an Islamic state), the taking
more money than loaned is
considered as interest and such
a dealing will be unlawful.
However, if this condition does
not exist, this excess money will
not be considered as interest
 and will be legitimate for a
Muslim as it is unanimous that
there is no interest applicable
when there is dealing between a
Muslim and a Harbi Kaafir (a
non-Muslim who is not living in
the safety of an Islamic State).
(see Azharul Fatawa)[17]

Poetry

Hazrat's composition of Na`at was entitled

Safina e Bakhshish, written in three
different languages.[18]
Books
Huzoor Taj-us-Shari'ah authored more
than 65 books in Arabic, English and Urdu
on different fields of Knowledge.Some of
his Books' names are as follows:

Hijrat-e-Rasool
Aasaar-e-Qiyamat
AL-Haq-ul-Mubeen (Arabic and Urdu)
Safeenah-e-Bakhshish (Na'at collection)
Fatawa Taj-us-Shari'ah
Tie Fatwa
Al-Sahabā Nujūm Al-Ihtidā’
 Nihāya al-zayn
Azharul Fatawa
Difā’ e KanzulImān
Teen Talāqoñ Ka Sharaī’ Hukm
Afzaliyat e Siddīq e Akbar o Fārooq e
A‘azam
TV Aur Video Ka Operation
[14]

Death
He died following a long illness on 20 July
2018, aged 77. His last prayer was
attended by more than 30 millions
people.After his demise, his son Allama
Asjad Raza Khan Al-Qadri was appointed
as Qazi-ul-Quzzat fil Hind (Chief Justice of
India or Grand Mufti of India) by Barelvi
Shariah council in the presence of great
indian Muftis.[11][19][20][14]

See also
Ahmad Raza Khan
Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
Hamid Raza Khan
Tauqeer Raza Khan

References
1. "अजहरी मयां 10 माच को मकराना म-" [Azhari
Miyan at Makranah on 10 March] (in Hindi).
8 March 2014.
2. Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan by
Muhammad Tariq Lahori Sunni Hanafi
jannati Barelwi| archive.org
3. World's 500 ‘Most Influential Muslims’: 24
Indians in the list; Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan,
Mahmood Madani in first 50 117
TwoCircles.net |16 October 2014 "He is the
great-grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan (d.
1921), who founded the Barelwi movement
in South Asia"
4. Tiwari, Mrigank (8 July 2014). "Barelvi
school views SC fatwa order with caution" .
Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 24 February
2016. "Ala Hazrat's descendent Maulana
Akhtar Raza Khan is the head of muftis
across the country."
5. Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan
Qaadiri Al-Azhari themuslim500.com
6. "Geo Urdu - ،‫ﺑﺎ اﺛﺮ ﻣﺴﻠﻤﺎن ﺷﺨﺼﯿﺎت‬500‫دﻧﯿﺎ ﮐﯽ‬
‫[ "ﻣﻔﺘﯽ ﺗﻘﯽ ﻋﺜﻤﺎﻧﯽ اور ﻋﺎﻣﺮ ﻟﯿﺎﻗﺖ ﺑﮭﯽ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ‬The
500 Most Influential Muslims, Mufti Taqi
Usmani and Amir Liaquat are also included]
(in Urdu). 28 November 2013.
7. Tiwari, Mrigank (20 October 2014).
"Barelvi cleric in 'most powerful Muslims'
list" . The Times of India.
8. LLC. 2010. Barelvi: Aala Hazrat Ahmed
Raza Khan Barelvi, Akhtar Raza, Sarfraz
Ahmed Naeemi, Muhammad Muslehuddin
Siddiqui, Barelvi, Aboobacker Ahmad .
General Books LLC. ISBN 9781155903736
9. Usha Sanyal. Generational Changes in the
Leadership of the Ahl-e Sunnat Movement
in North India during the Twentieth
Century . Modern Asian Studies (1998),
Cambridge University Press.
10. "The World's Most Influential Muslims in
2011" . Crescents Community News. 8 July
2012. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
11. "Noted Barelvi cleric Azhari Miyan dies -
Times of India" . The Times of India.
Retrieved 30 January 2019.
12. "ताजुश रया के आ खरी सफर म उमड़ा
जनसैलाब" . Dainik Jagran. Retrieved
30 January 2019.
13. Hindustan Hindi, 23 July 2018
14. "mahnama-muharram-1440-sept-2018" .
www.dawateislami.net. Retrieved
30 January 2019.
15. Sanyal, Usha (2008). "Ahl-i Sunnat
Madrasas: the Madrasa Manzar-i Islam,
Bareilly, and Jamia Ashrafiyya, Mubarakpur".
In Malik, Jamal. Madrasas in South Asia:
Teaching terror? . Routledge.
16. Plan to develop Bareilly's Jamiatur Raza
into an Arabic Persian University By NA
Ansari, The Milli Gazette "Maulana Akhtar
Raza Khan Azhari set up Madrasa Jamiatur
Raza in 2000 in the city's CB Ganj area with
the ultimate objective of imparting all types
of education."
17. "Azhar-Ul-Fatawa by Huzur Tajjush
Shariah, Hazrat Allama Muhammad Akhtar
Raza Khan Al-Azhari Qadiri(Maddazillahul
Aali)" . Scribd.
18. "AHLESUNNAT.net - SAFINA E
BAKHSHISH (JILD 8)" .
books.ahlesunnat.net. Retrieved 30 January
2019.
19. MuslimMirror (22 July 2018).
"Renowned Barelvi cleric Mufti Akhtar Raza
Khan passed away, lakhs attend final
journey" . Retrieved 30 January 2019.
20. "अजहरी मयां के जनाजे म दखा जो जनसैलाब,
आपने कभी नह दे खा होगा, दे ख त वीर" .
www.patrika.com. Retrieved 30 January
2019.

External links
Website of Jamiatur Raza
Taj ush-Shariah Official Urdu Website

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