IMAM AHMAD RAZA KHAN

Life and his achievement

Submitted to : Ustad Samad Hudavi

Submitted by : Rahin Akabar
Reg. no : 190034

Darul Huda Islamic University

 Introduction
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, commonly known as Ala-Hazrat, he was born (14
June 1856\10 Shawwal 1340) and died 28 October 1921\ 25 Safer. He was the Sunni
Islamic scholar, Jurist, theologian, ascetic, sufi, urdu poet, reformer in India and the
founder of Barelvi movement.

Barelvi’s father, Naqi Ali Khan, was son of Raza Ali Khan. He belonged to the
Barech tribe of the Pushtuns. The Barech formed a tribal grouping among the Rohilla
Pushtuns of North India. Khan’s ancestors migrated from Qandahar during the
Mughal rule and settled in Lahore. In the year 1877 (1294 A.H) at the age of 22 years
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan became the Mureed of Imam-ul Asfiya, Shah Ale Rasool
Marehrawi. His murshid bestowed him with Khilafat in the several sufi silsilas. Some
Islamic scholars received permission from him to work under guidance like Amjad Ali
Khan.

He was a writer and public propagator in Indian decent. Many books in Arabic,
Persian and urdu, including the thirty –volume fatwa compilation “Fatawa Razaviyya”
but the most famous was “Kanzul Iman” (Translation and Explanation of the Quran).
It is not associated with the Hanafi jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, and is a widely
read version of translation in the Indian subcontinent. It has been translated into
English, Hindi, Bengali, Dutch, Turkish, Sindhi, Gujarati and Pashto.

Imam Ahmed Raza Khan saw an intellectual and moral decline of Muslims in
British India. His movement was a mass movement, defending popular Sufism, which
grew in response to the influence of Deobandi and Wahhabi movement elsewhere.
He supported Tawasul, Mawid, the prophet Muhammad awareness of complete
knowledge of the unseen and other messages which were opposed by Deobandi and
Salafis.

So, he was mainly aimed to clear misunderstanding beliefs which have taken
place in muslims and other mind.

Statement of the problem

Khan’s life and his activities were more attached to spread the Islam and
ideologies through over the world. He conducted more debates against non-Islamic
religions to opposed them to give sufficient definition about Islam and unbelief on
the unseen knowledge of prophet Muhammed. This dissertation focuses on unbelief
people and will rejected by books of Ala-Hazrat.
 Research Questions
1) Who is Ala-Hazrat?
2) What is the difference between Deobandi and Barailavi? How could one know
that he is Deobandi or Barailavi?
3) Is there any book which gives information about the deviant beliefs of Ahle
Hadees and Salafees?
4) What was the Imam Ala-Hazrat rejected Wahabbies and Deobandi only?
5) What was the Imam Ahmed Raza khan scholars only fifty two knowledge?

Objectives of the research

1) Imam Ahmed Raza Khan was Muslim scholar writer and public speaker.
2) To understand that who is Deobandi and Barailavi and classified the real
believers of Sunni scholars.
3) There are many books which rejected against of non-Muslims religion such as
Ahle Hadees and Salafees.
4) He wasn’t rejected Wahabbies belief only but bestowed the
acknowledgement knowledge by Allah. He was Jurist, theologian, ancestic and
mathematian etc
5) All believer Deobandi, Ahle Hadees they opposed that Imam Ahmed Raza
Khan only jurist not all over 52 knowledge. This researcher will proof all
primary and secondary education and his books.

Scope of the research

The research of topic “life and achievement” will address on various argument
superstitions of Deobandi and Wahhabies, The research will focus on different beliefs
and issues of jurisprudence of non-muslim.

The researcher wills discuss in the dissertation with deep information about
the books of Ala hazrat which mentioned by Hasamul harmaion, raaile Razwiya and
malfoozate Ala hazrat.

Significance of the research

 In the modern era human are inventing the new believers in Islam. They
different from all over the sunni structure of jurisprudence and belief. But they are
included in muslim people. This research will describe the all new belivers of
Deobandi and Wahabbies.

So many books of Ala-Hazrat denote all the superstition of Deobandi like a

people have problem to recognise who is Barailavi and Deobandi. This dissertation
will describe deeply.

Literature of Review
The topic “biography of Ala Hazrat” is one of the most acceptable and notable
topic. It is very important foll all sunni propagator which hesitating to recognise the
between all over the muslim propogation. This dissertation will proof at the light of
versus of Quran and the all issue of jurist among the Wahabbies and Deobandi will
described will deeply.

Methodology
The research would be mainly primary and secondary life of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
and the study will point out the new issues, so the researcher wiil refer the all works, articals
and magazines on this subjects which will bring to deep acknowledgement of the
personality and contribution.