Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan | |
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| Born | Muhammad Munawwar Raza, (15 Shaban 1390 Hijri), (1970-10-16)October 16, 1970 (age 55) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | Hussam Ahmad Raza Khan Humam Ahmad Raza Khan and four daughters |
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| Era | contemporary |
| Alma mater | Manzar-e-Islam, Islamia Inter College, Bareilly |
| Relatives | Ahmad Raza Khan (great great grandfather),Hamid Raza Khan (great grandfather),Ibrahim Raza Khan (grandfather), Sibtain Raza Khan (father-in-law) Rehan Raza Khan (uncle) Tawqir Raza Khan (cousin) Subhan Raza Khan (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Website | www |
Asjad Raza Khan (born 16 October 1970)Qaid-e-Millat is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to theBarelvi movement and a descendant ofAhmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor ofAkhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India.[1][2][3]
He is known by his followers as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat ("Leader of the Ahle al-Sunnat"),Mufti-e-Azam Hind ("Grand Mufti of India"),[4]Qazi-ul-Quzzat ("Islamic Chief Justice")[5] andQaid-e-Millat ("Leader of the Nation"). He is serving the Principal ofJamiatur Raza since 2019.[6] He has been featured inThe Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2025, published byMuslim Mirror in the Islamic scholars category.[7][8]
Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid to Akhtar Raza Khan, thenGrand Mufti of India on 16 October 1970 same as 15 Shaban 1390 at Mohalla Khwaja Qutub,Bareilly district ofUttar Pradesh.[9][10]
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| Ahmed Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamid Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After thebombings in Sri Lanka in 2019, Asjad Raza issued a strongly worded statement condemning the attacks and urging all nations to "repel the evil" and combat terrorist ideologies.[11]
UponZakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in aterrorist attack in Bangladesh, Asjad said:
“India is the land of Sufism. Dr Naik speaks the language of terrorism. His thoughts are not Islamic, but related to (fundamentalist)Wahhabism. Back in 2008, we had demanded that the central and state governments to impose a ban on his speeches and programmes. Sufi Barelvis are united against him."[12]
Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.[13][14]
Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of theVande Mataram song onIndian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by theUttar Pradesh government.[15][16][17]
On 29 July 2021, during a press conference Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan, spoke out strongly against Asjad Raza, in July 2021 when reports emerged that Asjad Raza's son-in-law Salman Hasan had met privately withYogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mannani questioned Asjad Raza's qualifications forQazi-al-Hindustan and suggested that he needed to present his educational qualifications for the role. Mannani Miyan stated that people were misusing the name of the Dargah Aala Hazrat for their own benefits. He said that if his brother, Akhtar Raza Khan, was alive, he would have been very disheartened with the situation. Mannani Miyan demanded Asjad Raza to renounce the charge ofQazi-al-Hindustan, that he dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa, and handover all documents to the family.[18][19][20]
On 3 August 2021, Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan said that my child has come home, I embrace him and I refute whatever I said in the press conference.[21]
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