Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Noori | |
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مصطفى رضا خان القادري النوري | |
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| Born | (1892-07-18)18 July 1892 (22ndDhu al-Hijjah 1310AH) Bareilly,North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 11 November 1981(1981-11-11) (aged 90) (14Muharram 1402AH)[1] Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Grand Mufti of India |
| Era | Contemporary |
| Organization | Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa |
| Known for | Fatawa-e-Mustafawia |
| Notable work | Fatawa-e-Mustafawia, 1977(against vasectomy) |
| Style | Grand Mufti |
| Title | Grand Mufti of India |
| Predecessor | Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi |
| Successor | Akhtar Raza Khan , |
| Children | 7[2] |
| Father | Ahmad Raza Khan |
| Relatives | Hamid Raza Khan Elder brother |
| Family | Barelvi family |
| Grand Mufti of India | |
| Title | Mufti E Azam Hind, Tajdar E Ahlesunnat |
| Official name | مفتي جمهورية الهند، مفتى مصطفى رضا خان |
| Personal life | |
| Home town | Bareilly |
| Children | 7 |
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| Education | Manzar E Islam |
| Known for | Taqwa & Fatwa |
| Religious life | |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Founder of | Darul Uloom Mazhar E Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ahmad Raza Khan,Ahmed ibn Muhammad al-Nuri |
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Grand Mufti styles | |
| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | The Honourable |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, andMufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah andShaykh al-Islām |
| Alternative style | Hadrat,Sheikh andSahib-ul-Ma'ali |
| Informal style | Mr. Grand Mufti |
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the SunniBarelvi movement following the death of its founder, his fatherAhmed Raza Khan.[3] He was known asMufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers.[4] He is widely known asMufti-e-Azam-e-Hind.[5] On his death date his follower celebrate Urs name asUrs-e-Noori on every 14thMuharram of Islamic Year.
| Naqi Ali Khan 1830-1880 | |||||||||
| Ahmad Raza Khan 1856 -1921 | Hassan Raza Khan 1859 -1908 | Muhammad Raza Khan | 3 Daughters | ||||||
| Hamid Raza Khan 1875 -1943 | Mustafa Raza Khan 1892–1981 | 5 Daughters | |||||||
He wrote books on Islam in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, and announced judgments on several thousand Islamic problems in his compilation offatawaFatawa-e-Mustafwia. Thousands of Islamic scholars were counted as his spiritual successors.[6] He was the main leader of theJama'at Raza-e-Mustafa in Bareilly, which opposed theShuddhi movement to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India.[6][7] During the time of emergency in 1977 in India, he issued afatwa againstvasectomy which was made compulsory and 6.2 million Indian men were sterilized in just a year.[8] In such circumstances Mustafa Raza Khan argued this order of Indian government given byIndira Gandhi.[9][10]
Raza Khan's books include:[11]
His disciples include:[14][failed verification]
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