Akhtar Raza Khan | |
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| Grand Mufti of India | |
| In office 1982–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri |
| Succeeded by | |
| Title | Tajush Shari'ah |
| Personal | |
| Born | Muhammad Ismail Raza 23 November 1943[1] |
| Died | 20 July 2018 (aged 74)
(7 Zul-Qaida 1439) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Resting place | Bareilly Sharif Dargah |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 6, including Asjad Raza Khan |
| Parent |
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| Era | Contemporary |
| Sect | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Alma mater | Manzar-i Islam (Bareilly), Islamia Inter College, Bareilly, Al-Azhar University 1963 -1966[2] |
| Known for | Fatawa Taajush Shariah |
| Other names | Azhari Miya |
| Relatives | Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (great-grandfather) |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām in Arabic |
| Alternative style | Hadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Jamiatur Raza |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
| Awards | "Fakhre Azhar" (Pride of Azhar)[2] |
| Literary works | Book list |
| Website | muftiakhtarrazakhan |
Akhtar Raza Khan[a] (23 November 1943 – 20 July 2018),[1] also known as Tajush Shari'ah,[b] and Azhari Miyan,[3][4] was an Indian Islamic scholar. A mufti of the Barelvis, he was the great-grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was considered to be a Mujaddid by his followers and was the eponymous founder of the Barelvi movement.[5][6]
He had served as the Grand Mufti of India succeeding Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri from 1982 to 2018 and Islamic Chief Justice of India from 2006 to 2018.[7][8] He was ranked 24th[9] on the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world in 2018 edition, 26th in 2010, 28th in 2011, 26th in 2012, 22nd in 2013-2014, 22nd in 2014-15, 25th in 2016 editions,[10][11] compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.[12] He had tens of millions of followers in India.[13]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Azahri miyan urs: अजहरी मियां के पहले उर्स का हुआ आगाज". 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "अजहरी मियां 10 मार्च को मकराना में-" [Azhari Miyan at Makranah on 10 March] (in Hindi). 8 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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- ^ Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (2018).
- ^ "Mufti Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qaadiri Al-Azhari | The Muslim 500". 12 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "The Top 50 – 2018". The Muslim 500. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "दुनिया के टॉप 50 मुस्लिमों में भारत के दो चेहरे". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Bareilly cleric among world's most influential Muslims". The Times of India. 8 August 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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