Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri

Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri Noori
مصطفى رضا خان القادري النوري
Born(1892-07-18)18 July 1892 (22nd Dhu al-Hijjah 1310 AH)
Died11 November 1981(1981-11-11) (aged 90) (14 Muharram 1402 AH)[1]
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationGrand Mufti of India
EraContemporary
OrganizationJama'at Raza-e-Mustafa
Known forFatawa-e-Mustafawia
Notable workFatawa-e-Mustafawia, 1977 (against vasectomy)
StyleGrand Mufti
TitleGrand Mufti of India
PredecessorAhmad Raza Khan Barelvi
SuccessorAkhtar Raza Khan ,
Children7[2]
FatherAhmad Raza Khan
RelativesHamid Raza Khan Elder brother
FamilyBarelvi family
Grand Mufti of India
TitleMufti E Azam Hind, Tajdar E Ahlesunnat
Official nameمفتي جمهورية الهند، مفتى مصطفى رضا خان
Personal
Home townBareilly
Children7
Parent
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
MovementBarelvi
EducationManzar E Islam
Known forTaqwa & Fatwa
Organization
Founder ofDarul Uloom Mazhar E Islam
Senior posting
TeacherAhmad Raza Khan
Influenced by
Literary worksSee the list
Grand Mufti styles
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleThe Honourable
Religious styleMufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām
Alternative styleHadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali
Informal styleMr. Grand Mufti

Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981), was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father Ahmed Raza Khan.[3] He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers.[4] He is widely known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind.[5] On his death date his follower celebrate Urs name as Urs-e-Noori on every 14th Muharram of Islamic Year.

  1. ^ "Brief Introduction Maulana Mufti Mustafa Raza Khan". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Ghausul Waqt, Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Mawlana Mustapha Raza Khan". taajushshariah.com. Marriage. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. ^ Sanyal (1998).
  4. ^ Malik, Jamal (27 November 2007). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. Routledge. p. 34. ISBN 9781134107636. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2020. Among the guests at the ceremony were Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan of Bareilly (d. 1981), who was known to his followers as 'Mufti-Azam-i-Hind', and, second in importance ...
  5. ^ Razvi (2011).