# Asjad Raza Khan

Asjad Raza Khan (born 16 October 1970), He is also known as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat and Qaid-e-Millat, is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and a descendant of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor of Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India. He is serving the Principal of Jamiatur Raza since 2019. He has been featured in The Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2024, published by Muslim Mirror in the Islamic scholars category.

## Early life

Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid to Akhtar Raza Khan, then Grand Mufti of India on 16 October 1970 same as 15 Shaban 1390 at Mohalla Khwaja Qutub, Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

### Lineage

| | | | | | | | | | | Naqi Ali Khan | Naqi Ali Khan | Naqi Ali Khan | Naqi Ali Khan | Naqi Ali Khan | Naqi Ali Khan | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ahmed Raza Khan | Ahmed Raza Khan | Ahmed Raza Khan | Ahmed Raza Khan | Ahmed Raza Khan | Ahmed Raza Khan | | | Hassan Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | | |
| Hamid Raza Khan | Hamid Raza Khan | Hamid Raza Khan | Hamid Raza Khan | Hamid Raza Khan | Hamid Raza Khan | | | Mustafa Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | | | Hussain Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | | | Hasnain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan |
| Ibrahim Raza Khan | Ibrahim Raza Khan | Ibrahim Raza Khan | Ibrahim Raza Khan | Ibrahim Raza Khan | Ibrahim Raza Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Akhtar Raza Khan | Akhtar Raza Khan | Akhtar Raza Khan | Akhtar Raza Khan | Akhtar Raza Khan | Akhtar Raza Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Asjad Raza Khan | Asjad Raza Khan | Asjad Raza Khan | Asjad Raza Khan | Asjad Raza Khan | Asjad Raza Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kaif Raza Khan | Kaif Raza Khan | Kaif Raza Khan | Kaif Raza Khan | Kaif Raza Khan | Kaif Raza Khan | | |

## Statements and views
### Extreme ideologies must be repelled

After the bombings 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.

### Demanding a ban on Zakir Naik

Upon Zakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in a terrorist 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."
Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.

### Refusal to recite the National Song

Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of the Vande Mataram song on Indian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by the Uttar Pradesh government.

## Controversy
### Related to Salman Miyan

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 Miyan had met privately with Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mannani questioned Asjad Raza's qualifications for Qazi-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 of Qazi-al-Hindustan, that he dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa, and handover all documents to the family.