Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, also known as Ala Hazrat, (Urdu: أَعْلَىٰ حَضْرَتِ إِمَامِ أَحْمَدَ رَضَـا خَانٍ بَرِيلَوِيٍّ) was an Indian Islamic scholar, theologian, jurist, preacher, and poet from Bareilly, British India. He is revered as the founder of the Barelvi movement and the Razvi branch of the Qadiri Sufi order. Considered a polymath, he wrote extensively on law, religion, philosophy, and sciences, mastering both rational and religious subjects. He was a reformer who defended Prophet Muhammad and popular Sufi practices, influencing millions of people. Today, the Barelvi movement has around 200 million followers in the region.

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Category:Sufis
Category:Islamic scholars
Category:Hanafis
Category:Indian Islamic religious leaders
Category:1856 births
Category:1921 deaths
Category:Barelvis
Category:20th-century Indian poets
Category:19th-century Indian poets