Barelvi movement

The Barelvi movement (Urdu: بَرَلَوِیْ جَمَاَعَتْ) also known as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat is a revivalist movement in the Sunni Islam in South Asia. It is influenced by Sufism and named after Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, a Hanafi Islamic scholar from Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. People connected with the movement follows Hanafi school of jurisprudence and Maturidi school of theology.

The Barelvis have been compared to the Nahdatul Ulama of Indonesia; however, the Barelvis are generally loyal to Hanafi fiqh whereas Nahdatul Ulama staunchly follow Shafi'i fiqh.

 Beliefs 
Barelvis believe in the calling upon saints and prophets for help. They also believe that the Prophet Muhammad was made out of light (in a literal sense). Barelvis also tend to make takfir on 4 Deobandi elders due to Ahmad Riddah Khan's Fatwa on them.

 Notable scholars 

 Hamid Raza Khan
 Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri
 Ibrahim Raza Khan
 Akhtar Raza Khan
 Asjad Raza Khan
 Abdul Hamid Qadri Badayuni
 Ahmad Saeed Kazmi

 References 

Category:Islam in India
Category:Islam in Pakistan
Category:Islam in Bangladesh
Category:Barelvi movement