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Similar Akhtar Raza Khan, Hamid Raza Khan, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi | ||
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri, also known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind (Grand Jurist of India), was a significant Muslim scholar. He was born Monday, 22nd of Zil Hijjah 1310 AH (18 July 1892) in the city of Bareilly Shareef, India. Khan was the son of the Islamic scholar Ahmed Raza Khan. He wrote several books on Islam in Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Hindi and announced judgments on several thousand Islamic problems in his compilation of Fatawa Fatawa-e-Mustafwia. Thousands of Islamic scholars were counted as his spiritual successors. Due to his popularity and knowledge, the Barelwi movement accepted him as its leader after the death of Ahmed Raza Khan. He was the main leader of All India Jamaat Raza-e-Mustafa in Bareilly city which initiated counter to Shuddhi Movement to save Muslims from being converted into Hinduism in undivided India. During the time of emergency in India, he issued a fatwa against vasectomy and refuted then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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His First Fatawa
Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind, Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan brilliance as an Islamic Scholar manifested itself when he was a still a youth, but overflowing with knowledge and wisdom. He wrote his first historical Fatawa (Islamic Ruling) when he was only 13 years old. It dealt with the topic of "Raza'at" - affinity between persons breast fed by the same woman. After this Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind, Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan spent another 12 years writing Fatawas at the feet of AalaHazrat. He was given this immense responsibility of issuing Fatawas even while AalaHazrat was in this physical world. He continued this trend until his last breath. The stamp which was given to him was mislaid during his second Hajj when his bags were lost.
Character and Habits
Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind, Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan possessed great heights of good character, moral standards, kindness, sincerity, love and humbleness. He never refused the invitation of any poor Muslim. He always stayed away from those who were very wealthy and lavish. He was the possessor of great moral and ethical values. It is stated that once Akbar Ali Khan, a Governor of U.P., came to visit Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind. Mufti-e-Azame-Hind did not meet him but left to a place called Puraana Shahar (Old City) to visit a poor Sunni Muslim who was very ill and at the doorstep of death. On another occasion, Fakhruddeen Ali Ahmad, the President of India, came to visit Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind but was refused this opportunity.
Books & Treaties
Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind, Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan was a great Muhaqqiq (Philosopher) and Musannif (Author). His writings were filled with the rays of knowledge of his distinguished father, AalaHazrat, Ash Shah Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Al Qaderi. All his works displayed great research. It seemed as if his works were overflowing with the "research of Imam Ghazzali, the rareness of Imam Raazi and the rays of knowledge of Imam Jalaluddeen Suyuti ". Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind wrote a number of books in his blessed lifetime: