Subhan Raza Khan, also known as Subhani Mian, is former head of a Sufi centre popularly known as Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat, shrine of his great-great grandfather Ahmed Raza Khan,[1] in Bareilly, India.[2] He is chairperson of the Manzar-e-Islam seminary.[3] He also edits the Urdu-language Ala Hazrat monthly magazine which is published in Dargah.[4][5] His son Ahsan Raza Khan Quadri has been appointed present head of the Dargah Ala Hazrat.[6]
Subhan Raza Khan | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | Ahsan Raza Khan |
| Parent |
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| Era | Modern Era |
| Region | India |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Creed | Qadri |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Notable work(s) | Editor of Ala Hazrat Monthly magazine |
| Tariqa | Qadri |
| Occupation | Islamic Scholar |
| Relations | Tauqeer Raza Khan (brother) |
In 2015 during a protest against illegal encroachment on Waqf properties, he called Samajwadi Party founder-patron Mulayam Singh Yadav an " RSS agent".[7]
Activism
editCall to boycott Talibani and Wahabi ideology
editIn the presence of lacs of Sunni Muslims during Urs-e-Razvi in 2014 at the Dargah Aala Hazrat Muslim clerics condemned the terrorism practiced by the Taliban, and the ideology of the Wahhabi. He said the world should come together to protest the killing of innocent people in the name of Islam. Ulemas should launch a campaign against the Taliban and the Wahhabis.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://sunnirazvi.net/library/research.htm Archived 14 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine "Maulana Subhan Raza Khan ("Subhani Miyan"), great-grandson of Imam Ahmad Raza (through descent from Hamid Raza Khan [d.1943], Imam Ahmad Raza's eldest son."
- ^ "Cleric objects to Taslima Nasreen's tweets, files FIR". ndtv.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Malik, J.; Malik, P.C.R.S.I.S.J. (2007). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. Taylor & Francis. p. 31. ISBN 9781134107636. Archived from the original on 10 February 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Fatawa Manzar E Islam No 2 Ed Subhan Raza Khan Texts". librarianz.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Sanyal, Usha (January 2008). "The Madrasa Manzar-i Islam, Bareilly, and Jamia Ashrafiyya, Mubarakpur | Usha Sanyal - Academia.edu". Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. academia.edu. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Clerics oppose the appointment of son as new Sajjadanasheen of Dargah Ala Hazrat timesofindia.com | Priyangi Agarwal | 25 Nov 2014
- ^ Tiwari, Mrigank (31 May 2015). "Mulayam Singh an 'RSS agent', Muslim cleric says". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat". The Times of India. 19 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.