Mufti Ahsan Raza Khan
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Mufti Ahsan Raza Khan | |
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| Sajjada Nashin of Bareilly Dargah | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Subhan Raza Khan |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 7 March 1983 Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent |
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| Era | Modern Era |
| Region | India |
| Main interest | Sufism |
| Occupation | Islamic Scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
Ahsan Raza Khan is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and serves as the head of the Bareilly Dargah[1][2], the shrine of his great-grandfather Ahmed Raza Khan and son and successor of Subhan Raza Khan.[3] Raza also served as the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education.[4][5]
Activism
Opposed The Waqf Amendment Act, 2025
Mufti Ahsan Raza opposed The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and said that the bill was against the purpose of Waqf and Sharia principles. He also raised concerns about its impact on the religious and financial rights of Muslims.[6]
Opposed Wasim Rizvi’s Proposal on Quranic Verses
In March 2021, Mufti Ahsan Raza criticised Wasim Rizvi over his demand to remove 26 verses from the Quran. He called the demand an attempt to gain publicity and said that any disrespect towards the Quran and the Sahabah would not be accepted.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Sajjadanshin of Dargah Ala Hazrat said on bulldozer: Do not make children and women homeless". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ala Hazrat Dargah". District Bareilly, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Government of India. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ Agarwal, Priyangi (25 November 2014). "Clerics oppose the appointment of son as new Sajjadanasheen of Dargah Ala Hazrat". The Times of India. Bareilly. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "The Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004". India Code. Government of India. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "Allahabad High Court Judgment Information System". eLegalix. Allahabad High Court. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "वक्फ संशोधन विधेयक शरई उसूलों के खिलाफ साजिश, आला हज़रत दरगाह के सज्जादानशीन बोले — ये कतई क़ुबूल नहीं". Amar Ujala. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ↑ "वसीम रिजवी घिरे, अब बरेली की आला हजरत दरगाह से भी विरोध, उलेमा नाराज". Navbharat Times. Bareilly. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ↑ "शिया वक्फ बोर्ड के पूर्व चेयरमैन वसीम रिजवी का विरोध तेज, दर्गाह आला हज़रात बरेली से प्रदर्शन". Navbharat Times. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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