Subhan Raza Khan
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 |
| 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 | Ahsan Raza Khan (Son) |
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 edit
Call to boycott Talibani and Wahabi ideology edit
In 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 edit
References edit
- ^ http://sunnirazvi.net/library/research.htm "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. 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. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Fatawa Manzar E Islam No 2 Ed Subhan Raza Khan Texts". librarianz.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "The Madrasa Manzar-i Islam, Bareilly, and Jamia Ashrafiyya, Mubarakpur | Usha Sanyal - Academia.edu". academia.edu. 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. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Clerics campaign against Wahabis, Taliban at Ala Hazrat". The Times of India. 19 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Official website of Dargah Ala Hazrat