Akhtar Raza Khan
Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari (23 November 1943 – 20 July 2018), also known as Tajush Shari'ah or Azhari Miya, was an Indian Barelvi Muslim scholar, cleric and mufti. He was the great grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was considered to be a Mujaddid by his followers and was the founder of the Barelvi movement. He was recognised by Barelvi Muslims as the Grand Mufti of India. He was ranked 22nd on the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world (2014–15 edition), compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. He had tens of millions of followers in India.
Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan | |
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| Grand Mufti of India | |
| In office 1982–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri |
| Succeeded by | Asjad Raza Khan |
| Title | Tajush Shari'ah |
| Personal | |
| Born | Muhammad Ismail Raza 23 November 1943 Bareilly, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 20 July 2018 (aged 74)
(7 Zul-Qaida 1439) |
| Resting place | Bareilly Sharif Dargah |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 6, including Asjad Raza Khan |
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| Era | Contemporary |
| Sect | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Alma mater | Manzar-e-Islam (Bareilly), Islamia Inter College, Bareilly, Al-Azhar University 1963 -1966 |
| Known for | Fatawa Taajush Shariah |
| Other names | Azhari Miya |
| Relatives | Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (great-grandfather) |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām in Arabic |
| Alternative style | Hadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali |
| Founder of | Jamiatur Raza |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
| Awards | "Fakhre Azhar" (Pride of Azhar) |
| Literary works | Book list |
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