Fatawa-i Razawiyya

Fatawa-i Razawiyya (Urdu: فتاویِٰ رضویہ, romanized: Fatāwā-i Raẓāwiyya) is a Sunni Islamic compilation of fatawa (legal edicts) of the Hanafi madhhab (school of thought) authored by Indian Islamic scholar Ahmad Raza Khan. An influential sharia manual, the work is distinguished in Barelvism.

Fatawa-i Razawiyya
فتاویِٰ رضویہ
AuthorAhmad Raza Khan
CountryIndia
Language
Published1911 to 2005
Pages30 volumes, 22000+ pages، Six thousand eight hundred forty questions and answers
ISBN2-7451-7204-2 Arabic ed

The Fatawa-i Razawiyya was discussed by Arun Shourie in his book, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action Its 12 volumes were first published by Ahmed Raza Khan's brother at Hasani press, and only two volumes of various Fatawa's were published during the lifetime of the author. Later published by Raza Foundation Lahore in 30 Volumes. Raza Academy was first to publish its various volumes in 1985.

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