Barelvi
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Barelvi is a term used for the movement of Sufi , Sunni
Islam
originating in the Indian subcontinent
.
The Movement is known as Ahle Sunnat movement to its followers.
The movement traces its history to mid nineteen century when in 1857 Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1797–1861) issued fatwa against Wahabism in 1857. This movement against Wahabi Ideology continued and was shaped by the writings of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921). The movement has taken a stand against all hardliner ideologies running in the name of Islam. It defended against contemporary traditionalist Islamic beliefs and practices and from the criticisms of movements like the Deobandi
, Wahabi and Ahl al-Hadith. This included a defence of many traditional practices and rites associated with popular Sufism
.
, Ahl al-Hadith or Salafi
and Nadwatul Ulama movements.
estimates that the vast majority of Muslim
s in India adhere to the Barelvi movement, and The Times
(UK) writes that most (South Asia
n) Muslims in the United Kingdom
also adhere to the movement. Similarly, the conservative think tank
The Heritage Foundation
gives such estimates for the vast majority of Sunni Muslims in Pakistan
.
and Sunnah
, and believe in monotheism
and the prophethood
of Hazrat Muhammad
. Barelvis follow the Ash'ari
and Maturidi
schools of aqidah
, any one of the four school of fiqh
, and the Qadri, Chishti
, Naqshbandi
or Suhrawardi
Sufi orders
.
, Muhammad
, which distinguish them from Deobandi,Salafi and Shia groups in South Asia:
This movement is working in line with more traditional Sufi Islam ,which is established in other parts of the world.So it is obvious the views and Ideologies shared by them are also similar.
All India Ulema & Mashaikh Board
representing Ahle Sunnat movement of south Asia has demanded protection and reconstruction of Holy Muslim Shrines of Hijaz Makkah and Medina , destroyed in 1803 and 1804 by the Saudis, such as the shrine built over the tomb of Fatimah
, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad
, and even intended to destroy the grave of Prophet Muhammad himself as idolatrous.Even in 1998 the Saudis bulldozed and poured gasoline over the grave of Aminah bint Wahb
, the mother of Prophet Muhammad, causing resentment throughout the Muslim world.
Opposition
Islamic Scholar Ahmad Raza Khan, along with other religious figures, issued fatāwā
of apostasy
against the founders of the Deobandi
, Wahhabism, Shia Islam and "Qadiani
" (Ahmadiyya
) sects of Islam
. Commenting on this, historian Usha Sanyal
, in her research entitled Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870-1920, stated:
. The Sunni United Council (SUC), an amalgamation of eight Sunni organizations, launched the Save Pakistan Movement to stem the process of Talibanisation
. Terming the Taliban a product of global anti-Islam conspiracies
, the leaders of SUC charged it with playing into the hands of the United States to divide Muslims and bring a bad name to Islam
.
Supporting this movement, the Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi
, said:
leader Saleem Qadri was assassinated by the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
, a Deoband-affiliated terrorist group. In April 2006 in Karachi
, a bomb attack on a Barelvi gathering
to celebrate the mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) killed at least 57 people, including several central leaders of the Sunni Tehreek. In April 2007, Sunni Tehreek activists attempted forcibly to gain control of a mosque in Karachi, opening fire on the mosque and those inside, killing one person and injuring three others. On February 27, 2010, militants believed to be affiliated with the Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba
attacked Barelvis celebrating mawlid in Faisalabad
and Dera Ismail Khan
, again sparking tensions among the rival sects.
Other organizations include:
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
originating in the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
.
The Movement is known as Ahle Sunnat movement to its followers.
The movement traces its history to mid nineteen century when in 1857 Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1797–1861) issued fatwa against Wahabism in 1857. This movement against Wahabi Ideology continued and was shaped by the writings of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921). The movement has taken a stand against all hardliner ideologies running in the name of Islam. It defended against contemporary traditionalist Islamic beliefs and practices and from the criticisms of movements like the Deobandi
Deobandi
Deobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
, Wahabi and Ahl al-Hadith. This included a defence of many traditional practices and rites associated with popular Sufism
Sufism
Sufism or ' is defined by its adherents as the inner, mystical dimension of Islam. A practitioner of this tradition is generally known as a '...
.
Etymology
To its followers the movement is known as Ahle Sunnat wal Jama'at ("People of the traditions [of Muhammad] and the community"), to lay exclusive claim to be the legitimate form of Sunni Islam, in opposition to its reformist rivals like the DeobandiDeobandi
Deobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
, Ahl al-Hadith or Salafi
Salafi
A Salafi come from Sunni Islam is a follower of an Islamic movement, Salafiyyah, that is supposed to take the Salaf who lived during the patristic period of early Islam as model examples...
and Nadwatul Ulama movements.
Presence
India TodayIndia Today
India Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
estimates that the vast majority of Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s in India adhere to the Barelvi movement, and The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
(UK) writes that most (South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
n) Muslims in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
also adhere to the movement. Similarly, the conservative think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong...
gives such estimates for the vast majority of Sunni Muslims in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.
Beliefs and practices
Like other Muslims, Sufi Sunni base their beliefs on the Qur'anQur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
and Sunnah
Sunnah
The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...
, and believe in monotheism
Monotheism
Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one and only one god. Monotheism is characteristic of the Baha'i Faith, Christianity, Druzism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Samaritanism, Sikhism and Zoroastrianism.While they profess the existence of only one deity, monotheistic religions may still...
and the prophethood
Prophethood
Prophethood is the word used to reference the institution by which God sends emissaries, or prophets, to guide mankind. Use of the word is almost always theological.-Islam:...
of Hazrat Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. Barelvis follow the Ash'ari
Ash'ari
The Ashʿari theology is a school of early Muslim speculative theology founded by the theologian Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari...
and Maturidi
Maturidi
In Islam, a Maturidi is one who follows Abu Mansur Al Maturidi's theology, which is a close variant of the Ash'ari theology . The Maturidis, Ash'aris and Atharis are all part of Sunni Islam, which makes up the overwhelming majority of Muslims...
schools of aqidah
Islamic theology
Islamic theology is a branch of Islamic studies regarding the beliefs associated with the Islamic faith. Any religious belief system, or creed, can be considered an example of aqidah. However, this term has taken a significant technical usage in Islamic history and theology, denoting those...
, any one of the four school of fiqh
Fiqh
Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....
, and the Qadri, Chishti
Chishti Order
The Chishtī Order is a Sufi order within the mystic branches of Islam which was founded in Chisht, a small town near Herat, Afghanistan about 930 CE. The Chishti Order is known for its emphasis on love, tolerance, and openness. The doctrine of the Chishti Order is based on walāya, which is a...
, Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
or Suhrawardi
Suhrawardiyya
Suhrawardy redirects here. For the East Bengali politician and Prime Minister of Pakistan, see Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. The well-known Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi "the Executed" , the Shia founder of Illuminationism, is unconnected....
Sufi orders
Tariqah
A tariqa is an Islamic religious order. In Sufism one starts with Islamic law, the exoteric or mundane practice of Islam and then is initiated onto the mystical path of a tariqa. Through spiritual practices and guidance of a tariqa the aspirant seeks ḥaqīqah - ultimate truth.-Meaning:A tariqa is a...
.
Beliefs regarding Hazrat Muhammad
Ahle Sunnat have several beliefs regarding the nature of the Islamic prophetProphets of Islam
Muslims identify the Prophets of Islam as those humans chosen by God and given revelation to deliver to mankind. Muslims believe that every prophet was given a belief to worship God and their respective followers believed it as well...
, Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
, which distinguish them from Deobandi,Salafi and Shia groups in South Asia:
- He is "NOOR O BASHAR" means Noor (Light) as well as Human being.
- He is hazir (present in many places at the same time).
- He is nazir (witnessing all that goes on in the world).
- He has ilm-e-ghaib (knowledge of the unseen/unknown).
- He is mukhtaar kul (having the authority to do whatever he desired).
Practices
- Public celebration of the MawlidMawlidMawlid or sometimes ميلاد , mīlād is a term used to refer to the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which occurs in Rabi' al-awwal,...
(the birthday of Muhammad). - Asking awliyā'AuliyaFor dargahs in the world,visit:http://www.dargahawlia.co.nr/Auliya is an Arabic word usually translated as friend, helper, supporter or protector. It's often used to designate the status of a saint. For example, the famous Nizamuddin Auliya became known as such after his religious contributions...
(Muslim saints) for intercession to GodGod in IslamIn Islamic theology, God is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator, sustainer, ordainer, and judge of the universe. Islam puts a heavy emphasis on the conceptualization of God as strictly singular . God is unique and inherently One , all-merciful and omnipotent. According to the Islamic...
on behalf of the living. - ZiyaratZiyaratZiyārah is an Arabic term literally means "visit", used to refer to a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars...
(visiting) the mazar (tombs) of notable Muslims.
Relations with other movements
SupportThis movement is working in line with more traditional Sufi Islam ,which is established in other parts of the world.So it is obvious the views and Ideologies shared by them are also similar.
All India Ulema & Mashaikh Board
All India Ulema & Mashaikh Board
The All India Ulema & Mashaikh Board is an apex body of Indian Sufi Sunni Muslims. The Body consisting of Sajjada Nashins of all the Prominent Sufi Dargahs and Khanqahs,Imam of Masajids, the mufti & the teachers of the Madarasas being the office bearer and the members of this Board.Fighting for...
representing Ahle Sunnat movement of south Asia has demanded protection and reconstruction of Holy Muslim Shrines of Hijaz Makkah and Medina , destroyed in 1803 and 1804 by the Saudis, such as the shrine built over the tomb of Fatimah
Fatimah
Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She is regarded by Muslims as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca...
, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
, and even intended to destroy the grave of Prophet Muhammad himself as idolatrous.Even in 1998 the Saudis bulldozed and poured gasoline over the grave of Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb
Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.-Biography According to Islamic History:The daughter of Wahb ibn 'Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah ibn Kilab ibn Murrah, Aminah was born in Mecca. She was a member of the Banu Zuhrah clan in the tribe of Quraysh who were descendants of Ibrahim ...
, the mother of Prophet Muhammad, causing resentment throughout the Muslim world.
Opposition
Islamic Scholar Ahmad Raza Khan, along with other religious figures, issued fatāwā
Fatwa
A fatwā in the Islamic faith is a juristic ruling concerning Islamic law issued by an Islamic scholar. In Sunni Islam any fatwā is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be considered by an individual as binding, depending on his or her relation to the scholar. The person who issues a fatwā...
of apostasy
Takfir
In Islamic law, takfir or takfeer refers to the practice of one Muslim declaring another Muslim an unbeliever or kafir...
against the founders of the Deobandi
Deobandi
Deobandi is a movement of Sunni Islam. The movement began at Darul Uloom Deoband in Deoband, India, where its foundation was laid on 30 May 1866.-History:...
, Wahhabism, Shia Islam and "Qadiani
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
" (Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya
Ahmadiyya is an Islamic religious revivalist movement founded in India near the end of the 19th century, originating with the life and teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad , who claimed to have fulfilled the prophecies about the world reformer of the end times, who was to herald the Eschaton as...
) sects of Islam
Islamic schools and branches
Muslims are basically divided in two major factions, Sunnis and Shias, that are further divided into various Schools of Jurisprudence and orders of Imamate. All other movements within such as Salafi, Modernists, the Mystical Sufi Orders, Deobandi and Barelvi are either Sunni or Shia or both...
. Commenting on this, historian Usha Sanyal
Usha Sanyal
Dr. Usha Sanyal, Ph.D.History Columbia University, is a scholar and historian specializing in Asia. Her dissertation concerned the Islamic legal scholar Ahmed Rida Khan, founder of the Barelwi movement. Later published in book form, it is often cited by historians writing about India and Islam...
, in her research entitled Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Raza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870-1920, stated:
Opposition to the Taliban
The Barelvi movement has taken a stance against Taliban movements in South Asia, organising rallies and protests in India and Pakistan, condemning what they perceive as unjustified sectarian violenceSectarian violence
Sectarian violence and/or sectarian strife is violence inspired by sectarianism, that is, between different sects of one particular mode of ideology or religion within a nation/community...
. The Sunni United Council (SUC), an amalgamation of eight Sunni organizations, launched the Save Pakistan Movement to stem the process of Talibanisation
Talibanization
Talibanization is a term coined following the rise of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan referring to the process where other religious groups or movements come to follow or imitate the strict practices of the Taliban....
. Terming the Taliban a product of global anti-Islam conspiracies
Islamophobia
Islamophobia describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or MuslimsThe term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
, the leaders of SUC charged it with playing into the hands of the United States to divide Muslims and bring a bad name to Islam
Persecution of Muslims
Persecution of Muslims is the religious persecution of Muslims as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era.-Anatolia:...
.
Supporting this movement, the Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi is well-known Politician in Pakistan. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, Muttahida Quami Movement[MQM], ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections. He was a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where...
, said:
Sectarian violence
In the 1990s and 2000s, sporadic violence resulted from disputes over control of Pakistani mosques between Barelwi and Deobandi. In May 2001, sectarian riots broke out after Sunni TehreekSunni Tehreek
Sunni Tehreek is a political Islamic organization founded in Pakistan in 1990 to promote the interests of Barelvi Sunni Muslims in conflicts against competing Deobandi and Wahhabi sects.-History:...
leader Saleem Qadri was assassinated by the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan is a militant Sunni Deobandi organization, and a formerly registered Pakistani political party, established in the early 1980s in Jhang by Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi its stated goal is to primarily to deter major Shia influence in Pakistan in the wake of the Iranian...
, a Deoband-affiliated terrorist group. In April 2006 in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, a bomb attack on a Barelvi gathering
Nishtar Park bombing
The Nishtar Park bombing was a bomb attack on April 11, 2006 in Karachi's Nishtar Park which killed at least 57 people and injured over 80. At the time of the blast, a mawlid ceremony to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed organized by the Barelvi Jamaat Ahle Sunnat was taking place, in which...
to celebrate the mawlid (Muhammad's birthday) killed at least 57 people, including several central leaders of the Sunni Tehreek. In April 2007, Sunni Tehreek activists attempted forcibly to gain control of a mosque in Karachi, opening fire on the mosque and those inside, killing one person and injuring three others. On February 27, 2010, militants believed to be affiliated with the Taliban and Sipah-e-Sahaba
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan is a militant Sunni Deobandi organization, and a formerly registered Pakistani political party, established in the early 1980s in Jhang by Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi its stated goal is to primarily to deter major Shia influence in Pakistan in the wake of the Iranian...
attacked Barelvis celebrating mawlid in Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
and Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is situated on the west bank of the Indus River, west of Lahore and northwest of Multan. The city is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name. In Pakistan, its name is often abbreviated to D. I...
, again sparking tensions among the rival sects.
Early scholars
- Mustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza Khan, commonly known among the Muslims of South Asia as Mufti e Azam e Hind, was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1892. His father, Ahmed Raza Khan was the founder of the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam in South Asia.. His grandfather, Moulana Naqi Ali Khan Mustafa Raza Khan,...
- Hamid Raza KhanHamid Raza KhanHamid Raza Khan Qaadiri: was an Islamic scholar and mystic of the Barelvi movement. Qaaderi was born in 1875 , in the city of Bareilly, India...
- Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi
- Abdul Aleem Siddiqi
- Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi
- Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi — Jamiat Ulema-e-PakistanJamiat Ulema-e-PakistanThe Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan is a political party in Pakistan. It is part of the Islamic Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, that won at the last legislative elections, 20 October 2002, 11.3 of the popular vote and 53 out of 272 elected members.This party belongs to the Sunni current, which in...
and World Islamic MissionWorld Islamic MissionThe World Islamic Mission is an international Muslim organisation of Sunni Muslims. It was started by Qaid-e-Ahle Sunnat Hazrat Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi, Hazur Aalmi Muballigh e Islam Pir Syed Ma'roof Hussain Shah Arif Qadri Naushahi and Ra'ees-ul-Qalam Hazrat Allama Arshadul Qaudri in Holy...
- Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab SiddiqiHazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab SiddiqiHazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Abdul Wahab Siddiqi was a Sunni Muslim religious scholar and Sufi Master. He was born in 1942, the third son of Hazrat Allama Pir Muhammad Umar Icharvi, one of Pakistan's leading religious scholars of the time, who held the honorary title of Munazare-Azam because of...
- Muhammad Karam Shah al-AzhariMuhammad Karam Shah al-AzhariJustice Diya al-'Ummah Hadhrat Shaykh Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Karam Shah al-Azhari , Sitara-e-Imtiaz, was an eminent Sheykh of tariqa Chistiyya and an Islamic scholar from Pakistan; a towering figure, he also served as a Judge at the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan and Shariat Appellate Bench...
- Syed Shujaat Ali QadriSyed Shujaat Ali QadriJustice Dr Mufti Syed Shuja’at Ali Qadri was a member of the Pakistani Council of Islamic Ideology and a renowned scholar of Islamic Sciences and modern science, and had a deep and authoritative understanding of traditional and modern Arabic language...
- Shamsul-hasan Shams Barelvi
- Arshadul Qaudri — Jamia Hazrat Nizamuddin AuliyaJamia Hazrat Nizamuddin AuliyaJamia Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya is a Madarsa of Sunni Barelwi of India. It was established by a Sunni scholar of India, Allama Arshadul Qaudri in Zakir Nagar locality of Okhla, New Delhi, and named after Sufi saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya.-Ideology:...
- Sarfraz Ahmed NaeemiSarfraz Ahmed NaeemiDr Mufti Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed, , was a leading Sunni Islamic cleric from Pakistan who was well known for his moderate and anti-terrorist views...
Present scholars
- Akhtar Raza Khan — Grand MuftiGrand MuftiThe title of Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni or Ibadi Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwā, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases...
of India - Qamaruzzaman AzmiQamaruzzaman Azmi.Allama Maulana Qamaruzzaman Azmi is a prominent scholar in the Ahle sunnah wal jamah and Sufism. Millions of people across the Indian Sub-Continent, Middle East, Europe, America and Canada revere and respect him...
— Khalifa of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan's son His Holiness Huzoor Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind MaulanaMaulanaMawlānā is an Arabic word literally meaning "our lord" or "our master" ....
Mustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza KhanMustafa Raza Khan, commonly known among the Muslims of South Asia as Mufti e Azam e Hind, was born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1892. His father, Ahmed Raza Khan was the founder of the Barelvi school of Sunni Islam in South Asia.. His grandfather, Moulana Naqi Ali Khan Mustafa Raza Khan,...
and leading scholar of the 21st Century - Muhammad Imdad Hussain PirzadaMuhammad Imdad Hussain PirzadaMuhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada, in Jhang, Pakistan, is a shaykh in the Chishti Nizami Sufi Order and author of devotional books on Islam.He is a graduate of DMG Bhera and the University of the Punjab...
— Mufassir and leading Shaykh in Chishti Sufi Order - Muhammad Ilyas Qadri — Dawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-Islami is an Islamic evangelical movement.-History:Dawat-e-Islami was founded in 1981 A.D at Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan, by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri...
- Turab-ul-Haq QadriTurab-ul-Haq QadriSyed Shah Turab-ul-Haq Qadri is an Islamic scholar of the Barelvi school. Qadri was born in Hyderabad Deccan India , and his family moved to Pakistan following the Partition of India...
- Ameen Mian Qaudri — Barkatiya SilsilaBarkatiya SilsilaBarkati Silsila, a silsila of Sufism, has its roots in the Bilgram, a small town of United Provinces, India. The barkati Silsila is a sub-branch of the Qadri Sufi Silsila of Baghdad....
- Ahmad Saeed Kazmi
- Aboobacker Ahmad, All India Sunni Jamiatul Ulma
- Mukarram Ahmad — Fatehpuri MasjidFatehpuri MasjidFatehpuri Masjid is a 17th-century mosque located at the western end of the oldest street of Delhi, Chandni Chowk. It thus counterbalances the Red Fort on the opposite end of Chandni Chowk...
Delhi
Notable organizations
In Pakistan, the prominent Barelvi religious and political organizations include:- All India Ulema & Mashaikh BoardAll India Ulema & Mashaikh BoardThe All India Ulema & Mashaikh Board is an apex body of Indian Sufi Sunni Muslims. The Body consisting of Sajjada Nashins of all the Prominent Sufi Dargahs and Khanqahs,Imam of Masajids, the mufti & the teachers of the Madarasas being the office bearer and the members of this Board.Fighting for...
- Jamiat Ulema-e-PakistanJamiat Ulema-e-PakistanThe Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan is a political party in Pakistan. It is part of the Islamic Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, that won at the last legislative elections, 20 October 2002, 11.3 of the popular vote and 53 out of 272 elected members.This party belongs to the Sunni current, which in...
- Jamaat Ahle SunnatJamaat Ahle SunnatThe Jamaat Ahle Sunnat is a prominent religious organization in Pakistan that represents the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.In 2006, a bomb attack on an event to celebrate the mawlid in Karachi organised by the Jamaat Ahle Sunnat killed at least 57 people...
- Dawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-Islami is an Islamic evangelical movement.-History:Dawat-e-Islami was founded in 1981 A.D at Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan, by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri...
- Sunni TehreekSunni TehreekSunni Tehreek is a political Islamic organization founded in Pakistan in 1990 to promote the interests of Barelvi Sunni Muslims in conflicts against competing Deobandi and Wahhabi sects.-History:...
Other organizations include:
- British Muslim ForumBritish Muslim ForumBritish Muslim Forum is an organisation of Sunni Muslims which has emerged as the representative body for 500 Mosques across the UK. The BMF was relaunched after the "42-day detention" debate caused a split in the existing BMF leadership and led to two years of reform...
- World Islamic MissionWorld Islamic MissionThe World Islamic Mission is an international Muslim organisation of Sunni Muslims. It was started by Qaid-e-Ahle Sunnat Hazrat Shah Ahmad Noorani Siddiqi, Hazur Aalmi Muballigh e Islam Pir Syed Ma'roof Hussain Shah Arif Qadri Naushahi and Ra'ees-ul-Qalam Hazrat Allama Arshadul Qaudri in Holy...
, London - Muslim Students' Organization of India, New Delhi
- Raza AcademyRaza AcademyRaza Academy is the Sunni organization of Indian Muslims that aims to promote Islamic Sufi Culture through publications and research works. It conducts the researches and studies on islam for promotion of Islamic values. The headquarters of the organization is located in Mumbai...
, Mumbai
- Imam Ahmad Raza AcademyImam Ahmad Raza AcademyImam Ahmad Raza Academy is most Prominent and Leading Organization of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jama'at of South Africa. It was established on the 5th of July 1986 in South Africa with the sole purpose of uplifting the Muslim Ummah academically and spiritually...
, South Africa - Sunni Students FederationSunni Students FederationThe Sunni Students' Federation is the higher students organization of the A. P. Sunni faction of the Muslims of Kerala. S. S. F. was the higher students organisation of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama before the 1989 Sunni split. The present General Secretary is K. Abdul Kalam Mavoor, and the...
, India - Dawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-IslamiDawat-e-Islami is an Islamic evangelical movement.-History:Dawat-e-Islami was founded in 1981 A.D at Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan, by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri...
- Sunni Dawat-e-IslamiSunni Dawat-e-IslamiSunni Dawat-e-Islami is a non-political Sunni movement to propagate the Quraan and Sunnah.-Foundation:Sunni Dawat-e-Islami was founded by Maulana Shakir Ali Noori in 1991 in India...
Main institutions
- Al Jamiatul AshrafiaAl Jamiatul AshrafiaAl Jamiatul Ashrafia is the largest Islamic seminary of Sunni Barelwi Muslims of India. It is also known among AhleSunnah Circles as Oxford of Barelwis. It is located in Mubarakpur, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-History:...
, Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India - Al-Jame-atul-IslamiaAl-Jame-atul-IslamiaAl-Jame-atul Islamia is one of the largest and most reputable Islamic seminaries of the Ahle sunnah wal jamah Muslims in India. It is located in Raunahi near Lucknow, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India.-History:...
, India
- Darul uloomDarul uloomDarul uloom , also spelled darul ulum etc., is an Arabic term which literally means "house of knowledge". The term generally means an Islamic seminary or educational institution—similar to or often the same as a madrassa or Islamic school—although a Darul Uloom often indicates a more advanced level...
Manzar-e-IslamManzar-e-IslamMadrasa Manzar-e-Islam is the first Islamic seminary of the Barelvi movement. It was founded in 1904 in Bareilly, India by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi....
, BareillyBareillyBareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...
, India
Notable individuals
- Yousaf Raza GillaniYousaf Raza GillaniYousuf Raza Gilani is the current prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was nominated as Prime Minister by the PPP, with the support of its coalition partners, Pakistan Muslim League , Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Muttahida Qaumi Movement, on 22 March 2008...
, P.M of PakistanPrime Minister of PakistanThe Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government... - Shah Mehmood QureshiShah Mehmood QureshiMakhdoom Shah Mehmood Hussain Qureshi is well-known Politician in Pakistan. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan in the coalition government of PPP, Muttahida Quami Movement[MQM], ANP and JUI-F formed after the 2008 general elections. He was a senior leader of Pakistan Peoples Party, where...
, Foreign Minister of Pakistan - BaronessBaronessBaroness is the female equivalent of the nobility title Baron.Baroness or The Baroness may also refer to:* Baroness , a metal band from Savannah, Georgia* Baroness , a fictional villain in the G.I...
Sayeeda Warsi, Chairman of the Conservative PartyChairman of the Conservative PartyIn the United Kingdom, the Chairman of the Conservative Party is responsible for running the party machine, overseeing Conservative Central Office. When the Conservatives are in power, the Chairman is usually a member of the Cabinet being given a sinecure position such as Minister without Portfolio...
, UK - Waqar AzmiWaqar AzmiDr. Waqar Azmi OBE is the chairman of Waterhouse Consulting Group and EU Ambassador of Intercultural Dialogue . Prior to this, he was the UK Government’s Chief Diversity Adviser at the Cabinet Office. He worked at the highest levels with responsibility for driving forward Government priorities...
OBE, former UK GovernmentGovernmentGovernment refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
Chief Diversity Adviser
See also
- Maulana, Andhe ki laathiMaulana, Andhe ki laathiMaulana, Ande ki laathi is a book written in Urdu, consisting of three written debates between Sunni and Wahabi scholars on the matter of shirk and bid'ah . The book aims to clear popular misunderstandings about Sunni Barelwis...
, a book detailing theological debates between Barelvis and Deobandis
External links
- Ahlesunnat Network Pakistan
- Most Popular Site
- Imam Ahmed Rida books
- Islamic Academy
- Madani Community
- books from Pakistan
- Turkish Sunni Books
- Institutions/Organization
- Dawat-e-Islami
- Al-quraan Islamic foundation Netherlands
- Sunni Dawate Islami Of India
- Noore Madinah Network
- Faizan-e Attar
- Idara Sirat e Mustaqeem
- Sunni.org.uk
- Official Website of Silsalah-e-QadriahAl-Syed Abdul Qadir Al-Gillani Al-Jilani(RA) - Baghdad- Iraq
- Al-quraan Islamic foundation Netherlands
- Barkatiya Org