Asjad Raza Khan

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Asjad Raza Khan
Asjad Miya Name Symbol .jpg
Born19 October 1970 (1970-10-19) (age 51)
Bareilly, India
OccupationGrand Mufti of India
EraContemporary
Title
MovementSunni Barelvi
Parent(s)

Mufti Asjad Raza Khan, a descendant (great-great-great-great-grandson) of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, is an Indian Islamic cleric and son of previous grand Mufti of India, Mufti Akhtar Raza Khan.[1][2][3]

Notable statements and views[]

Extreme ideologies must be repelled[]

After the bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019, Asjad Raza issued a strongly worded statement condemning the attacks and urging all nations to "repel the evil" and combat terrorist ideologies.[4]

Demanding a ban on Zakir Naik[]

Upon Zakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh, Asjad said:

“India is the land of Sufism. Dr Naik speaks the language of terrorism. His thoughts are not Islamic, but related to (fundamentalist) Wahhabism. Back in 2008, we had demanded that the central and state governments to impose a ban on his speeches and programmes. Sufi Barelvis are united against him."[5]

Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.[6]

Refusal to recite the national song[]

Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of the Vande Mataram song on Indian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by the Uttar Pradesh government.[7][8][9]

Family tree[]

 Naqi Ali Khan
1830-1880
 
    
 Ahmad Raza Khan
1856 -1921		Hassan Raza Khan
1859 -1908		Muhammad Raza Khan
3 Daughters
 
   
 Hamid Raza Khan
1875 -1943		Mustafa Raza Khan
1892–1981		5 Daughters
 
   
 Ibrahim Raza Khan
1875 -1943		Hammad Raza Khan
4 Daughters
 
      
Rehan Raza Khan
Tanweer Raza Khan
Akhtar Raza Khan
1943- 2018		Qamar Raza Khan
Manan Raza Khan
3 Daughters
 
  
 Asjad Raza Khan
5 Daughters

References[]

  1. ^ "Will boycott NPR in its current form, say prominent Sunni clerics". Times of India. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Muslim clerics to spread awareness against CAA, NRC". Daijiworld. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ Agarwal, Priyangi (8 August 2016). "Bareilly cleric among world's most influential Muslims". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Extreme ideologies must be repelled: Indian Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ Agarwal, Priyangi (7 July 2016). "Zakir Naik's activities are against Islam: Bareilly clerics". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ^ "'Islam does not approve of killings': Aligarh Muslims slam Zakir Naik's sermons". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  7. ^ Vidhya, K. (13 August 2017). "Singing national anthem is un-Islamic, say UP Muslim clerics". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Do not sing national song on I-Day: Cleric asks madarsas to defy Yogi govt order". Hindustan Times. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ "National Security Act May be Slapped on Madrassas for Violating National Order on Independence Day". News18. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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