Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa

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Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa
جماعت رضائے مصطفٰے
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Official Symbol of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa
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Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa Head Office Reception
AbbreviationJRM
Formation7th Rabi' al-Thani 1339
17 December 1920; 101 years ago (1920-12-17)
TypeReligious organisation, NGO
Legal statusActive
PurposePropagation of Islam and protection of rights of Sunni-Barelvi Muslims in India and protection of faith and beliefs from various other movements
Headquarters82, Saudagran Mohalla, Dargah E Huzoor Tajush Shariah, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India Pin Code - 243001
Location
Region served
Global
Membership
165 Branches and Millions of Sunni Barelvi followers.
Official languages
Urdu Hindi and English, In India's State and Others Countries: Respective Regional Languages,
President (Sadr in Urdu language)
Mufti Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Noori, Chief Mufti and Scholar of Sunni Barelvi Movement
WebsiteJamat Raza-e-Mustafa


Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa (Urdu: جماعت رضائے مصطفٰے, Hindi: जमात-रज़ा-ए-मुस्तफ़ा) also known as JRM, is a historical organisation of Indian Sunni Barelvi Muslims associated with Sufism. It was founded by the Great Scholar and 14th Century Mujadid, AlaHazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Khan al-Qadiri al-Hanafi on 17th December 1920 at Bareilly (India) to propagate true Islamic teachings in accordance with Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'ah. The grand Iman established it to make muslims religiously, socially and financially strong as well as powerful. One of the aim of JRM includes to deny misguided sects and safeguard the beliefs (Aqaa'id) of the Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'ah.[1][2]

History[]

It played a significant role during Shuddhi movement which was initiated by Arya Samaj to convert Muslims into Hinduism. The Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa prevented around four hundred thousand re-conversions to Hinduism in eastern U.P and Rajasthan during its activities under anti-Shuddhi movement.[3]

In 1917, Allama Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi organized the historical Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa conference at Jamia Naeemia Moradabad, a group whose mission was to curb, and if possible reverse, the tide of re-conversions threatening the Muslim community in the wake of the Shuddhi movement.[4]

Mufti Mustafa Raza Khan was the another influential leader of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa who worked against the Shuddhi movement, which aims to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India.[5] The organisation also worked for the defence of Sufi Sunni beliefs in south Asia as practiced by large numbers of people known as Barelvis. It would also act as a quasi-political organisation in opposition to the Deobandi-dominated JUH.[2]

Present[]

  • Stand on CAA and NRC

In December 2019, following the deaths of people following a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), Jamat wrote a letter to president Ram Nath Kovind and Yogi Adityanath, , to demand compensation for families of the victims and the injured.[6] In January 2020 Jamat announced to hold peaceful protests till the government gives in and announces a rollback of CAA and Proposed NRC. President of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa and Sunni Barelvi cleric Mufti Asjad Raza Khan is of the view that CAA/NRC issue is about protecting the constitutional principles and values and it is not a Hindu-Muslim issue. He also praised protesters of anti-CAA protests.,[7] Salman Raza Khan, vice president of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa called for boycott of National Population Register if it is not on the lines of the 2011 census.[8]

  • Stand on Uniform Civil Code

The Jamat has opposed any proposed implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC). It is of the view that UCC will affect personal laws of not only of Muslims, but of Jain, Sikhs, Parsis and Christians communities too.[9]

  • Stand on Haj Tax by Saudi authorities

Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa opposed the Saudi Arabian government decision to impose 2,000 Riyal or Rs 36,000 as tax on second Haj in 2016.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "AlaHazrat". www.aalaahazrat.com.
  2. ^ a b Jackson, William Kesler (2013), page 189
  3. ^ Jackson, William Kesler, "A Subcontinent's Sunni Schism: The Deobandi-Barelvi Rivalry and the Creation of Modern South Asia" (2013). History - Dissertations.page 188 & 189. https://surface.syr.edu/hst_etd/102
  4. ^ Jackson, William Kesler (2013), page 188 & 189
  5. ^ Hasan, M.; Jamia Millia Islamia (India). Dept. of History (1985). Communal and pan-Islamic trends in colonial India. Manohar. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ^ Agarwal, Priyangi (25 December 2019). "Anti-CAA stir: Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa demands compensation for victims". Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Muslim clerics to spread awareness against CAA, NRC". Outlook India. IANS. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Will give call for NPR survey if not as per 2011 census: Barelvi clerics". National Herald. India. IANS. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Community will give befitting reply if govt implements UCC: AITUI". Indian Express. 28 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Tax on Haj is Illegal, establish democracy in Saudi Arabia says Indian Muslims". 25 September 2016.

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