Legacy Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

1 legacy

1.1 recognition
1.2 academic dissertations
1.3 teachers
1.4 societal influence
1.5 spiritual successors

legacy
recognition

on 21 june 2010, muhammad al-yaqoubi, cleric , sufi syria, declared on takbeer tv s programme sunni talk mujaddid of indian subcontinent ahmed raza khan barelvi, , said follower of ahlus sunnah wal jamaah can identified love of khan, , outside of outside ahlus sunnah identified attacks on him.
muhammad iqbal (1877–1938), poet , philosopher, said: have studied decrees of imam ahmed raza , thereby formed opinion; , fatawa bear testimony acumen, intellectual caliber, quality of creative thinking, excellent jurisdiction , ocean-like islamic knowledge. once imam ahmed raza forms opinion stays firm on it; expresses opinion after sober reflection. therefore, need never arises withdraw of religious decrees , judgments. this, nature hot tempered, , if not in way, shah ahmed raza have been imam abu hanifa of age. in place says, such genius , intelligent jurist did not emerge.
‘ali bin hassan maliki, mufti of mecca, called khan encyclopaedia of religious sciences.
ziauddin ahmad, head of department of mathematics @ aligarh university, once unable find solutions mathematic algorithms, after took mathematicians abroad. on request of friend murred (disciple) of ahmed raza, ziauddin visited ahmed raza on special visit answers difficult questions, , under guidance of ahmed raza succeeded in solutions , able complete phd.
justice naeemud deen, supreme court of pakistan: imam ahmad raza s grand personality, representation of our esteem ancestors, history making, , history uni-central in self. ... may estimate high status fact spent lifetime in expressing praise of great , auspicious holy prophet (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), in defending veneration, in delivering speeches regarding unique conduct, , in promoting , spreading law of shariah revealed upon him entire humanity of times. renowned name muhammad (sallal laahu alaihi wasallam), prophet of almighty allah. ... valuable books written encyclopedic scholar imam ahmed raza, in view, lamps of light keep enlightened , radiant hearts , minds of men of knowledge , insight long time.

academic dissertations

phd theses on khan include:

hasan raza khan (1979), faqih-e islam, urdu, patna university, patna, india.
usha sanyal (1990), in path of prophet: maulana ahmad riza khan barelwi , ahl-e-sunnat wa jama @ movement in british india, c. 1870-1921, columbia university, new york (usa).
syed jamal (1992), alahazrat imam ahmad raza khan aur unki naat goi, hari singh university, sagar mp, india.
muhammad imam ud-din johar shafiabadi (1992), hazrat raza barelvi bahesiat shair-e naat, bihar university, muzaffarpur, india
tayyab raza (1993), imam ahmad raza khan: hayat-o karname, banaras hindu university, banaras, india.
majeedullah qadri (1993), kanz-ul iman aur digar maruf urdu tarajim ka taqabuli jaiza, university of karachi, karachi, pakistan.
abdul bari siddiqui (1993), imam ahmad raza jo halat, afkar ae islahi karnamo, sindh university, jamshoro, pakistan.
abd-un naeem azizi (1994), urdu naat goi aur fazil-e barelvi, rohailkhand university, bareilly, india.
siraj ahmad bastavi (1995), maulana ahmad raza khan ki naatia shairi, kanpur university, kanpur, india.
amjad raza qadri (1998), imam ahmad raza ki fikri tanqiden, virkanwar singh university, ara, bihar, india.
muhammad anwar khan (1998), maulana ahmad raza khan ki fiqahi khidmat, sindh university, jamshoro, pakistan.
raza-ur-rehman akif sambhali (2003), rohailkhand kay nasri irtiqa men maulana ahmad raza khan ka hissa, rohailkhand university, bareilly, india.
ghulam mustafa najm-ul qadri (2002), imam ahmad raza ka tasawwur-e ishq, mesur university, mesur, india.
ghulam ghaus qadri (2003), imam ahmad raza ki insha pardazi, ranchi university, india
tanzim-ul firdos (2003), urdu ki natia shairi men maulana ahmad raza ki infradiat-o ahmiat, phd thesis, university of karachi, karachi.
syed shahid ali noorani (2004), ash-sheikh ahmad raza shairum arabiun ma tadvin diwan-ul arabi, punjab university, lahore, pakistan
ghulam jabir shams (2004), imam ahmad raza aur unke maktubat, bihar university, muzaffarpur, india
manzur ahmad saeedi (2008), maulana ahmad raza khan ki khidmat-e ulum-e hadith ka tehqiqi-o tanqidi jaiza, university of karachi, karachi, pakistan.
ashfaq ahmad jalali (2009), az-zalal-ul anqi min bahr sabqat-ul atqi (lil sheikh ahmad raza khan), arabic, punjab university, lahore, pakistan.
hasan imam (2008), tehrik-e pakistan men khulafa-e imam ahmad raza ka kirdar (1920-47), phd thesis, university of karachi, karachi.
zafar iqbal jalali (2011), asr-ul saqafat-ul arabia fil madh-un nabvia al-audia lil sheikh ahmad raza khan, university of faisalabad, faisalabad, pakistan.

teachers

khan s teachers included:

shaykh bin zayn dahlan makki (d.1299/1881)
shah aal e rasul (d.1297/1879) (also murshid of ahmed raza khan)
shaykh abd al-rehman makki (d.1301/1883)  
shaykh hussain bin saleh (d.1302/1884)
shah abu al-hasan ahmad (d.1324/1906)

societal influence

ala hazrat express express train belonging indian railways runs between bareilly , bhuj in india.
the indian government issued commemorative postal stamp in honour of ahmad raza khan on 31 december 1995.

spiritual successors

khan held 8 ijaza (permission licenses add people in silsila) in sufi salasil.

he had many disciples , successors, including 30 in indian subcontinent , 35 elsewhere.