Asjad Raza Khan

• Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari (father)

Mufti Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan Qadri Razvi
Qazi-ul-Quzzat-Fil-Hind
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2019
Era	contemporary
Alma mater	Manzar-e-Islam, Islamia Inter College, Bareilly
Relatives	Ahmad Raza Khan (great great grandfather), Hamid Raza Khan (great grandfather), Ibrahim Raza Khan (grandfather), Sibtain Raza Khan (father-in-law) Rehan Raza Khan (uncle) Tauqeer Raza Khan (cousin) Jamal Raza Khan (uncle) Subhan Raza Khan (cousin), Farman Hasan Khan alias farman mian (son in law)
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Tariqa	Qadri
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Barelvi
Website	www.muftiasjadraza.com

Asjad Raza Khan (born 16 October 1970), He is also known as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat, and Huzoor Qaid-e-Millat, is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and a descendant of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor of Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He is serving the Principal of Jamiatur Raza since 2019. ^[4] He has been featured in The Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2025, published by Muslim Mirror in the Islamic scholars category. ^{[5] [6]}

Early life

Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid to Akhtar Raza Khan, then Grand Mufti of India on 16 October 1970 same as 15 Shaban 1390 at Mohalla Khwaja Qutub, Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. ^{[7] [8]}

Lineage

Naqi Ali Khan

Ahmed Raza Khan

Hassan Raza Khan

Hamid Raza Khan

Mustafa Raza Khan

Hussain Raza Khan

Hasnain Raza Khan

Ibrahim Raza Khan

Akhtar Raza Khan

Asjad Raza Khan

Kaif Raza Khan

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. ^[9]

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." ^[10]

Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches. ^{[11] [12]}

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. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Controversy

Related to Salman Miyan

On 29 July 2021, during a press conference Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan, spoke out strongly against Asjad Raza, in July 2021 when reports emerged that Asjad Raza's son-in-law Salman Miyan had met privately with Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mannani questioned Asjad Raza's qualifications for Qazi-al-Hindustan and suggested that he needed to present his educational qualifications for the role. Mannani Miyan stated that people were misusing the name of the Dargah Aala Hazrat for their own benefits. He said that if his brother, Akhtar Raza Khan, was alive, he would have been very disheartened with the situation. Mannani Miyan demanded Asjad Raza to renounce the charge of Qazi-al-Hindustan, that he dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa, and handover all documents to the family. ^{[16] [17] [18]}

On 3 August 2021, Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan said that my child has come home, I embrace him and I refute whatever I said in the press conference. ^[19]

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. "Asjad Raza Khan". www.jamiaturraza.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2024". the100indianmuslims.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
6. "Asjad Raza Khan". the100indianmuslims.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
7. Noori, Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri Razvi (21 October 2022). The Miracle of Raza Taajush Shariah. Noori Publications.
8. Noori, Muhammad Afthab Cassim al-Qaadiri Razvi (9 November 2022). A Unique rose From the Ravzi Garden Sadr ul Ulama Allama Tahseen Raza. Noori Publications.
9. "Extreme ideologies must be repelled: Indian Grand". Daily News. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
10. Agarwal, Priyangi (7 July 2016). "Zakir Naik's activities are against Islam: Bareilly clerics". The Times of India . Retrieved 20 June 2020.
11. "'Islam does not approve of killings': Aligarh Muslims slam Zakir Naik's sermons". Hindustan Times . 10 July 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
12. "बरेली: मुफ्ती असजद रजा खां बोले- अपने बच्चों को दिलाएं दीनी दुनियावी तालीम, बच्चियों को मोबाइल से रखें दूर". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
13. Vidhya, K. (13 August 2017). "Singing national anthem is un-Islamic, say UP Muslim clerics". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
14. "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.
15. "National Security Act May be Slapped on Madrassas for Violating National Order on Independence Day". News18 . 16 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
16. India, News18 (1 August 2021). "Salman mian meets cm yogi associated with ala hazrat". News18 India .
17. Jagran, Dainik (2 August 2021). "Mannani miyan angry on meeting cm yogi aditya nath said asjad raza is not fit to be called qazi ul hindustan asked for certificate of education". Dainik Jagran .
18. Mirror, Muslim (31 July 2021). "Anger mounts among Barelvi Muslims as Dargah-e-Aala Hazrat cleric meets Yogi". Muslim Mirror.
19. "बरेली में शांत हुआ दरगााह आला हजरत खानदान का विवाद, मन्नानी मियां बोले- मेरा बच्चा मेरे घर आ गया, रद करता हूं सब बातें" [The dispute of the Dargah Ala Hazrat family calmed down in Bareilly, Mannani Miyan said my child has come to my house refuted everything said against them]. Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 May 2025.