Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa

Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa (Urdu: جماعت رضائے مصطفی‎, Hindi: जमात-रज़ा-ए-मुस्तफ़ा) also known as Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa, is one of the historical organisation of Indian Sunni Barelvi Muslims associated with Sufism. It was founded by Mujadid and scholar Ahmed Raza Khan on 17 December 1920 at Bareilly to propagate Islamic teachings in accordance with Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'ah. One of the aim of JRM includes to refute the Wahabi, Deobandi and Shia sects and safeguard the beliefs (Aqaa'id) of the Sunni Muslims who practice Sufism.[1][2]

Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa

جماعت رضا مصطفیٰ
Abbreviation	JRM
Motto	Religious, Social and Economic Stability to the Muslim Ummah.
Formation	7th Rabi' al-Thani 1339 17 December 1920
Type	Religious organisation,
Legal status	NGO
Purpose	Propagation of Islam and protection of rights of Sunni-Barelvi Muslims in India and protection of faith and beliefs from various other movements
Headquarters	82, Saudagran Mohalla, Dargah E Huzoor Tajush Shariah, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India Pin Code - 243001
Location	Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
Region served	Global
Membership	100 - 114 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 Asjad Raza Khan Qadri, Chief Mufti and Scholar of Sunni Barelvi Movement
Website	www.jamatrazaemustafa.org

History

It played a significant role during Shuddhi movement which was initiated by Arya Samaj to convert Muslims into Hinduism. The Jama'at 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 Jama'at 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 Jama'at 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

Jama'at announced to hold peaceful protests till the government gives in and announces a rollback of CAA and Proposed NRC. President of Jama'at 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.,[6] Salman Raza Khan, vice president of Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa called for boycott of National Population Register if it is not on the lines of the 2011 census.[7]

• Stand on Uniform Civil Code

The Jama'at 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.[8]

• Stand on Haj Tax by Saudi authorities

Jama'at 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.[9]

References

1. "AlaHazrat". www.aalaahazrat.com.
2. 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. "Muslim clerics to spread awareness against CAA, NRC". Outlook India. IANS. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
7. "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.
8. "Community will give befitting reply if govt implements UCC: AITUI". Indian Express. 28 October 2016.
9. "Tax on Haj is Illegal, establish democracy in Saudi Arabia says Indian Muslims". 25 September 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa Conference