Subhan Raza Khan

Subhan Raza Khan, also known as Subhani Mian, is former head of a Sufi centre popularly known as Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat, shrine of his great-great grandfather Ahmed Raza Khan,[1] in Bareilly, India.[2] He is chairperson of the Manzar-e-Islam seminary.[3] He also edits the Urdu-language Ala Hazrat monthly magazine which is published in Dargah.[4][5] His son Ahsan Raza Khan Qadri has been appointed present head of the Dargah Ala Hazrat.[6]

Subhan Raza Khan
Personal
Born
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
RegionIndia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Sufism
OccupationIslamic Scholar

In 2015 during a protest against illegal encroachment on Waqf properties, he called Samajwadi Party founder-patron Mulayam Singh Yadav an " RSS agent".[7]

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References

  1. http://sunnirazvi.net/library/research.htm "Maulana Subhan Raza Khan ("Subhani Miyan"), great-grandson of Imam Ahmad Raza (through descent from Hamid Raza Khan [d.1943], Imam Ahmad Raza's eldest son."
  2. "Cleric objects to Taslima Nasreen's tweets, files FIR". ndtv.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. Malik, J.; Malik, P.C.R.S.I.S.J. (2007). Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror?. Taylor & Francis. p. 31. ISBN 9781134107636. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. "Fatawa Manzar E Islam No 2 Ed Subhan Raza Khan Texts". librarianz.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. "The Madrasa Manzar-i Islam, Bareilly, and Jamia Ashrafiyya, Mubarakpur | Usha Sanyal - Academia.edu". academia.edu. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. Clerics oppose the appointment of son as new Sajjadanasheen of Dargah Ala Hazrat timesofindia.com | Priyangi Agarwal | 25 Nov 2014
  7. Tiwari, Mrigank (31 May 2015). "Mulayam Singh an 'RSS agent', Muslim cleric says". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
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