Barelvi movement

Barelwi is historically the term for the residents of Bareilly , a small city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh . In modern usage, it usually refers to the followers of Imam Ahmed Rida Khan Barelwi, an important Muslim scholar of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. More commonly, Barelwi is used as a pejorative term by South Asian Wahhabis to refer to non-Wahhabi Sunni Muslims. Those referred to in the more general sense of Barelwi tend to identify themselves as "ahl-e sunnat wa jama`at" (the Urdu-ized form of the Arabic "ahl al-sunna wa al-jama`a") or "Sunni" for short. In most South Asian languages, the word "Sunni" is used primarily as the opposite of "Wahhabi," in contradistinction to common English usage. The actual followers of Imam Ahmad Rida Khan - while including themselves in the Sunnis - indicate this particular attachment with words like Rizwi (or Razavi), Barakati, or Nuri - all of which refer to subdivisions of the Qadiri sufi lineage.

Barelvi ( , Barēlwī , ) is a term used for a movement within Sunni Islam of Hanafi school of jurisprudence , originating in Bareilly with over 200 million followers in South Asia . The name derives from the north Indian town of Bareilly , the hometown of its founder and main leader Ahmed Raza Khan (1856–1921). Although Barelvi is the commonly used term in the media and academia, the followers of the movement often prefer to be known by the title of Ahle Sunnat wal Jama'at , or as Sunnis , a reference to their perception as forming an international majority movement. The movement is much influenced by Sufism and the traditional Islamic practices of South Asia , having formed as a reaction to the reformist attempts of the Deobandi movement , which was influenced by the Wahhabi movement in Arabia . Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World , pg. 113. Farhang Morady and İsmail Şiriner. The Defense, Rethinking and Rejection of Sufism in the Modern World , pg. 49. Generational Changes in the Leadership of the Ahl-e Sunnat Movement in North India during the Twentieth Century .

Barelvi ( , Barēlwī , ) is a movement following the Sunni Hanafi school of jurisprudence , with over 200 million followers in South Asia . The majority of Muslims in India and Pakistan are Barelvis. The name derives from the north Indian town of Bareilly , the hometown of its founder and main leader Ahmed Raza Khan (1856–1921). Although Barelvi is the commonly used term, the followers of the movement often prefer to be known by the title of Ahle Sunnat wa Jama'at , ( ) or as Sunnis , a reference to their perception as forming an international majority movement. The movement emphasizes personal devotion to Allah and the Muslim prophet Muhammad and a synthesis of Sharia with Sufi practices such as veneration of saints. Because of this, they are often called Sufi. Ahmad Raza Khan and his supporters never used the term 'Barelvi' to identify themselves or their movement, as they saw themselves as Sunni Muslims defending traditional Sunni beliefs from deviations. Only later was the term 'Barelvi' used. Illustrated Dictionary of the Muslim World , pg. 113. Farhang Morady and İsmail Şiriner. The Defense, Rethinking and Rejection of Sufism in the Modern World , pg. 49. Generational Changes in the Leadership of the Ahl-e Sunnat Movement in North India during the Twentieth Century . The Oxford Dictionary of Islam .

South Asian Islamic revivalist movement The Barelvi movement ( , Barēlwī , ), also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement following the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of jurisprudence , and Maturidi and Ashʿari schools of theology with strong Sufi influences and with hundreds of millions of followers. It is a broad Sufi-oriented movement that encompasses a variety of Sufi orders , including the Chistis , Qadiris , Soharwardis and Naqshbandis as well as many other orders and sub-orders of Sufism. They consider themselves to be the continuation of Sunni Islamic orthodoxy before the rise of Salafism and Deobandi Movement. The movement drew inspiration from the Sunni Sufi doctrines of Shah Abdur Rahim (1644-1719) founder of Madrasah-i Rahimiyah and father of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi , Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlavi (1746 –1824) and Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1796–1861) founder of the Khairabad School. It emphasizes personal devotion to and oneness of God i.e. Tawheed and the finality of prophethood, adherence to Sharia and in Fiqh following the four schools, following the Ilm al-Kalam and Sufi practices such as veneration of saints among other things associated with Sufism. They are also called Sunni Sufis. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) who was a Sunni Sufi scholar and reformer in north India wrote extensively in defense of Muhammad and popular Sufi practices and became the leader of a movement called "Ahl-i Sunnat wa Jamàat". Barelvi are generally considered the largest Muslim school in Pakistan, making up approximately half of the population, and sometimes in conflict with the other major Sunni school, the Deobandi movement , over control of mosques and other issues. The Oxford Dictionary of Islam . "केरल में मुस्लिम 'कट्टरता', अरब का असर?" . 4 January 2017. "Institutionalisation of Sufi Islam after 9/11 and the Rise of Barelvi Extremism in Pakistan" .

South Asian Islamic revivalist movement The Barelvi movement , also known as Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah (People of the Prophet's Way and the Community) is a Sunni revivalist movement that generally adheres to the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of jurisprudence, the Maturidi and Ash'ari creeds , a variety of Sufi orders , including the Qadiri , Chishti , Naqshbandi and Suhrawardi orders, as well as many other orders of Sufism, and has hundreds of millions of followers across the world. They consider themselves to be the continuation of Sunni Islamic orthodoxy before the rise of Salafism and the Deobandi movement. The Barelvi movement is spread across the globe with millions of followers, thousands of mosques, institutions, and organizations in India , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Afghanistan , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , South Africa and other parts of Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States . As of 2000, the movement had around 200 million followers globally but mainly located in Pakistan and India. The movement claims to revive the Sunnah as embodied in the Qur’an, literature of traditions (hadith) and the way of the scholars, as the people had lapsed from the Prophetic traditions. Consequently, scholars took the duty of reminding Muslims go back to the ‘ideal’ way of Islam. The movement drew inspiration from the Sunni doctrines of Shah Abdur Rahim (1644-1719) founder of Madrasah-i Rahimiyah and one of the compiler of Fatawa-e-Alamgiri . Shah Abdur Rahim is father of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi . The movement also drew inspiration from Shah Abdul Aziz Muhaddith Dehlavi (1746 –1824) and Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi (1796–1861) founder of the Khairabad School. Fazle Haq Khairabadi Islamic scholar and leader of 1857 rebellion issued fatwas against Wahhabi Ismail Dehlvi for his doctrine of God's alleged ability to lie ( imkan-i kizb ) from Delhi in 1825. Ismail is considered as an intellectual ancestor of Deobandis. The movement emphasizes personal devotion and adherence to sharia and fiqh , following the four Islamic schools of thought , the usage of Ilm al-Kalam and Sufi practices such as veneration of and seeking help from saints among other things associated with Sufism. The movement defines itself as an authentic representative of Sunni Islam, Ahl-i-Sunnat wa-al-Jamāʿat (The people who adhere to the Prophetic Tradition and preserve the unity of the community). Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (1856–1921) who was a Sunni Sufi scholar and reformer in north India wrote extensively, including the Fatawa-i Razawiyya , in defense of the status of Muhammad in Islam and popular Sufi practices, and became the leader of the Barelvi movement. The concise Oxford dictionary of world religions . Oxford paperback reference (Abridged and updated ed. [of the "Oxford dictionary of world religions"] ed.). Indian and Pakistani school of Muslim thought with over 200 million followers.