Wikipedia's first sentence called it “main fatwa book of barelvi muslims authored by 19th century sunni islamic scholar ahmed raza khan”. Today it says “sunni islamic compilation of fatawa”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Book by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi”. It now reads “Sunni Islamic compendium by Indo-Islamic scholar Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi”.
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Fatawa-e-Razvia or Fatawa-e-Radaviyyah is the main fatwa book of Barelvi Muslims authored by 19th century Sunni Islamic scholar Ahmed Raza Khan .1 The Fatawa-e-Razvia was discussed by Arun Shourie in his book, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action Its 12 volume were first published by Ahmed Raza Khan 's brother at Hasani press and only two volumes of various Fatawa's were published during the lifetime of author. The book is published in 30 volumes by various Sunni publications. It contains solution to daily problems from religion to business and from war to marriage.2 Raza Academy was first to publish its various volumes in 1985. What is Sacrifice?: Qurbani kya hai? . "Dargah Ala Hazrat: Fatva Razabia is encyclopedia of Fatvas" . jagran . 18 December 2014.3
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Book by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi Fatawa-e-Razvia ( ) or Fatawa-e-Radaviyyah is a major compilation of fatwas and journals for the Hanafi Fiqh authored by 19th century Sunni Islamic scholar Ahmed Raza Khan . The Fatawa-e-Razvia was discussed by Arun Shourie in his book, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action Its 12 volumes were first published by Ahmed Raza Khan 's brother at Hasani press, and only two volumes of various Fatawa's were published during the lifetime of the author. Raza Academy was first to publish its various volumes in 1985. What is Sacrifice?: Qurbani kya hai? . Fatawa Razawiyya (in Urdu and Arabic).
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Sunni Islamic compendium by Indo-Islamic scholar Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi Fatawa-i Razawiyya ( Urdu : فتاویِٰ رضویہ , romanized : Fatāwā-i Raẓāwiyya ) is a Sunni Islamic compilation of fatawa (legal edicts) of the Hanafi madhhab (school of thought) authored by a renowned Islamic scholar Ahmad Raza Khan .An influential sharia manual, the work is distinguished in Sufism . The Fatawa-i Razawiyya was discussed by Arun Shourie in his book, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action Its 12 volumes were first published by Ahmed Raza Khan 's brother at Hasani press, and only two volumes of various Fatawa's were published during the lifetime of the author. Raza Academy was first to publish its various volumes in 1985. Fatawa Razawiyya (in Urdu and Arabic). What is Sacrifice?: Qurbani kya hai? .
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main fatwa book of barelvi muslims authored by 19th century sunni islamic scholar ahmed raza khan
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sunni islamic compilation of fatawa
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