In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “indian muslim scholar and author”. Today it says “indian islamic scholar affiliated with the barelvi movement”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father Ahmed Raza Khan . He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers. He is widely known as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind . On his death date his follower celebrate Urs name as Urs-e-Noori on every 14th Muharram of Islamic Year. Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? . Among the guests at the ceremony were Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan of Bareilly (d. 1981), who was known to his followers as 'Mufti-Azam-i-Hind', and, second in importance ...
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The opening as it stood in 2020
20th-century Indian Islamic scholar Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981) was an Indian Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father Ahmed Raza Khan . He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers. In a biography compiled by Moulana Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi he is referred to as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind . Among the guests at the ceremony were Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan of Bareilly (d. 1981), who was known to his followers as 'Mufti-Azam-i-Hind', and, second in importance ...
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Leader of Ahle Sunnat movement and 20th-century Indian Islamic scholar Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (1892–1981) was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar and author, and leader of the Sunni Barelvi movement following the death of its founder, his father Ahmed Raza Khan . He was known as Mufti-Azam-i-Hind to his followers. In a biography compiled by Muhammad Afthab Cassim Razvi he is referred to as Mufti-e-Azam-e-Hind . Among the guests at the ceremony were Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan of Bareilly (d. 1981), who was known to his followers as 'Mufti-Azam-i-Hind', and, second in importance ...
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indian muslim scholar and author
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indian islamic scholar affiliated with the barelvi movement
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