Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former head of a sufi centre popularly known as dargah-e-ala hazrat”. Today it says “indian islamic scholar who was the former head of bareilly dargah”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sunni Islamic Scholar, Editor”. It now reads “Indian Islamic scholar”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
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 , in Bareilly , India . He is chairperson of the Manzar-e-Islam seminary. He also edits the Urdu-language Ala Hazrat monthly magazine which is published in Dargah. His son Ahsan Raza Khan Quadri has been appointed present head of the Dargah Ala Hazrat . Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? . The Times of India .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
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 , in Bareilly , India . He is chairperson of the Manzar-e-Islam seminary. He also edits the Urdu-language Ala Hazrat monthly magazine which is published in Dargah. His son Ahsan Raza Khan Qadri has been appointed present head of the Dargah Ala Hazrat. Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? . The Times of India .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Sunni Islamic Scholar, Editor 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 , in Bareilly , India . He is chairperson of the Manzar-e-Islam seminary. He also edits the Urdu-language Ala Hazrat monthly magazine which is published in Dargah. His son Ahsan Raza Khan Quadri has been appointed present head of the Dargah Ala Hazrat . Madrasas in South Asia: Teaching Terror? . The Times of India .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former head of a sufi centre popularly known as dargah-e-ala hazrat”. Today it says “indian islamic scholar who was the former head of bareilly dargah”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Sunni Islamic Scholar, Editor”. It now reads “Indian Islamic scholar”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
former head of a sufi centre popularly known as dargah-e-ala hazrat
Now
indian islamic scholar who was the former head of bareilly dargah
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