Akhtar Raza Khan
Akhtar Raza Khan | |
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| Grand Mufti of India | |
| In office 1982–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri |
| Succeeded by | |
| Title | Tajush Shari'ah |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad Ismail Raza 23 November 1943 |
| Died | 20 July 2018 (aged 74)
(7 Zul-Qaida 1439) Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Resting place | Bareilly Sharif Dargah |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | 6, including Asjad Raza Khan |
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| Era | Contemporary |
| Alma mater | Manzar-i Islam (Bareilly), Islamia Inter College, Bareilly, Al-Azhar University 1963 -1966 |
| Known for | Fatawa Taajush Shariah |
| Other names | Azhari Miya |
| Relatives | Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi (great-grandfather) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Founder of | Jamiatur Raza |
| Sect | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Grand Mufti styles | |
| Religious style | Mufti Azam-e-Hind, and Mufti al-Diyar al-Hindiyyah and Shaykh al-Islām in Arabic |
| Alternative style | Hadrat, Sheikh and Sahib-ul-Ma'ali |
| Website | muftiakhtarrazakhan |
Akhtar Raza Khan (born Muhammad Ismail Raza; 23 November 1943 – 20 July 2018), also known as Tajush Shari'ah, and Azhari Miyan, was an Indian Islamic scholar. A mufti of the Barelvis, he was the great-grandson of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi who was considered to be a Mujaddid by his followers and was the eponymous founder of the Barelvi movement.
He had served as the Grand Mufti of India succeeding Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri from 1982 to 2018 and Islamic Chief Justice of India from 2006 to 2018. He was ranked 24th on the list of The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the world in 2018 edition, 26th in 2010, 28th in 2011, 26th in 2012, 22nd in 2013-2014, 22nd in 2014-15, 25th in 2016 editions, compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre. He had tens of millions of followers in India.