| Honorific Prefix: | Grand Mufti of India,Qazi Ul Quzat Fil Hind, |
| Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan | |
| Honorific Suffix: | Qadri Razvi |
| Religion: | Islam |
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| Birth Date: | Muhammad Munawwar Raza, (15 Shaban 1390 Hijri), 16 October 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Era: | contemporary |
| Denomination: | Sunni |
| Creed: | Maturidi |
| Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
| Sufi Order: | Qadri |
| Father: | Tajush Shariah Akhtar Raza Khan Azhari |
| Movement: | Barelvi |
| Alma Mater: | Manzar-e-Islam, Islamia Inter College, Bareilly |
| Honorific Prefix: | Mufti |
| Office1: | Qazi-ul-Quzzat-Fil-Hind |
| Term Start1: | 31 March 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Akhtar Raza Khan |
| Office2: | 5th President of Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa |
| Term Start2: | 1 August 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Akhtar Raza Khan |
| Children: | 6 (2 Son's - Hussam Ahmad Raza Khan, Humam Ahmad Raza Khan & 4 Daughter's) |
| Relatives: | Ahmad Raza Khan (great great grandfather), Hamid Raza Khan (great grandfather), Ibrahim Raza Khan (grandfather), Sibtain Raza Khan (father-in-law) Rehan Raza Khan (uncle) Tauqeer Raza Khan (uncle) Hazrat Jamal Raza Khan (uncle) Subhan Raza Khan (cousin) |
Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan Qadri Razvi (born 16 October 1970), He is also known as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat and Huzoor Qaid-e-Millat, Is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and a descendant of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor of Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India.[1] [2] [3] He is the Principal of Jamiatur Raza.[4]
Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid to Akhtar Raza Khan, then Grand Mufti of India on 16 October 1970 same as 15 Shaban 1390 at Mohalla Khwaja Qutub, Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.[5] [6]
After the bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019, Asjad Raza issued a strongly worded statement condemning the attacks and urging all nations to "repel the evil" and combat terrorist ideologies.[7]
Upon Zakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh, Asjad said:
Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.[8] [9]
Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of the Vande Mataram song on Indian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by the Uttar Pradesh government.[10] [11] [12]
In July 2021, After the secret meeting of Asjad Raza's son-in-law and the Yogi Adityanath his uncle Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan strongly opposed Asjad Raza. He had even raised questions on the position of Asjad Raza. Mannani said that my nephew Asjad Raza is not worthy of the post of Qazi Al Hindustan. If he wants to hold this post then show his education certificate. Mannani said that those who have no identity of their own are using the name of the Dargah, I oppose this. He said that if my brother Akhtar Raza Khan were alive today, he would have regretted a lot. Mannani also said that Asjad Raza is doing all this to get his son-in-law red light. Mannan Raza said that Asjad Raza has sold the community. Mannani further said that Asjad Raza should resign from the post of Qazi Al Hindustan and dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa and hand over all the documents to the family members.[13] [14] [15]