Hassan Raza Khan Bareilwi was an Indian islamic scholar, sufi and poet and the younger brother of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan, the main leader of the Ahle Sunnat movement.[1] He was a disciple of Sha Ale Rasool Marehrvi, a Sufi master from Marehra, Etah, Uttar Pradesh. He was a disciple of Dagh Dehlvi, a learned poet from Delhi. Hazarat Mohani praised Hassan Raza Khan's poetry.[2]

Hasan Raza Khan
TitleUstad e Zaman
Personal
Born
Muhammad

1 October 1859
Died18 October 1908(1908-10-18) (aged 49)
Resting placeDargah E Aala Hazrat, Bareilly Sharif, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
ChildrenHussain Raza Khan
Hasnain Raza Khan
Parent
Citizenship British Indian
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaQadri, Chishti, Soharwardi, Naqshbandi
Pen nameHasan
ProfessionPoet
Muslim leader
Period in office1921 - 1943
PredecessorNaqi Ali Khan
ProfessionPoet
Websitehttp://www.ustadezaman.com

Birth and family edit

Hassan Raza was born in 1859 (Rabi' al-awwal 1276 Hijri), in Bareilly, India. His original name was Muhammad, as it was family tradition.[3]

Lineage edit

Raza Ali Khan
first marriagesecond marriage
I. Khanum (daughter)Naqi Ali KhanMustajab BegumBibi Jaan
Ahmed Raza KhanHassan Raza Khan
Hamid Raza KhanMustafa Raza KhanHussain Raza KhanHasnain Raza Khan
Ibrahim Raza KhanMurtaza Raza Khan
Akhtar Raza KhanUvais Raza Khan
Asjad Raza KhanShoeib Raza Khan
Faiz Raza KhanKaif Raza Khan

Khan was the brother of Ahmad Raza Khan, the son of Naqi Ali Khan, the son of Raza Ali Khan.[4]

Poetry works edit

He wrote the following books.[5][6][1] He wrote the book of poetry Zauq-e-Naat.

  • Ayina e Qayamat
  • Rasayel e Hassan
  • Qitat e Ashar o Ahsan
  • Samar Fasahat
  • Qand Parsi
  • Samamam Hasan Baradbar fitan
  • Wasaail Bakhshish
  • Zoq e Naat- Naatia Kalam
  • Kuliyat e Hassan

Death edit

Khan died on 22nd Ramadan 1326 Hijri (1908 CE). He is buried in City Graveyard Bareilly Shareef beside his mother Mazaar Shareef.[citation needed]

Family edit

His great grandson, Maulana Kaif Raza Khan, is the Sajjada Nashin chairman of the governing body of Dargah Ustad E Zaman, the shrine of Hassan Raza Khan.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Hazrat Maulana Hasan Raza Khan Barelvi". www.ziaetaiba.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ Maheshwari, Anil; Singh, Richa (18 April 2021). Syncretic Islam: Life and Times of Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi. Bloomsbury Publishing.
  3. ^ "Hazrat Maulana Hasan Raza Khan Barelvi". Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.ziaetaiba.com/en/scholar/hazrat-molana-shah-hamid-raza-barelvi/parents-of-scholar/1 Archived 22 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Parents of Hassan Raza Khan
  5. ^ "Zauq-e-Naat by Mohammad Hasan Raza Khan". Rekhta.
  6. ^ "maulana hassan raza khan - Nafeislam.Com | Islam | Quran | Tafseer | Fatwa | Books | Audio | Video | Muslim | Sunni - Nafseislam.Com". books.nafseislam.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Hazrat Maulana Hasan Raza Khan Barelvi". Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2021.