RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

1856 - 1921

Photo of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Icon of person Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmad Raza Khan Baraylawi (14 June 1856 – 28 October 1921), known reverentially as A'la Hazrat, (Grand Master), was an Islamic scholar, mufti, polymath, gnostic, poet from (undivided) India, he is considered as the founder of the Barelvi movement by his rivals. Born in Bareilly, British India, Ahmad Raza Khan wrote on law, religion, philosophy and the sciences, and because he mastered many subjects in both rational and religious sciences he has been called a polymath by Francis Robinson, a leading Western historian and academic who specializes in the history of South Asia and Islam. As well as D. B. Hann. He himself states he mastered over 55 branches of knowledge which he also lists out. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi is the 1,676th most popular religious figure (down from 977th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from India (down from 169th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi by language

Loading...

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ranks 1,676 out of 3,187. Before him are Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Stephen of Perm, Anna Vyrubova, Bérenger Saunière, Lluís Martínez Sistach, and Ignatius Moses I Daoud. After him are Sengcan, Vigilius of Trent, Zakir Naik, Agostino Cacciavillan, Al-Baghawi, and Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ranks 54. Before him are Naftali Herz Imber, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Ahad Ha'am, Hermann von François, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, and Georg von der Marwitz. After him are Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Karl Lamprecht, José Batlle y Ordóñez, Louise Catherine Breslau, Dimitar Blagoev, and Alexander Izvolsky. Among people deceased in 1921, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ranks 54. Before him are Juhani Aho, Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Émile Boutroux, Otto von Gierke, Joel Asaph Allen, and Said Halim Pasha. After him are Max Dvořák, Émile Combes, Adolf von Hildebrand, James Gibbons, Hans Hartwig von Beseler, and Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg.

Others Born in 1856

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1921

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In India

Among people born in India, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ranks 314 out of 1,861. Before him are Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (1887), Michael Radford (1946), Shantanu (null), C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Karamchand Gandhi (1822), and Gupta (240). After him are Phoolan Devi (1963), Homi J. Bhabha (1909), Bahadur Shah I (1643), Zakir Naik (1965), Thiruvalluvar (350), and Bhāskara I (600).

Others born in India

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ranks 32. Before him are Jayadeva (1170), Śāntarakṣita (725), Abbé Faria (1756), Joseph Coutts (1945), Meher Baba (1894), and Guru Amar Das (1479). After him are Zakir Naik (1965), Dashrath Manjhi (1934), Tilopa (928), Saint Alphonsa (1910), Inayat Khan (1882), and Wahiduddin Khan (1925).

Indian born Religious Figures

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous