It is not associated with the Hanafi jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, and is a widely read version of translation in the Indian Subcontinent. Kanzul Iman ( Urdu and Arabic: کنزالایمان) is a 1910 Urdu paraphrase translation of the Qur'an by Khan. Several of his books have been translated into European and South Asian languages. Imam Ahmed Raza Khan wrote several hundred books in Arabic, Persian and Urdu, including the thirty-volume fatwa compilation Fatawa Razaviyya, and Kanzul Iman (Translation & Explanation of the Qur'an). He is buried in his hometown of Bareilly. Imam Ahmed Raza Khan died on 28 October 1921 (25 Safar 1340 AH) at the age of 65, in his home at Bareilly. The efforts of Khan and his associate scholars to establish a movement to counter the Deobandi and Ahl-i Hadith movements resulted to in the institutionalization of diverse Sufi movements and their allies in various parts of the world. The movement was largely a rural phenomenon when begun but is currently popular among urban, educated Pakistanis and Indians as well as South Asian diaspora throughout the world. The movement now has over 200 million followers globally. The movement is spread across the globe with followers in Pakistan, India, South Africa and Bangladesh. Imam Ahmed Raza wrote extensively in defense of his views, countered the Wahabism and Deobandi movements, and, by his writing and activity, founded the Barelvi movement. Some Islamic scholars received permission from him to work under his guidance. His Murshid bestowed him with Khilafat in the several Sufi Silsilas. (1877), at the age of 22 years, Ahmed Raza became the Mureed (disciple) of, Shah Aale Rasool Marehrawi. Khan's grave in Bareilly Teachers Īccording to Masud Ahmad, Khan’s teachers were:
Khan used the appellation "Abdul Mustafa" ("servant of the chosen one") prior to signing his name in correspondence.
The name corresponding to the year of his birth was "Al Mukhtaar". Khan was born on 14 June 1856 in Mohallah Jasoli, Bareilly, the North-Western Provinces. Khan's ancestors migrated from Qandahar during the Mughal rule and settled in Lahore. The Barech formed a tribal grouping among the Rohilla Pushtuns of North India who founded the state of Rohilkhand. Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi belonged to the Barech tribe of Pushtuns. 1.6 Kanzul Iman (translation of the Qur'an)Īhmed Raza Khan Barelvi's father, Naqi Ali Khan, was the son of Raza Ali Khan.