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{{Short description|20th-century Indian scholar}}
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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Mufassir-e-Azam-e-Hind, [[Mufti]]
| name = Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Khan
| honorific_suffix = Qadri Razvi
| image = Stamp of India - 1995 - Colnect 163738 - Ala Hazrat Barelvi.jpeg
| caption =
| native_name = '''<big>{{Nastaliq|مفسر اعظم ہند مفتی محمد ابراہیم رضا خان قادری رضوی}}</big>'''
| native_name_lang = ur
| birth_name = Muhammad
| birth_date = 10th [[Rabi' al-Thani]] [[Islamic calendar|1325]] ([[Common Era|1907 CE]])
| birth_place = [[Bareilly]], [[North-Western Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = 11th of [[Safar]] 1385 Hijri {{death date and age|1965|06|12|1907|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bareilly]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| burial_place = [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah|Dargah E A'ala Hazrat]], Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
| monuments =
| other_names = Jilani Miya, Shahzada-e-Akbar-o-Jaanasheen-e-Huzoor [[Hamid Raza Khan]]
| citizenship = British India, after 15 August 1947 {{Flag| India|name=Indian}}
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Manzar-e-Islam]]
| occupation = [[Mysticism|Mystic]], Preacher, Jurist, Theologian, Orator, [[Mufti]], [[Islamic Scholar]], [[Spiritual Leader]] and author
| years_active = 1907–1965
| era = [[late modern period|Late Modern Era]] and [[Contemporary history|Contemporary]]
| employer =
| organization = [[Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa]]
| known_for =
| notable_works = Monthly ''A'ala Hazrat'' magazine, ''Zikrullah'', ''Nehmatullah'', ''Hujjatullah'', ''Fazaa'il-e-Durood Shareef'', ''Tafseer Surah Balad'', ''Tashreeh Qasida Mu'mania''
| title = Maulana, Jilani Miyan
| term = 1926–1965
| predecessor = [[Hamid Raza Khan]]
| successor = [[Subhan Raza Khan]]
| movement = [[Barelvi movement]]
| opponents = {{hlist|[[Deobandi]]| [[Ahl-i Hadith|Ahle Hadith]] ([[Taqlid|Gair Muqalid]])<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWx_SnjLjSg |title=Kya 4 Imam mai se kisi 1 ki Taqleed Karna Wajib ha ? Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza |date=2022-04-03 |last=Knowledge Book Muslim |access-date=2024-07-23 |via=YouTube}}</ref>| [[Quranism]] (Ahle Quran)| [[Shia Islam]] [[Rafida|Rafzi]]| [[Ahmadiyya|Qadyani]] etc.}}
| spouse =
| children = Rehan Raza Khan <br /> [[Akhtar Raza Khan]]
Mannan Raza Khan
| mother =
| father = [[Hamid Raza Khan]]
| relatives = [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]] (Grandfather), [[Hassan Raza Khan]] (Brother of Grandfather), [[Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri]] (Paternal Uncle), [[Subhan Raza Khan]] (Grandson), [[Asjad Raza Khan]] (Grandson)
| family = [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri]]
| website = 
| module = {{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Khan Qadri Razvi
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| office = 42nd [[Imam]] and [[Sheikh]] E [[Tariqa]]t of [[Tariqa|Silsila]] E Aliyah [[Qadiriyya|Qadriyah]] Barkaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah
| term_start = {{Start date|1926}}
| term_end = {{End date|1965}}
| predecessor = [[Hamid Raza Khan]]
| successor = [[Akhtar Raza Khan]] (Azhari Miya)
| office2 = Mohtamim (Head) of [[Manzar-e-Islam|Darul Uloom Jamia Razwiya Manjar E Islam]],
| term_start2 = {{Start date|1943}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|1965}}
| predecessor2 = [[Hamid Raza Khan]]
| successor2 = Rehan Raza Khan
| office3 = [[Sajjada nashin]] of [[Khanqah]] E Aliya Razviya
| term_start3 = {{Start date|1943}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|1965}}
| predecessor3 = Hamid Raza Khan
| successor3 = [[Subhan Raza Khan]]
| office4 = Mutawalli of Raza Jama Masjid and [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah|Dargah E A'ala Hazrat]]
| term_start4 = {{Start date|1943}}
| term_end4 = {{End date|1965}}
| predecessor4 = Hamid Raza Khan
| successor4 = Subhan Raza Khan
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| name = Mufti Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Khan Qadri Razvi
| religion = Islam
| denomination = [[Sunni Islam]]
| Madh'hab = [[Hanafi]]
| school_tradition = [[Maturidi]]
| lineage = [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri]]
| Sufi_order = [[Qadiriyya]] (Main), [[Naqshbandi]]yah, [[Suhrawardiyya|Suhrawardiyah]], [[Chishti Order|Chishtiyah]]
| institute = [[Barelvi]]
| founder = ''Monthly [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|A'ala Hazrat]] Magazine''
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'''Muhammad Ibrahim Raza Khan Qadri Razvi''' (1907–1965), commonly known as Mufassir-e-Azam-e-Hind and Jilani Miyan, was an Indian [[Islamic scholar]], [[Sufism|Sufi]] [[mysticism|mystic]], orator, and author. He was a leader of the [[Barelvi movement]] of [[Sunni Islam]].

==Early life and education==
Ibrahim was born into the family of Islamic scholar [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi]], in 1907. Ibrahim was the elder son of [[Hamid Raza Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Tazkira-e-Mashaikh-e-Qadria Barkatia Rizvia |url=https://sufinama.org/ebooks/tazkira-e-mashaikh-e-qadria-barkatia-rizvia-abdul-mujtaba-rizvi-ebooks |title=Tazkira-e-Mashaikh-e-Qadria Barkatia Rizvia |publisher=Sufinama |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

Under the guidance of his grandmother and mother, Ibrahim started his primary education in reading the [[Quran]] and books in [[Urdu]]. At seven, he was enrolled at the [[Manzar-e-Islam]]. Ibrahim's teachers at the seminary were Maulana Ahsan Ali Sahab Muhadith Faizpuri, his father Hamid Raza, and [[Sardar Ahmad Chishti]]. He graduated at the age of 19 in 1344 Hijri (1926 CE). At the graduation ceremony, his father tied a turban (dastar) on his son's head.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hayat Mufassir-e-Aazam |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/hayat-mufassir-e-aazam-abdul-wajid-qadri-ebooks?pageId=04DFCD58-A12E-4164-A151-2C2F70A43898 |title=Hayat Mufassir-e-Aazam by Abdul Wajid Qadri |publisher=Rekhta |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

Ibrahim succeeded his father, from whom he inherited all duties, that were given by Ahmed Barelvi, including being the [[Sajjada Nashin]] of Khanqah-E-Aliya Razviya, the headship of [[Manzar-e-Islam|Darul Uloom Jamia Razwiya Manzar E Islam]], and the ''mutawallī'' (administrator) of [[Raza Jama Masjid]] and [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah|Dargah E A'ala Hazrat]].<ref>{{cite web | title=s31-mufasireazam – Taj ush Shariah | website=Taj ush Shariah | url=https://muftiakhtarrazakhan.com/s31-mufasireazam/ | access-date=13 October 2021 | archive-date=27 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027181255/https://muftiakhtarrazakhan.com/s31-mufasireazam/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==
He was the 42nd Imam and Shaykh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaadiriyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}} At the age of four, Ibrahim Khan became the [[murid]] (disciple) of his grandfather [[Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi|Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri]] who gave him the Khilaafat of Silsila Aaliyah Qaadiriyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah Nooriyah. He also gained [[Hujjat al-Islam]] from his father and uncle [[Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri]].<ref name=":0" />

In 1372 Hijri Ibrahim Khan visited [[Harmain Sharifain]] and got various [[ijazah]] for [[hadith]], Dalaail-e-Khairaat, and Hizbul Bahr from the [[ulama]]s of [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Muhammad Tanweer Shahzada Khan Qadri Razvi |url=https://archive.org/details/the-chain-of-light-vol.-2 |title=The Chain Of Light ( Vol. 2) : Publishers : Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre P.O. Box 70140, Overport, 4067 Durban, South Africa : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date= August 2008|access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

Ibrahim Khan had several students and disciples including Rehan Raza Khan Qadri Razvi, Muhammad Akhtar Raza Khan Qadri Razvi, bdul Wajid Qadr Jilani, Samsullah Razvi Hasmati Bastawi, Abdul Hakim Razvi Jilani, and Aafaaz Ahmad Razvi Jilani.<ref>{{cite web |author=ibne meeran |url=https://archive.org/details/MufassirEAazamHazratAllamaIbrahimRazaKhanUrfJilaniMiyan |title=Mufassir E Aazam Hazrat Allama Ibrahim Raza Khan Urf Jilani Miyan : Muhammad Hanif Razvi Nagarchi : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

He initiated the monthly ''Alahazrat'' magazine for the propagation of the teachings of the Sunni school. Until 2024, this magazine was in circulation with [[Subhan Raza Khan]] as the editor-in-chief and Muhammad Ahsan Raza Khan its editor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ala-hazrat.com/readmagazine.html |title=Welcome to Official Website of Dargah Alahazrat |publisher=Ala-hazrat.com |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ibrahim Khan was married to his cousin sister, the elder daughter of [[Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri]]. The marriage was solemnised by their grandfather when they were still children 1347 Hijri (1929 CE).<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=https://www.islaah.in/auliya-allah/19476/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806182441/https://www.islaah.in/auliya-allah/19476/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 August 2020 |title=Hazrat Allama Mufti Muhammad Mustafa Raza Khan (Mufti E Azam Hind) Rahmatullahi Alaihi – Islaah |publisher=Islaah.in |date=22 September 2019 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}</ref> Ibrahim Khan had eight children with his wife: five sons and three daughters, including [[Akhtar Raza Khan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alahazrat.net/personalities/maulana-muhammad-ibrahim-rida-khan/ |title=Maulana Muhammad Ibrahim Rida Khan – |publisher=Alahazrat.net |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

== Literary works ==
Khan's works include:
* ''Zikrullah''
* ''Nehmatullah''
* ''Hujjatullah''
* ''Fazaa'il-e-Durood Shareef''
* ''Tafseer Surah Balad''
* ''Tashreeh Qasida Mu'mania''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamatrazaemustafa.org/about.php?id=mufassir-e-azam-hind |title=Mufassir-E-Azam Hind, Hadrat Mawlana Mohammed Ibrahim Raza Khan Qadri (Alaihir Rahmah) |publisher=Jamatrazaemustafa.org |date=12 June 1965 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>

== Death ==
Khan died after being sick for three consecutive years on 11 [[Safar]] [[Islamic calendar|1385 Hijri]] (12 June 1965 CE). His funeral prayer was arranged at the Islamia Inter College, and led by Muhammad Afzal Hussain. He was buried in [[Bareilly Sharif Dargah]], in Bareilly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faizanesibtainraza.blogspot.com/2011/12/mufassir-al-aazam-hazrat-jilani-miyan.html |title=Mufassir al-Aazam Hazrat Jilani Miyan MuHammad Ibrahim Raza al-Qadiri RadiaAllahu anhu ~ Naberaye Aala Hazrat, Huzoor Ameen e Shariat Hazrat Sibtain Raza Khan Quadri Maddazillahul Noorani |publisher=Faizanesibtainraza.blogspot.com |date= |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=December 2023}}

==See also==
* [[Naqi Ali Khan]]
* [[Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi}}
{{Hanafi scholars}}
{{Maturidi|Maturidi school of Sunni theology}}
{{Islamic theology}}

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