Hassan Raza Khan
20th-century Indian poet
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Hassan Raza Khan Barelvi (1 October 1859–18 October 1908) popularly known as Hasan Barelvi was an Indian Islamic scholar, sufi and poet and the younger brother of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, the main leader of the Ahle Sunnat movement.[1] He was a disciple of Syed Shah Ale Rasool Marehrawi, a Sufi master from Marehra, Etah, Uttar Pradesh. He was a disciple of Dagh Dehlvi, a learned poet from Delhi. Hasrat Mohani praised Khan's poetry.[2]
1 October 1859
Hasan Raza Khan | |
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| Title | Ustad-e-Zaman |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Muhammad 1 October 1859 |
| Died | 18 October 1908 (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Dargah E Aala Hazrat, Bareilly Sharif, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Children | Hussain Raza Khan Hasnain Raza Khan |
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| Citizenship |  British Indian |
| Pen name | Hasan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri, Chishti, Soharwardi, Naqshbandi |
| Profession | Poet |
| Senior posting | |
Period in office | 1921 - 1943 |
| Predecessor | Naqi Ali Khan |
Birth and family
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
| Naqi Ali Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahmed Raza Khan | Hassan Raza Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamid Raza Khan | Mustafa Raza Khan | Hussain Raza Khan | Hasnain Raza Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ibrahim Raza Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akhtar Raza Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asjad Raza Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaif 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
Death
Family
His great grandson, Kaif Raza Khan, is the Sajjada Nashin chairman of the governing body of Dargah Ustad E Zaman, the shrine of Hassan Raza Khan.[8]