Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri

Mustafa was born on 28 December 1935 corresponding to 2nd of Shawwal Hijri 1354 in Ghosi, Uttar Pradesh, India to Amjad Ali Aazmi, former Grand Mufti of India and a successor of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi. His birth name was Muhammad Waahid Ali. He traces his lineage to Maulana Khayrud’deen.^[7][8]

Mustafa got his early education under the tutelage of his father Amjad Ali Aazmi, later he went to study under the scholar Ghulaam Aasi. He enrolled at Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur under Shah Abdul Azeez Muradabadi. He studied various Islamic sciences and graduated at the age of 19 from Jamia Ashrafia in 1377 AH (1957/1958 CE).^[9][10] His teacher Shah Abdul Aziz Muradabadi said, "Whatever I have attained from Huzoor Sadrush Shariah, I have given all of it to Zia ul Mustafa."^[11]

He was appointed as faculty at Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, India at the age of 22. He is president of Sharai Council of India and heads annual Fiqahi seminars at Bareilly. He is founder of two Madrasas Taibatul Ulma Jamia Amjadia Rizvia and Kulyatul Banatul Amjadia (for Girls). The institute for girls education was established at the request of his mother Hazra in 1981.^[10][12] Mustafa was appointed as a Deputy grand Mufti of India, in the 16th Annual Fiqahi Seminar in March 2019 held at Bareilly. He has taught several thousand students who have themselves become scholars and are associated with both the Sunni and Sufi movements.^[5][11][13]

He was considered ‘Mumtaz ul Fuqaha’ at Ashrafia. His famous title is Muhadith E Kabeer.^{[further explanation needed][11]}