An Introduction to his writing of fatawa via “Fatawa Razawiyyah”

O devotees of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan! Through his strength and efforts, the Imam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه gave unparalleled service to the knowledge of Islam. Even today, people take benefit and blessings from his works. From amongst his great works, are the 30 volumes of “Fatawa Razawiyyah”. It consists of approximately 22,000 pages, the answers of 6847 questions and 206 booklets. Along with this, many Islamic issues have been mentioned and explained throughout.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, Fatawa Razawiyyah consists of many issues that have been explained beautifully in light of the Quran, Hadith, Ijma’ and inferred rulings of the scholars رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن. People will continue to take benefit from this until the end of times, and it will be a cause of further increasing the rank of the noble Imam رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه. اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                                                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه and the rights of people

O devotees of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan! Another great characteristic of the Imam, was that he would stringently ensure the rights of the people were fulfilled, as well as the rights of Allah. He knew that the rights of people were a matter which is even more sensitive than the rights of Allah. Here is a notable incident from his life regarding this.

Seeking forgiveness from a child

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was sitting I’tikaf in a Masjid of Bareilly. He رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه would not eat food after Iftar, he would only eat paan. At the time of suhoor, he would eat a small bowl of custard made of milk, sugar and rice flour, as well as a cup of chutney, both of which