Asjad Raza Khan
Asjad Raza Khan Qaid-e-Millat is an Indian Islamic scholar who belongs to the Barelvi movement and a descendant of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and son and successor of Akhtar Raza Khan, former Grand Mufti of India.
He is known by his followers as Ameer-e-Ahle Sunnat, Mufti-e-Azam Hind, Qazi-ul-Quzzat and Qaid-e-Millat. He is serving the Principal of Jamiatur Raza since 2019. He has been featured in The Muslim Mirror 100: The Most Influential Indian Muslims of 2025, published by Muslim Mirror in the Islamic scholars category.
Early life
Asjad Raza Khan was born as Muhammad Munawwar Raza Muhamid to Akhtar Raza Khan, then Grand Mufti of India on 16 October 1970 same as 15 Shaban 1390 at Mohalla Khwaja Qutub, Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.Statements and views
Extreme ideologies must be repelled
After the bombings in Sri Lanka in 2019, Asjad Raza issued a strongly worded statement condemning the attacks and urging all nations to "repel the evil" and combat terrorist ideologies.Demanding a ban on Zakir Naik
Upon Zakir Naik being named as one of the influencers of the bombers in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh, Asjad said:Asjad Raza also appealed to Muslim youth to refrain from listening to his speeches.
Refusal to recite the National Song
Asjad Raza opposed the forced singing of the Vande Mataram song on Indian Independence Day at minority run educational institutions due to it being "un-Islamic", despite being ordered to by the Uttar Pradesh government.Controversy
Related to Salman Hasan Siddiqui
On 29 July 2021, during a press conference Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan, spoke out strongly against Asjad Raza, in July 2021 when reports emerged that Asjad Raza's son-in-law Salman Hasan Siddiqui had met privately with Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Mannani questioned Asjad Raza's qualifications for Qazi-al-Hindustan and suggested that he needed to present his educational qualifications for the role. Mannani Miyan stated that people were misusing the name of the Dargah Aala Hazrat for their own benefits. He said that if his brother, Akhtar Raza Khan, was alive, he would have been very disheartened with the situation. Mannani Miyan demanded Asjad Raza to renounce the charge of Qazi-al-Hindustan, that he dissolve Jama'at Raza-e-Mustafa, and handover all documents to the family.On 3 August 2021, Mannan Raza Khan alias Mannani Miyan said that my child has come home, I embrace him and I refute whatever I said in the press conference.