Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi}} (14 June 1856–28 October 1921), known reverentially as '''A'la Hazrat''',}} was an Indian Islamic scholar and poet who is considered as the founder of the Barelvi movement.

Born in Bareilly, British India, Khan wrote on law, religion, philosophy and the sciences, and because he mastered many subjects in both rational and religious sciences he has been called a polymath by Francis Robinson, a leading Western historian and academic who specializes in the history of South Asia and Islam.

He was an Islamic scholar who wrote extensively in defense of the status of Muhammad in Islam and popular Sufi practices. He influenced millions of people, and today the Barelvi movement has around 200 million followers in the region. Khan is viewed as a Mujaddid, or reviver of Islam by his followers. Provided by Wikipedia