Barelvi movement

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The Barelvi movement is a Sunni Islamic revivalist tradition originating in South Asia that emphasizes devotion to the Prophet Muhammad, Sufi practices, and reverence for saints and shrines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic movement ⓘ
Sunni movement ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWith Barelvi school of thought ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement

Sufi orders in South Asia ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ
contrastsWith Deobandi interpretations of Islam ⓘ
reformist Salafi trends ⓘ
coreTextIncludes Fatawa-e-Razvia ⓘ
linked to: Fatawa Razawiyya
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
doctrineIncludes belief in the Prophet’s knowledge of the unseen (ilm al-ghayb) in a special sense ⓘ
high veneration of the Prophet’s birthday ⓘ
permissibility of celebrating religious festivals ⓘ
emphasizes Sufi practices ⓘ
celebration of Mawlid ⓘ
devotion to the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
reverence for saints ⓘ
veneration of shrines ⓘ
followsSchoolOfLaw Hanafi ⓘ
linked to: Hanafi school
foundedBy Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ⓘ
hasMajorPresenceIn Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
languageOfScholarship Arabic ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
namedAfter Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi ⓘ
opposes Deobandi movement ⓘ
Wahhabism ⓘ
originatedIn Bareilly ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
region Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
religiousBranchOf Sunni Islam ⓘ
ritualPracticeIncludes Urs celebrations at shrines ⓘ
collective salawat on the Prophet ⓘ
public processions on Mawlid ⓘ
selfDescription Ahl-e-Sunnat wa’l-Jamaat ⓘ
supportsBelief intercession of saints ⓘ
intercession of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
supportsPractice Qawwali ⓘ
collective dhikr ⓘ
recitation of devotional poetry ⓘ
seeking intercession of saints ⓘ
visiting shrines ⓘ
theologyCharacterizedAs Sunni Sufi ⓘ
timePeriodOfOrigin late 19th century ⓘ
viewsProphetMuhammadAs intercessor ⓘ
possessing special spiritual status ⓘ

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Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat → tradition → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Punjabi Muslims → religiousDenomination → Barelvi ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement
Islam in South Asia → majorMovement → Barelvi movement ⓘ
North Indian Muslims → religiousMovement → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Muslims of British India → religiousDenomination → Barelvi ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi → movement → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi → founded → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Barelvi movement → associatedWith → Barelvi school of thought ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement
Ala Hazrat → movement → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Ala Hazrat → founded → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Ala Hazrat → veneratedIn → Barelvi Sunni Islam ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement
tomb of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi → associatedWith → Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama’ah (Barelvi school) ⓘ
linked to: Barelvi movement
Ahl-i Hadith movement → distinguishedFrom → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Barelvi madrasas → religiousOrientation → Barelvi movement ⓘ
Barelvi madrasas → associatedWith → Barelvi movement ⓘ