Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa (Urdu: جماعت رضائے مصطفٰے, Hindi: जमात-रज़ा-ए-मुस्तफ़ा) also known as JRM, is a historical organisation of Indian Sunni Barelvi Muslims associated with Sufism. It was founded by scholar and 19th-century Mujadid Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi on 17 December 1920 in Bareilly, India, to propagate Islamic teachings in accordance with Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'ah. The self-described aim of the group is to "deny misguided sects and safeguard the beliefs (Aqaa'id) of the Ahle Sunnah wal Jama'ah."[2][3]
| جماعت رضائے مصطفٰے | |
 Official Symbol of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa | |
 Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa Head Office Reception | |
| Abbreviation | JRM |
|---|---|
| Formation | 7th Rabi' al-Thani 1339 17 December 1920 |
| Founder | Aala Hazat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Qadri |
| Founded at | Bareilly, British India |
| Type | Religious organisation, NGO |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Propagation of Islam and protection of rights of Sunni-Barelvi Muslims in India and protection of faith and beliefs from various other movements |
| Headquarters | 82, Saudagran Mohalla, Dargah E Huzoor Tajush Shariah, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India PIN - 243001 |
| Location | |
| Origins | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Region served | Global |
Membership | 215+ Branches and Millions of Sunni Barelvi followers.[1] |
Official languages | Urdu Hindi and English, In India's State and Others Countries: Respective Regional Languages, |
President (Sadr in Urdu language) | Mufti Muhammad Asjad Raza Khan Qadri Razvi Noori, Scholar of Sunni Barelvi Movement |
| Website | Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa |
History
editIt played a significant role during Shuddhi movement which was initiated by Arya Samaj to convert Muslims into Hinduism. The Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa prevented around four hundred thousand re-conversions to Hinduism in eastern U.P and Rajasthan during its activities under anti-Shuddhi movement.[4]
In 1917, Allama Naeem-ud-Deen Muradabadi organized the historical Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa conference at Jamia Naeemia Moradabad, a group whose mission was to curb, and if possible reverse, the tide of re-conversions threatening the Muslim community in the wake of the Shuddhi movement.[5]
Mufti Mustafa Raza Khan was another influential leader of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa who worked against the Shuddhi movement, which aims to convert Muslims to Hinduism in pre-Partition India.[6] The organization also worked for the defense of Sufi Sunni beliefs in south Asia as practiced by large numbers of people known as Barelvis. It would also act as a quasi-political organization in opposition to the Deobandi-dominated Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind.[3]
Present
edit- Stand on CAA and NRC
In December 2019, following the deaths of people following a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), Jamat wrote a letter to president Ram Nath Kovind and Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, to demand compensation for families of the victims and the injured.[7] In January 2020 Jamat announced to hold peaceful protests till the government gives in and announces a rollback of CAA and Proposed NRC. President of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa and Sunni Barelvi cleric Mufti Asjad Raza Khan is of the view that CAA/NRC issue is about protecting the constitutional principles and values and it is not a Hindu-Muslim issue. He also praised protesters of anti-CAA protests.,[8] Salman Raza Khan, vice president of Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa called for boycott of National Population Register if it is not on the lines of the 2011 census.[9]
- Stand on Uniform Civil Code
The Jamat has opposed any proposed implementation of Uniform Civil Code (UCC). It is of the view that UCC will affect personal laws of not only of Muslims, but of Jain, Sikhs, Parsis and Christians communities too.[10]
- Stand on Haj Tax by Saudi authorities
Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa opposed the Saudi Arabian government decision to impose 2,000 Riyal or Rs 36,000 as tax on second Haj in 2016.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa
- ^ "AlaHazrat". www.aalaahazrat.com.
- ^ a b Jackson, William Kesler (2013), p. 189.
- ^ Jackson, William Kesler, "A Subcontinent's Sunni Schism: The Deobandi-Barelvi Rivalry and the Creation of Modern South Asia" (2013). History - Dissertations. Pages 188 & 189. https://surface.syr.edu/hst_etd/102.
- ^ Jackson, William Kesler (2013), pp. 188 & 189.
- ^ Hasan, M.; Jamia Millia Islamia (India). Department of History (1985). Communal and Pan-Islamic Trends in Colonial India. Manohar. ISBN 9780836416206. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ Agarwal, Priyangi (25 December 2019). "Anti-CAA stir: Jamat Raza-e-Mustafa demands compensation for victims". Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Muslim clerics to spread awareness against CAA, NRC". Outlook India. IANS. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Will give call for NPR survey if not as per 2011 census: Barelvi clerics". National Herald. India. IANS. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Community will give befitting reply if govt implements UCC: AITUI". Indian Express. 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Tax on Haj is illegal, establish democracy in Saudi Arabia says Indian Muslims". 25 September 2016.