Ziaul Mustafa Razvi Qadri

He was born on 28 December 1935 (2nd of Shawwal Hijri 1354) in Ghosi, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father Sadr ush Shariah was Grand Mufti of India and a successor of Mujadid Imam Ahmed Raza Khan Qadri. His birth name was Muhammad Waahid Ali. Allamah Zia ul Mustafa the son of Huzoor Sadr ush Shariah, Allamah Hakeem Mufti Abul Ula Muhammad Amjad Ali the son of Maulana Hakeem Jamalud’deen, the son of Maulana Khuda Bakhsh, the son of Maulana Khayrud’deen. [5][6]

He attained his basic education and upbringing under his father Huzoor Sadr ush Shariah and under his maternal uncle and scholar Faizul Aarifeen Ghulaam Aasi. He enrolled at Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur under Shah Abdul Aziz Muradabadi Mubarakpuri. He studied Ilme Qur’aan, Tafseer of the Qur’aan, Hadith, Usoole hadith, Fiqh, Usoole Fiqh, Ilme Ta’beer (interpretation of dreams), Ilme Tawqeet (Prayer times), Ilme Nujoomi (Astronomy), Philosophy, Mantiq (Logic), Ilm-e-Falakiyaat. He graduated at the age of 19 from Jamia Ashrafia in 1377. [7][8] His teacher Shah Abdul Aziz Muradabadi said “Whatever I have attained from Huzoor Sadrush Shariah, I have given all of it to Zia ul Mustafa”.[9]

He was appointed as faculty at Jamia Ashrafia Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, India at the age of 22. He is president of Sharai Council of India and heads annual Fiqahi seminars at Bareilly. He is founder of two Madrasas Taibatul Ulma Jamia Amjadia Rizvia and Kulyatul Banatul Amjadia (for Girls). The institute for girls education was established at the request of his mother Hazra in 1981 [8][10] He was appointed as a Deputy grand Mufti of India, in the 16th Annual Fiqahi Seminar in March 2019 held at Bareilly. His several thousands students have become scholars and are associated with Sunni Sufi movements.[11][12][13]

He won the competition at Jamia Ashrafia and was conferred the title, ‘Mumtaz ul Fuqaha’. His other titles includes Sultaan ul Asaatiza, Tarjumaan E Maslak E Raza, Qaazi E Islam, Ra’ees ul Munaazireen, Muhadith E Kabeer, Ameer ul Mo’mineen fil Hadith, Naa’ib Qaazi ul Quz’zat fil Hind.[12]

One of his students and Islamic scholar Maulana Aftab Moosa Qasim Razvi has established Maulana Imam Mustafa Raza Research Centre at Durban, South Africa.[19]