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Barelwi (Hindi: बरैल्वि, Urdu: بریلوی) Sunnism, the Ahle Sunnah Movement, or just the Sunni movement, is a movement within Sunni Islam that was started by Ahmed Rida Khan of Bareilly, India (hence the term Barelwi). Ahmad Raza Khan's followers are called Barelvis simply because he was resident of the town Bareilly, in Rohailkand (western portion of present-day Uttar Pradesh). It is common practice for Muslims in South Asia (as elsewhere) to identify themselves by place-name, or by profession, association with a Sufi Tariqa (example, Qaadiri,Chishti, etc), or family lineage (such as Qureshi or Usmani), so as to distinguish between individuals with the same personal name.

As Ahmad Raza Khan was the central figure around which the movement sharing his views took shape, the name Barelvi has come to stand for his followers. The followers of Sufi tariqah, in India or elsewhere indicate their attachment to Imam Ahmad Raza Khanwith words like Raza, Razvi (or Razavi), Barakati, or Nuri; all of which refer to subdivisions of the Qadiri Sufi lineage. In fact, Barelwi Sunnis have adopted most major Sufi traditions as authentic tariqas or orders. Most of the people who follow Sufi Tariqas are known as Barelwis by the others.[citation needed] Barelwis in India are mainly Hanafi by Madhab (School of jurisprudence), but accept the other three Sunni schools to be valid.

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[edit] Practices

In most of the Masjids of India the Salam written by Imam Ahmed Raza Khan is recited after Fajr prayers and after Jumuah prayers, seen as a differentiating feature from other Muslim movements.

There are several hundred Dargahs in India at which Urs are performed. Some of the most famous Dargahs in India are in Ajmer, Delhi, Kaliyar, Barabanki, Bahraich, Gulbarga, Bareilly, Marehra, and Badaun. Barelwi practise also frowns on terrorism, believing in the more peaceful ("Peace and love") traditions of Sufism.[citation needed] No Barelwi organization has been associated with terrorism.[citation needed]

[edit] Dargahs

[edit] Prominent Barelwi scholars of today

[edit] Criticism

Adherents of the Barelwi and Deobandi schools of thought disagree on many religious matters and have had many disputes. Salafi and Deobandi scholars have claimed that certain Barelwi teachings are incorrect and not in keeping with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (see Sunnah) accusing them of committing Bid'ah.

Conversely, some Barelwi scholars declare Deobandis as non-Sunnis, and in some instances even non-Muslims, citing allegedly "contradictory" or even "blasphemous" writings from the Deobandi scholars. For example, in 2006, Mufti Abdul Mannan Karimi annulled the marriages of 200 Barelwi adherents for attending prayers led by a Deobandi cleric, claiming that they had become disbelievers by doing so.[1]

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