Fatawa Razawiyyah
| Author | Ahmad Raza Khan |
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| Published | 1911 to 2005 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 30 volumes, 22000+ pages، Six thousand eight hundred forty questions and answers |
| ISBN | 2-7451-7204-2 Arabic ed |
| Part of a series on the |
| Barelvi movement |
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Fatawa-i Razawiyya (Urdu: فتاویِٰ رضویہ, romanized: Fatāwā-i Raẓāwiyya) is a Sunni Islamic compilation of fatawa (legal edicts) of the Hanafi madhhab (school of thought) authored by a renowned Islamic scholar Ahmad Raza Khan. An influential sharia manual, the work is distinguished in Sufism.
The Fatawa-i Razawiyya was discussed by Arun Shourie in his book, The World of Fatwas or the Sharia in Action [1] Its 12 volumes were first published by Ahmed Raza Khan's brother at Hasani press, and only two volumes of various Fatawa's were published during the lifetime of the author.[2] Later published by Raza Foundation Lahore in 30 Volumes.[3] Raza Academy was first to publish its various volumes in 1985.[4][5][6]
Books and Journals
[edit]It contains books and journals on legal rulings (fatawa) based on questions asked by scholars and general public in the domain of Hanafi fiqh covering a wide variety of different topics and beliefs.[3]
Some of the books and journals included in Fatawa-i Razawiyya:[3]
Book of Purification
[edit]This part focuses on cleanliness and ritual purification under Hanafi fiqh and contains around 239 fatawa. It has around 29 Journals which are:
- Awareness that the fatawa are based on the opinion of the Imam.
- Pillars of ablution
- Using cloth for drying after ablution
- Mucus dripping doesn't invalidate the ablution
- Rulings under which blood invalidates the ablution
- Which type of sleep invalides the ablution
- Summary of issues faced in ablution
- Ruling and causes of nocturnal emission
- Amount of water in ablution
- Unnecessarily spending water in ablution
- Various forms for Qur'an recitation by a junub
- Definition of used water
- Difference between received and poured water
- Survey on spherical (round) water
- Expanding the field of waters whose surface and depth are not equal
- How much depth is needed in an excessive amount of water
- Orders related to pure water
- Regarding the water bought by a child, a gift by Prophet
- Explanation of water flow
- The best description and definition of tayammum
- Conditions of shortage of water
- Statement of Imam Zafar regarding the tayammum
- Definition of earthen for tayammum
- Conditions for not reusing earthen for tayammum
- Explanation of the quote of Sadr al-Shari'a about tayammum
- Guide for problems faced by junub
- Ruling about dog and its hunt
- The ruling of sugar being cleaned from animal bones
- Explanation of the difference between the ruling of bones and wine
Book of Prayer
[edit]This part focuses on the prayer under Hanafi fiqh and contains around 1203 fatawa in around 23 journals:
- Book of prayer
- Pearls of the crown, in the statement of prayer before the night journey
- Is it allowed to offer two prayers jointly
- Improvement of eyesight due to the kissing of thumbs
- Ruling of thumbs during iqama
- Ruling on the justification for calling adhan on the grave after burial
- Determining the correct direction of Qiblah
- Explanation of place of articulation of Ḍād
- Correct Pronunciation of Ḍād
- It is extremely prohibited to pray behind the rejectors of taqlid
- Four Answers
- For those who accept the second congregational prayer
- Imam's correct qiyam in Mihrab
- Refutation of a fatawa about Qanoot e Nazila
- Blessings of Salat il Asrar, research of Salat ul Ghosia
- Method of Salat ul Ghosia
- Reciting the blessed Bismillah in Tarawih
- The courtyard of the mosque is part of the mosque
- Researching if its allowed for the imam to leave minbar to greet the ruler
- Ruling for dua between khutbah of Friday prayer
- Ruling for second Adhan for Friday prayer
- Ruling for dua after eid prayers
- Proofs of embracing muslim brothers after eid prayers
Book of Funeral Prayer
[edit]This part focuses on the Islamic funeral prayer under Hanafi fiqh and contains around 273 fatawa in around 13 journals:
- Discussion about permissibility of writing prayers on the shroud of the dead
Further reading
[edit]- Ali, A'zam (2014). An analytical and research study of Sīrah discussions in Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). Government College University, Faisalabad.
- Tufail, Ahmad Saeed. A research review of the influence of Fatawa Shami on Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). Minhaj University Lahore.
- Yasmin, Zeenat (2017). A comparative study of economic issues in Fatawa Rashidiyya and Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). University of Sargodha (Bhakkar Sub-campus).
- Noor, Saba. The economic thought of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan: Ijarah and mudarabah and their contemporary relevance in the light of Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). University of Faisalabad (Pattoki Campus).
- Sabir, Abdul Mustafa. A research study of major Hadith-related discussions in Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). Gift University, Gujranwala.
- Ayub, Qaiser (2009). A comparative study of the methodologies of Fatawa Razawiyya, Imdad al-Fatawa, and Fatawa Thanaiyya (MPhil thesis). Government College University, Faisalabad.
- Madani, Muhammad Ishaq. The role of Fatawa Razawiyya in the politics of the Indian subcontinent (PhD thesis). University of Karachi.
- Hayat, Muhammad Khizr. The economic thought of Imam Ahmad Raza Barelvi and the modern era: a special study of Fatawa Razawiyya (MPhil thesis). Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.
References
[edit]- ↑ (2012, ISBN 9789350293423).
- ↑ Usha Sanyal (1 December 2012). Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi: In the Path of the Prophet. Oneworld Publications. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-1-78074-189-5.
- 1 2 3 Fatawa Razawiyya (in Urdu and Arabic). Lahore, Pakistan: Raza Foundation. 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "About us". razaacademy.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
- ↑ "Jamia Rizvia of Bareilly to be upgraded to a university". milligazette.com.
- ↑ Maulana Shakir Noorie (10 October 2008). What is Sacrifice?: Qurbani kya hai?. Sunni Dawate Islami. pp. 12–. GGKEY:G6T13NU1Q2T.