Tawqir Raza Khan
Tawqir Raza Khan | |
|---|---|
| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Region | India |
| Political party | Ittehad-e-Millat Council |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Founder of | All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadeed) |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Qadri |
| Creed | Maturidi |
| Movement | Barelvism |
Tawqir Raza Khan is an Indian Islamic scholar and politician who is the founder of the Ittehad-e-Millat Council, a political party based in Uttar Pradesh. A figure of the Barelvi Sunni Muslims, Tawqir is a great-grandson of Ahmad Raza Khan.
Tawqir Raza Khan also heads the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadeed) after he cut ties with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, claiming discrimination by the Deobandis. Khan was elevated to the post of the Vice-Chairman of his state's handloom department but resigned following the Muzaffarnagar riots. In 2016 he visited Deoband and met Deobandi scholars in an attempt to forge unity among Muslims. Khan is currently under arrest for organizing the "I Love Muhammad protests".