Barelwi

Barelvi (Hindi: बरेलवी, Urdu: بریلوی, alternately Ahle Sunnat) is a movement of Sunni Islam originating in the Indian subcontinent. The Barelvi movement was started in 1880 to promote South Asia's distinctive Islamic practices, which were deeply influenced by Sufism. The movement in British India was greatly shaped by the writings of Ahmad Riza Khan (1856-1921). The movement takes its name from Ahmad Raza Khan's home city of Bareilly, Uttar Prade... more
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