Was Mawlvi Ahmad Raza a Disciple of Hajji Imdadullah?

Question

Hazrat Hajji Shah Imdadullah, the Meccan émigré (Muhajir Makki), had many eminent disciples; was Mawlvi Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi also among his disciples? And as regards knowledge — hadith, fiqh, tafsir and teaching, for instance — was the respected Hajji’s standing in knowledge higher than that of Mawlana Hajji Hafiz Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Mawlana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi, founder of the Deoband madrasa, and Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi ﵀?

Answer

As far as I know, Mawlvi Ahmad Raza Khan was not a disciple of Hazrat Hajji Imdadullah. The greatest disciples and khalifas of the respected Hazrat Hajji were: Hazrat Mawlana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi ﵀, Hazrat Mawlana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi ﵀, Hazrat Mawlana Muhammad Ya‘qub Nanotwi ﵀, Hazrat Mawlana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanawi ﵀, Hazrat Mawlana Mahmud al-Hasan Deobandi ﵀, Hazrat Mawlana…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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