The Sanad of A‘la Hazrat Barelvi

Question

Are the respected Maulana Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi and Hazrat Gangohi both students of one and the same teacher? If not, then who was the teacher of the respected Barelvi — had he properly completed the full course of study for a scholar (‘alim), or not?

Answer

The respected A‘la Hazrat Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi studied under his father, the respected Maulana Naqi Ali Khan; he in turn had heard [hadith] from the respected Maulana Ya‘qub Ali Khan; he had studied under the respected Shah Muhammad Ishaq, Muhaddith Dehlawi; while the respected Hazrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad, Muhaddith Gangohi ﵀, had studied under the respected Hazrat Shah…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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