Barelvi movement

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The Barelvi movement is a Sunni Islamic revivalist tradition originating in South Asia that emphasizes devotion to the Prophet Muhammad, Sufi practices, and reverence for saints and shrines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic movement
Sunni movement
religious tradition
associatedWith Barelvi school of thought NERFINISHED
Sufi orders in South Asia
Sufism NERFINISHED
contrastsWith Deobandi interpretations of Islam NERFINISHED
reformist Salafi trends
coreTextIncludes Fatawa-e-Razvia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin India
doctrineIncludes belief in the Prophet’s knowledge of the unseen (ilm al-ghayb) in a special sense
high veneration of the Prophet’s birthday
permissibility of celebrating religious festivals
emphasizes Sufi practices
celebration of Mawlid
devotion to the Prophet Muhammad
reverence for saints
veneration of shrines
followsSchoolOfLaw Hanafi NERFINISHED
foundedBy Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi NERFINISHED
hasMajorPresenceIn Bangladesh NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
languageOfScholarship Arabic NERFINISHED
Urdu
namedAfter Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi NERFINISHED
opposes Deobandi movement NERFINISHED
Wahhabism NERFINISHED
originatedIn Bareilly NERFINISHED
South Asia NERFINISHED
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
religiousBranchOf Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
ritualPracticeIncludes Urs celebrations at shrines
collective salawat on the Prophet
public processions on Mawlid
selfDescription Ahl-e-Sunnat wa’l-Jamaat NERFINISHED
supportsBelief intercession of saints
intercession of the Prophet Muhammad
supportsPractice Qawwali
collective dhikr
recitation of devotional poetry
seeking intercession of saints
visiting shrines
theologyCharacterizedAs Sunni Sufi
timePeriodOfOrigin late 19th century
viewsProphetMuhammadAs intercessor
possessing special spiritual status

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Islam in South Asia majorMovement Barelvi movement
Punjabi Muslims religiousDenomination Barelvi movement
this entity surface form: Barelvi
North Indian Muslims religiousMovement Barelvi movement
Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat tradition Barelvi movement