11-24-2008, 12:56 PM
Bismillah
So look what I found about the Barelwi from wikipedia:
<b>Barelwi or Barelvi (Hindi: बरेलवी, Urdu: بریلوی) is a movement of Sunni Sufism in South Asia that was founded by Ahmed Raza Khan of Bareilly, Rohilkhand India (hence the term Barelvi). Barelvis are a sizable portion of the Hanafi Muslim communities in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa and the United Kingdom, besides having a presence in other places around the world.
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Ahmad Raza Khan was the central figure around which the movement was promoted in the Indian subcontinent between the 19th and 20th centuries, earning numerous followers and opponents. The name Barelvi came into use to label the followers of Ahmad Raza Khan. The terms Nuri and Barkati refer to the Sufi Tariqa associated with Ahmed Raza Khan. The term "razavi" refers to those people who have been initiated into the Qadri Sufi Tariqa via the lineage of Ahmed Raza Khan. Followers of Ahmad Raza Khan in India are mainly Hanafi by Madhab (School of jurisprudence), but accept the other three Sunni schools to be valid.
If u see the underlined, I think this will clear things up, so what me and sister Muslimah said is true, they are Sufis, and sufism is not accepted by True Sunni Muslims or those following Quran and sunnah, and as you see that the lineage is to Ahmad riza and not to Prophet Muhammad Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. So I dont know what is so special about him :huh:
And they are not sunnis even if they say so, and Abu haneefa never used to do what they are doing so how can they say about themselves that they are hanafees???
May Allah preserve you and your family from that man, try to talk to your family and explain to them in a lovingly and peacefull way, and we will keep feeding you with answers insha'Allah
Take care dear.
Salam