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Oneworld Publications Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi In the Path of the Prophet 2005 Edition by Usha Sanyal
This Book Examines The Life And Thought Of Ahmad Riza Khan (1856 - 1921), The Legendary Leader Of The 20Th-Century Ahl-E Sunnat Movement, Who Represented A Strong Tendency In South Asian Islam Which Is Sufi, Ritualistic, Intercessionary, And Hierarchical In Its Social Construction. Khan'S Vision Of What It Meant To Be A Good Muslim In His Time And Day Was Centered Around Devotion To The Prophet Muhammad And To Following The Prophetic Sunna As He Interpreted It. His Movement Continues To Attract A Large Following In South Asia And Wherever South Asian Muslims Have Migrated.