Urs-e-Razvi (Ala Hazrat) 2027: Date in India and Meaning
Urs-e-Razvi marks the death anniversary of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (1856 to 1921), the Hanafi scholar of Bareilly known as Ala Hazrat, whose followers form the Ahle Sunnat (Barelvi) movement. He died on 25 Safar 1340 AH (28 October 1921), and the Urs is held at Dargah Ala Hazrat in Bareilly.
Observed especially in the Ahle Sunnat (Barelvi) tradition
In India
Fri, 30 July 2027
Expected, subject to moon sighting. In Saudi Arabia (Umm al-Qura): Thu, 29 July 2027.
The year after: Wed, 19 July 2028.
Who Ala Hazrat was
A jurist and prolific author, his fatwas are collected as Fatawa Ridawiyya, and his Urdu translation of the Quran, Kanzul Iman (1911), is still widely read in South Asia.
The Urs in Bareilly
Over several days, gatherings at the dargah hold Quran recitation, naat and addresses by scholars, closing with the qul, the concluding fatiha, at the time of his death. Large numbers of people travel to Bareilly for it.
How it is observed
- Ahle Sunnat (Barelvi) traditionAttending the Urs in Bareilly, or holding local gatherings with Quran recitation, naat and fatiha.
How other Sunni schools see it
Deobandi and Ahle Hadith scholars do not hold urs gatherings and regard fixed annual observances at graves as additions to religion.
Sources
- Usha Sanyal, Devotional Islam and Politics in British India: Ahmad Riza Khan Barelwi and His Movement, 1870 to 1920 (Oxford University Press, 1996)
- Ahmad Raza Khan, Kanzul Iman (Urdu translation of the Quran, 1911)
- Ahmad Raza Khan, Fatawa Ridawiyya (collected fatwas)
Updated 6 October 2026 by the Sunni One editors, compiled from the sources above.