Barelvi A gift of love on the occasion of Urs e Ridawi/ Rizvi. Urs e Rizvi ke Mauke par tamam ' Barelvi' bhaion ko muhabbat bhara tohfa. Sunni or Barelvi ? In August 1986, Mawlana Akhtar Raza Azhari Ridawi went for Hajj. He was arrested by the special wing (C.I.D, Crime Investigation Department) of Saudi Police .During questioning by the C.I.D, Mawlana Akhtar Raza Azhari Ridawi denied that he is from “Barelvi Sect”. The entire episode has been published in the book entitled “Hayat e Tajus shariah”, written by Molvi Shiahabuddin Ridawi, a Khalifah of Mawlana Akhtar Raza Azhari Ridawi. In reply to a question asked by C.I.D, Mawlana Akhtar Raza Azhari Ridawi said: “Some people accuse that we and Qadyanis are one and the same. Those people have informed the same to you about us. This is wrong. These people call us “Barelvi”, which creates a doubt that ‘Barelvi’ is the name of a new sect. This is wrong. In fact we are from “Ahlus sunah wal jamah”. …We