Barelvi
Speech parts
1. Barelvi - Noun
2. Barelvi - Adjective
Meaning
Barelvi (comparative more Barelvi, superlative most Barelvi)
Belonging to a certain revivalist movement within Sunni Islam.
Barelvi (plural Barelvis)
(Islam) A follower of Barelvism.
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Examples
Mortimer, Edward, Faith and Power, (1982), p.68-70 Syed Ahmad Barelvi in 1821 with many supporters and spent two years organising popular and material support for his Punjab campaign.
Rizvi attracted more and more followers of other Barelvi parties like JUP and Sunni Tehreek.
Then came the individual charismatic figures like Barelvi Pir Maroof Shah who built a number of mosques for his followers in Bradford, founding the World Islamic Mission in 1973.
Police sources say that the Sunni Tehrik, a Barelvi organization, is behind most of these assassinations.