Political Militant Islam portal Raza Academy is a Sunni Muslim[1] fundamentalist[2] Islamist[3][4][5] group based in Maharashtra, India.
The group publishes books of Barelvi scholars in various languages, the Kanzul Iman translation of the Quran, and Fatawa-i Razawiyya.
The books on life and works of Imam Ahmed Raza Al Qadri and biographies of other Sunni Sufi scholars were also published by the Academy.
[13][14] On 11 August 2012, Raza Academy held a protest against the riots in Assam and attacks on Muslims in Myanmar at Azad Maidan in Mumbai with two other groups.
[15][16][17] Raza Academy was blamed for the widespread violence[18] and a court asked them to pay ₹3 crore (30 million rupees) in property damage.
[22] In 2015, Raza Academy issued a fatwa against music composer A. R. Rahman and Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi for making a film on Muhammad.
[23] In 2018, it called for the ban on the public dissemination of the viral song "Manikya Malaraya Poovi" from Oru Adaar Love, which allegedly insulted Mohammed and his wife.