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Raza Academy Seeks Saudi Envoy's Intervention For Release Of Detained Islamic Scholar In Riyadh
24htopnews | March 11, 2026 9:09 AM CST

Raza Academy has written to Saudi ambassador Haytham bin Hassan Al‑Malki seeking intervention over the reported detention of Islamic scholar Asjad Raza Khan in Riyadh. The Mumbai-based body said the scholar had travelled to Saudi Arabia only to perform Umrah and urged authorities to facilitate his immediate release.

Mumbai: The Mumbai-based organisation Raza Academy has written to the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in India seeking immediate intervention in the reported detention of prominent Islamic scholar Hazrat Asjad Raza Khan in Riyadh.

Letter Dated March 10 Sent to Saudi Envoy in New Delhi

In a letter dated 10 March addressed to Haytham bin Hassan Al-Malki, ambassador of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in New Delhi, Raza Academy president Muhammad Saeed Noori expressed deep concern over the incident.

According to the letter, Asjad Raza Khan—described as the Qazi-ul-Quzzat Fil Hind and the grandson of renowned Islamic scholar Imam Ahmad Raza Khan—had travelled to Saudi Arabia solely to perform the Umrah pilgrimage.


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