Ameen Mian Qaudri
Prof. Syed Muhammad Ameen Mian Qadri Barkati | |
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| Born | 15. August 1955 (age 66) Marehra |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Denomination | Sunni; Sufi |
| Movement | Barelvi |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Occupation | Spiritual & religious Leader of the Qadiriyya Barkatiya Silsila; Ahlus Sunnah Sufis in India |
Syed Muhammad Ameen Mian Qadri is the custodian (Sajjada Nashin) of the Khanqah-e-Marehra Shareef (Sufi Khanqah) of the Barkatiya Silsila, a subgroup of the Indian Sufi Barelvi movement with 50,000,000 adherents.[1]
He is also senior professor at the Urdu Department of India's prestigious Aligarh Muslim University.[1] He has been ranked 44th in the list of 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world by the Amman, Jordan-based Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre in collaboration with the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the Georgetown University, Washington DC.[1][2]
Present[]
On 6 August 2006, the English-language daily Hindustan Times, described Ameen Mian Qaudri as the main leader of the Ahle Sunnah. His silsila is known as Barkatiya which has a lineage from Qadri silsila of Baghdad. It is said that his silsila has a following of around two million people in India and abroad.[3] He has presided over many large gatherings in India and abroad.[citation needed]
He has worked for the educational uplift of Muslims of India, and started a chain of educational institutions in India with the prefix Al-Barkaat, including Al Barkaat Institute of Management Studies and Research, Al Barkaat Public School Boys, Al Barkaat Public School Girls, Al Barkaat department of Education, Al Barkaat institute of Graduate Studies, Al Barkaat Vocational Studies college, Al Barkaat Play and Learn Centre, Jamia Ahsanul Barkaat.[4]
Disciples of His Khankah-e-Barkatiya[]
Ahmad Raza Khan was the disciple of Sayyid Shah Al-e Rasul, a Sayyid and a noted Pir of the Barkatiyya family based in a small town of Marahra near Aligarh.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre: "The 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World" - #44 Professor Sayid Ameen Mian Qaudri – Barelwi Leader and Spiritual Guide 2009 Archived 19 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Most Influential Muslims of the World;Hazrat Ameen Mian Qaudri is among top 50". 05 September by.
- ^ 500 Most influential Muslim. 2009.
- ^ "Al-Barkkaat Institute of Education". Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Islam and the Modern Age. Islam and the Modern Age Society. 1995.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 August 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Indian Muslim scholars of Islam
- Indian people of Arab descent
- Indian Sufi religious leaders
- Sunni Sufis
- Indian Sufis
- Living people
- Aligarh Muslim University faculty
- People from Aligarh
- 1955 births
- Barelvis
- Indian Islamic studies scholars