Mukhtar Ashraf

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Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf
سید محمّد مختار اشرف
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Sufi Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf.
TitleSarkar E Kalan
Shaikh ul Mashaikh
Personal
Born
Mukhtar Ashraf

4th August 1916
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died21 November 1996
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
ChildrenSyed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf
RegionUttar Pradesh
DenominationAshraf
Sunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Sufism
TariqaAshrafi
Chistiya
Quadriya
Other namesAale Qutub
OccupationIslamic Scholar
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSyed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf
Influenced by
  • "Aala Hazrat" Ashrafi Miyan
Influenced
ChildrenSyed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf
Parent(s)
  • Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf (father)
Family38th descendant of Prophet Muhammed

Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf (Urdu: سید محمد مختاراشرف, Hindi: सैयद मोहम्मद मुख्तार अशरफ़) (born on 4 August 1916 CE; 4 Shawwal 1334 AH) well known as Sarkar E Kalan (Urdu: سرکار کلاں, Hindi: सरकार ए कला) [1] or Shaikh ul Mashaikh (Urdu: شیخ المشائخ, Hindi: शैखुल मशाईख) was an Indian Sufi saint, spiritual leader, Islamic Scholar of Ahle Sunnah of the Ashrafi sufi order from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was a relative of Sajjada nashin of Dargah Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Sufi Order.[2][3][4][5] Syed died on 21 November 1996 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha and was buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.

Early life[]

Syed was born on 4 August 1916 CE, according to Islamic calendar he was born on 4 Shawwal 1334 AH in Kichhauchha Sharif. He was the son of Sufi Syed Ahmed Ashraf and descendent to Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Movement.[citation needed]

Education[]

He completed his primary Islamic education at Kichhauchha Sharif after he began learning Dars-i Nizami from Maulana Imaduddin Wasi Ahmad Sasarami, Maulana Abdur Rashid Nagpuri and Hazrat Maulana Naimuddin Muradabadi Ashrafi.

Successor[]

His grandfather Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan nominated him as his Vali Ahad and Spiritual successor at Khanqahe Ashrafia Hasania, Kichhauchha Sharif on the occasion of Arbaʽeen of his deceased son Syed Ahmed Ashraf.[6]

Shrine and Urs[]

His shrine is located near the tomb (dargah) of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani at Kichhauchha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His Urs (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 9 Rajab .[7]

See Also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sarkar Kalan Syed Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi Kichhauchhawi Numbar". www.archive.org. 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Syed Mukhtar Ashraf". www.geni.com.
  3. ^ "The Sufi Sheikh and head of Ghousul Alam Mehboob e Yazdani Sayyid Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani shrine of Kichocha Shareef has departed this life, may his mystery be sanctified". www.islamicpluralism.org.
  4. ^ "IEC BOLTON". www.iecbolton.
  5. ^ "Faizan e Syed Mukhtar Ashraf Sarkar e Kala". www.invidiou.sh.
  6. ^ "The Sufi Sheikh and head of Ghousul Alam Mehboob e Yazdani Sayyid Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani shrine of Kichocha Shareef has departed this life, may his mystery be sanctified :: Center for Islamic Pluralism". www.islamicpluralism.org.
  7. ^ "Important Dates – Usmani Mosque".
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