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 Makhdoon ul Mashaikh (Urdu: مخدوم 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 the 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 is buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.
Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf سید محمّد مختار اشرف | |
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 Sufi Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf. | |
| Title | Sarkar E Kalan Shaikh ul Mashaikh |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Mukhtar Ashraf 4 August 1916 |
| Died | 21 November 1996 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Children | Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf |
| Region | Uttar Pradesh |
| Main interest(s) | Sufism |
| Other names | Muhammad Miya |
| Occupation | Islamic Scholar |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Ashraf Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Tariqa | Ashrafi Chistiya Quadriya |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf |
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Early life
editSyed 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 descendant of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Movement.[citation needed]
Education
editHe 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
editHis grandfather Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan nominated him as his Vali Ahad and Spiritual successor at Khanqah-e-Ashrafia Hasania, Kichhauchha Sharif on the occasion of Arbaʽeen of his deceased son Syed Ahmed Ashraf.[6]
Shrine and Urs
editHis 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 1417 AH.[7]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Syed Mukhtar Ashraf". www.geni.com. 29 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Faizan e Syed Mukhtar Ashraf Sarkar e Kala". www.invidiou.sh. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "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.
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