Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
| Ashraf Jahangir Semnani | |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Other names | Hazrat Syed Makhdoom Ashraf |
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| Born | 1287 (AH 709) Semnan (in modern Iran) |
| Died | 1386 (AH 28 Muharram 832H ) Kichhauchha |
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| Based in | Kichaucha, Northern India |
| Title | Jahangir,Ghousul Alam, Mehboobe-Yazdani Auhaduddin |
| Period in office | Late 12th century and early 13th century |
| Predecessor | Alaul Haq Pandavi |
| Successor | Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain |
Hazrat Makhdoom Sultan Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (Urdu: سئد مقدم ﺁشرف) (1287 – 1386 CE) was a great Sufi saint of both the Chishti and Qadiri orders of Sufism. He was the disciple of the famous highly reverend saint of Bengal Hazrat Alaul Haq Pandavi. He established his own Silsila through his nephew and kalifa and Sajjada Nasheen Hazrat Syed Shah Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain who is 11th direct descendant of Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jilani known as Qadiriyyah Chishtiya Ashrafiya. His Shrine is in Kichauccha Sharif Dist Ambedkar Nagar UP India. His URS (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 28th of the Islamic month of Muharram. He was greatly loved by his mother Khadijeh.
Sayyad Makhdoom Ashraf was born in 708 A.H., in Semnan, Persia. His father Hadrat Sultan Sayyad Ibrahim Noor Bakshi rahmatullahi alayh governed the city for approximately 20 years. As well as being a highly noble and just ruler he was also a great scholar, theologian and Sufi. His mother Khadijeh was also from the pedigree of distinguished and notable mystics and saints. She was a very religious and pious lady particularly renowned for her punctuality in tahajjud prayer.
Sayyad Makhdoom Ashraf started his education at the age of 4 years. God blessed him with immense ingenuity, intellect and knowledge. By the age of 7 he had already acquired and memorized the entire Qur'an al-kareem by heart with seven types of qirat, and excelled in the study of Qur'anic exegesis 'tafseer', narration and sciences of Hadith, Islamic law 'Fiqh' etc. At the age of 14 years he had mastered all the subjects including theology and philosophy, maturing into the most accomplished and proficient scholar. Amongst his notable teachers were His Eminence Mawlana Imad al-Din Tabrezi, Imam Abd'ullah Yafai at Makkah Mukarramah, Baba Mufrah (s/o the great Najm 'al-Din Kubra) at Iskandaria and Mawlana Ahmad Haqqani ridwanallahi ta'ala aly'him ajma'een. Hadrat Makhdoom Ashraf had overwhelmed even the great scholars and theologians from as far as Baghdad with his remarkable talent.
After the completion of his education Hadrat Sayyad Makhdoom Ashraf attributed a lot of his time in teaching. Amongst his pupils was his nephew Hadrat Sayyad Abdul Razzaq 'Noor al-Ayn' Jilani - 11th direct descendant of The Great Ghawth al-A'zam, Sayyad as-Shaykh Abd'al-Qadir al-Jilani.
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