Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Hazrat Ghousul Alam Mehboob-E-Yazdani Meer Ahaduddin Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani(R.A) (Urdu and Persian:سیداشرف جهانگیر سمنانی) (born 1308 and died 1405) was a great Sufi Saint of both the Chishti and Qadiri Orders of Sufism.
He was born in 708 AH (1308 CE) in Semnan, in the family of king where his father was the ruler of Semnan in Iran. After his father's death he went on to become the king of Semnan were his family originated from.He ruled on Semnan for almost 20 years with utmost justice. He settled in Kicchocha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh in northern India, were he expanded the Chishti and the Qadiri orders, to a point were a branch of these orders was started after him, known as the Ashrafiya order. His family members are known with the title of "Ashraf" which was his name. His Khanquah is still in existence in Kicchaucha Sharif where thousands of disciple come and visit every day.
Ashraf Jahangir Semnani was a direct descendent of the Prophet Muhammad's daughter Fatimah, through her son Husayn ibn Ali and his great grandson Ja'far al-Sadiq. His father was Syed Ibrahim Noor Bakshi.His Pir-O-Murshid was Hazrat Syed Allahu Haq Pandawi of Pandua Sharif, West Bengal.
In 765 Hijri (1364 CE) he nominated his nephew Abd-ul-Razzaq Nur-ul-Ayn to be his successor who was descendent of great sufi Hazrat Ghous-E-Azam Sheikh Muhiuddin Abdul Qadir Jilani (R.A)
He died on the 28th Muharram 808 Hijri (July 26, 1405 CE), and his shrine is located in Kicchocha Sharif.
See under Salim Chishti Salim Chishti was a greatly revered Sufi Mystic who, it was thought by many, could perform miracles. The Mughal Emperor Akbar-e-Azam went to the shrine of Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, but on his travels, had received inspiration to go to see Salim Chishti. Akbar came to the holy man's camp, deep in the desert, seeking a male heir to his throne. Salim Chishti blessed Akbar, and soon the first of three sons was born to him. He named his first son Salim (later emperor Jahangir, named after the Famous Sufi Saint Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani) in honor of Salim Chishti.
His life and work is recorded in Latayefe Asharfi. Though rewritten and published by many the most authentic is considered from the various books of Dr. Syed Waheed Ashraf who belongs to the same family.
[edit] References
- http://www.ashrafesimna.org -Ashrafesimna Academy, is dedicated to great scholars of Ashrafi order...Hazrat Pir Ashraful-ulema Abul Hasan Shykh Saiyed Mohammed Ashraf Ashrafi-Jilani. Kichhouchvi
- Ernst, Carl W. and Lawrence, Bruce B. (2002), Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, ISBN 1403960267
- Rashid, A. (1969), Society and Culture in Medieval India, 1206-1556 A.D, Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay
- As of now Hazrat Syed Fakhruddin Ashraf , Hazrat Syed Muhiuddin Ashraf Jointly hold the position of Sajjada Nashin of Hazrat Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Simnani-R.A..
[edit] See also
- Ashrafia
- Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafee al-Jilani
- Sufi Saints of South Asia
- Khwaja Maudood Chishti
- Khwaja Wali Kirani
- Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui
