Ashraf Jahangir Semnani

Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Religion Islam
Other names Hazrat Syed Makhdoom Ashraf
Personal
Born 1285 (AH 709)
Semnan (in modern Iran)
Died 1405 (AH 28 Muharram 808H )
Kichhauchha, India
Senior posting
Based in Kichaucha, Northern India
Title Jahangir,Ghousul Alam, Mehboobe-Yazdani, Qudwatul Kubra, Sultan
Period in office Late 12th century and early 13th century
Predecessor Alaul Haq Pandavi
Successor Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain

Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (Urdu: سئد مقدم ﺁشرف‎‎; 1285–1405 CE[1]) [2][3][4] Sultan Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jihangir Semnani was a sufi saint born in the year 1285 A.D in Semnan,Iran.

His father Sultan Ibrahim Noorbakshi was the king of Semnan.[5] He traced his lineage to Muhammad through his grandson Imam Hussain. His mother Bibi Khadija was a descendent of the Turkish Sufi saint Khwaja Ahmed Yasawi.[6]

Early Life

He had memorized the Quran al Kerim at the young age of 7 in the 7 traditional methods of recitation.By the age of 14 he had studied various religious sciences.

After the demise of his father he was made the king at the age of 17.He was always inclined towards sufism and always kept company of the sufis of his time most notably Ruknuddin Ala ul Daula Semnani.[7]

At the age of 23 he abdicated his throne to his brother Sultan Sayyid Muhammad also sought permission from his mother and set on his journey to meet his master Ala ul Haq Pandwi in Bengal.[8][9]

His Travels

He extensively travelled to many cities & countries like Najaf,Karbala,Rum (Anatolia),Egypt,Yemen,Mashad ,Damascus,Herat,Tranoxiana,Turkistan,Kandahar,Ghazni,Kabul,Multan,Ajodhan,Ajmer,Delhi

Then he travelled to the South India to Gulbarga and then to Sarandib, apart from that he also visited the two Holy Cities of Makkah & Madinah.[7]

His Meeting with other notable Sufi Saints.

While on his travels he met many sufi saints,scholars,ascetics,mendicants and jurists among them the most notable he met are

1)Makhdoom Jahaniyan Jahan Gasht

2)Mir Syed Ali Hamdani

3)Khwaja Bande Nawaz Gesudaraz

4)Khwaja Bahuddin Naqshband

5))Sultan Walad (Jalaluddin Rumi’s Son)[7]

Shrine & URS


His shrine is located in Kichauccha Sharif, district Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His urs (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 28th of the Islamic month Muharram.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hanif, N. (2000). Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 9788176250870.
  2. ↑ Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (1975), Second Edition (2017) ISBN 978-93-85295-54-6 Syed Waheed Ashraf (2017), HAYATE MAKHDOOM SYED ASHRAF JAHANGIR SEMNANI (2nd Ed.), MAKTABA JAMIA LIMITED, SHAMSHAD MARKET, ALIGARH-202002, U.P. INDIA .
  3. ↑ ‘'MUQADDEMA-E- LATĀIF-E-ASHRAFI' Book in PERSIAN, Published by Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  4. ↑ Akhbarul Akhyar' By Abdal Haqq Muhaddith Dehlwi [d.1052H-1642 CE ]. A short biography of the prominent sufis of India have been mentioned in this book including that of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
  5. ↑ Ernst, C.; Lawrence, B. (2016-04-30). Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond. Springer. ISBN 9781137095817.
  6. ↑ Ernst, C.; Lawrence, B. (2016-04-30). Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond. Springer. ISBN 9781137095817.
  7. 1 2 3 Shaykh Abdul Rahman Chishti. Mir-at ul-Israr - Urdu translation (in Urdu).
  8. ↑ Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Lahori. Khazinat-ul-Asfiya (Urdu translation) 4 volumes.
  9. ↑ Shaykh Abdul Rahman Chishti. Mir-at ul-Israr - Urdu translation (in Urdu).

Further reading

  • Syed Waheed Ashraf (2010), Lataife Ashrafi & Maktubaate Ashrafi As Sources of Indian Medieval History (Lataife Ashrafi & Maktubvate Ashrafi As Sources of Indian Medieval History ed.), Baroda, Gujarat, India: Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Academy, Baroda
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