Syed Babar Ashraf

Syed Babar Ashraf
Born Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Residence Lucknow, India
Nationality Indian
Education Engineering (Aligarh Muslim University)
Alma mater Aligarh Muslim University
Occupation

Vice President, Dargah Committee, Dargah Khwaja Sahab, Ajmer (Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India)

Founder President, Sada-e-Sufia-e-Hind (SUVOI)

Ex Member,[1] Maulana Azad Education Foundation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India

Chief Coordinator, Sufi Federation of India
Organization Sufi Federation of India
Home town Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Website http://suvoi.org

Syed Babar Ashraf is an Indian Sufi Leader. He belongs to the family of Hazrat Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Simnani Kichhauchha Sharif located at Ambedkar Nagar of Uttar Pradesh.

In 2009 he opted for serving All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) and was elected as the National Secretary. In Nov, 2014 he left AIUMB and laid the foundation of a new body Sada e Sufia e Hind.

He is also serving as the member of governing body[2] of Maulana Azad Education Foundation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India. He is the Chairman of Ashraf Jahangeer Sufi Trust. The trust is named after famous Sufi saint Hazrat Ashraf Jahangir Semnani. Syed Babar Ashraf is also the Chairman of Emerging Business of Chamber Of Commerce. He also has served as Vice-President of All India Muhammadi Mission, Lucknow.

Activism

During pre-election period of General Election in India, he exhorted Muslim voters to vote those candidates "who are secular and have a clean image irrespective of their party affiliations."[2] He categorically denounced any move that is detrimental to national good and benefit of the country. He has always been a strong critic of 'Wahhabism', 'Salafism' and associated extremist ideologies. He has been raising ante for a Dargah Act to manage dargahs of Sufi saints according to tolerant Sufi traditions.[3] A lion's share of the Muslim heritage sites under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) belong to Sufi Muslims that have now been usurped by people of extremists ideology. Ashraf is against such usurpation. Babar Ashraf is fighting against, according to him, "wahabi takeover" of Muslim affairs in India. Every now and then, he has been alarming national media and the government agencies against wahabism sponsored terrorism and its global repercussions. He has deep concern for political and administrative apathy towards this foreboding issue.[3]

Syed Babar Ashraf talks about inception of a Madarassa Board for elevation of Madarassas (Schools of Oriental Learning) to the level of state-of-the-art institutions with simultaneous pedagogy in modern science, technology, and literature.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Government of India. "Welcome to Maulana Azad Education Foundation". maef.nic.in. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vote-for-secular-candidates-says-sufi-muslim-sect/article2799167.ece
  3. 1 2 Rahul Pandita. "A cleric who could have redeemed Congress". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Madrasas turn to English, science and maths to help pupils shine in the mainstream". Mail Online. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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