All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board explained

All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board
Founder:Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi
Location:House No. 20, Second Floor, First Lane, Johri Farm, Okhla, New Delhi, India
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Leader Title:National President
Leader Name:Syed Mohammad Ashraf
Leader Title2:Chief Patron
Leader Name2:Pir Khwaja Ahmad Nizami
Affiliations:Jamat-e-Ahle Sunnat Karnataka & World Urdu Association

The All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (abbreviated as AIUMB) is an Islamic Non-governmental Organisation and a representative body consisting the Sajjadanasheens of Dargahs, Imams of Mosques, the Teacher and Muftis working in the Madrasa belonging to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam. It was established in all the states and territories of India. It was formally founded by Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi.[1]

Initially started as representative body of Sunni Sufi Muslims of India, Currently, the AIUMB is defunct organization and apart from issuing press releases, it official website does not have any significant activity since several years. Its silence on relevant issues of Muslims of India and lip service without any activity against mob lynching's, illegal house demolition, NRC CAA and Waqf amendment Bill 2024 are seen with skeptical eyes. It has not organized any significant Conference on its past agenda since 2021 and also no annual meet has been organized since 9 February 2022.[2]

This Board is also active in securing workable reservation for Muslims in education and employment in proportion to their population. For this they have been organizing meetings in U.P, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgadh, Jammu and Kashmir, and other states besides huge Sunni Sufi conferences and Muslim Maha Panchayets. Sunni conference (Muradabad 3 January 2011), Bhagalpur (10 May 2010) and Muslim Maha Panchayet at Pakbara Muradabad (16 October 2011) and also Mashaikh e tareeqat conference of Bareilly (26 November 2011), World Sufi Forum (16-20 March 2016), Sufi Conference at West Bengal (February 2019), Sufi Conference at Kashmir (September 2021) are some of the examples.

National Executive Body

S.N. Name Post
1Syed Mohammad Ashraf KichchowchhviFounder & National President
2Syed Tanveer HashmiVice President
3Shah Ammar Ahmad Ahmadi (Nayyar Miyan)Vice President
4Syedul Anwar Sayyadi MiyanVice President
5Syed Aale Mustafa Ali Pasha QuadriVice President
6Shah Mohammad Hasan JameeNational Secretary
7Syed Fareed Ahmad NizamiExecutive Member
8Syed Alamgir AshrafExecutive Member
9Syed Naseeruddin ChishtyExecutive Member
10Munawwar JamalExecutive Member
11Prof. Khwaja Mohd EkramuddinChairman-Advisory Board
12Mohammad Hussain SheraniOffice Secretary
13Mohammad Ashraf Treasurer
All India Units & Volunteers
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World Sufi Forum

All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board organised World Sufi forum in New Delhi from 17 to 20 March 2016. It was a gathering of 200 delegates from all around the world who were to denounce the terrorism and extremism. Famous Muslim Sufi scholar Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri delivered a keynote speech on 20 March 2016 in Ramlila Ground New Delhi, where he condemned terrorism and suicide bombings.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ewing . Katherine Pratt . Modern Sufis and the State: The Politics of Islam in South Asia and Beyond . Corbett . Rosemary R. . 2020-08-25 . . 978-0-231-55146-5 . 21 . en.
  2. http://www.aiumb.org/%e0%a4%86%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%87%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%a1%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%af%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%89%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%b5-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b6%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%87%e0%a4%96-%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%b0-8/
  3. Web site: National Executive Committee. AIUMB.
  4. Web site: India: Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri to address International Sufi Conference on 20th March, Ramlila Maidan, Delhi - Minhaj-ul-Quran.