Ashraf Jahangir Semnani Explained

Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Religion:Islam
Location:Kichaucha, Northern India
Period:Late 12th century to 13th century
Predecessor:Alaul Haq Pandavi
Successor:Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain
Birth Name:Mir Ahauddin Sayyid Ashraf
Birth Date:1285 CE (709 AH)
Birth Place:Semnan (in modern Iran)
Death Date:1386 CE (28 Muharram 808 AH)
Death Place:Kichhauchha, India

Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani[1] (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|سلطان سید مخدوم اشرف جہانگیر سمنانی; (1285–1386)[2] [3] [4] [5] was an Iranian Sufi saint from Semnan, Iran. He was the founder of the Ashrafi Sufi order. He is India's third most influential Sufi saint after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer and Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.[6]

His father Sultan Ibrahim Noorbaksh was the local ruler of Semnan.[7] Semnani was claimed to be the descendant of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali. His mother Bibi Khadija was said to be a descendant of the Turkic Sufi saint Ahmad Yasawi.[7]

Lineage

Semnani was said to be a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah from the lineage of her son, Husayn ibn Ali.[8]

Spiritual Lineage

Semnani spiritual lineage of the Chishti Order[9] :

  1. Muhammad
  2. Fatima bint Muhammad and Ali ibn Abi Talib
  3. Hasan al-Basri
  4. Abdul Waahid Bin Zaid
  5. Fudhail Bin Iyadh
  6. Ibrahim Bin Adham
  7. Huzaifah Al-Mar'ashi Basra[10]
  8. Abu Hubayra al-Basri
  9. Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al Dīnawarī Dinawar[11]
  10. Abu Ishaq Shamī (Chishti name starts)
  11. Abu Aḥmad Abdal Chishti[12]
  12. Abu Muḥammad Chishti[13]
  13. Abu Yusuf Bin Saamaan
  14. Maudood Chishti
  15. Shareef Zandani
  16. Usman Harooni
  17. Muinuddin Chishti
    1. Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki Fariduddin Ganjshakar
  18. Nizamuddin Auliya
  19. Akhi Siraj
  20. Alaul Haq Pandavi
  21. Ashraf Jahangir Semnani

Early life

After his father's death, Semnani then aged 17, became the ruler of Semnan. He was said to be inclined towards mysticism. He enjoyed the company of Ruknuddin Ala ul Daula Semnani.[14]

At the age of 23, Semnani abdicated his throne in favor of his brother Sultan Sayyid Muhammad. Thereafter, Semnani migrated to Bengal in order to meet Alaul Haq Pandavi.[15] [14]

Travels

After performing the obligatory pilgrimage to the Islamic Holy sites in Mecca and Medina, Semnani traveled to Gulbarga and Sarandib in South India.

Meeting with other Sufis

Semnani is said to have met with various known Sufis of his time that being Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani, Hafez Shirazi, Bande Nawaz and Sultan Walad (the son of the Sufi poet, Rumi).

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: सैय्यद मखदूम अशरफ: बादश्‍ााहत ठुकराने वाले महान सूफी संत!. hi. 7 August 2020. 19 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210619132321/https://roar.media/hindi/main/history/syed-makhdoom-ashraf-a-great-sufi-scholar. live.
  2. Book: Hanif, N.. Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia. 2000. Sarup & Sons. 9788176250870. en. 6 December 2020. 9 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209214801/https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA28#v=snippet&q=ashraf%20jahangir%20simnani&f=false. live.
  3. Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (1975), Second Edition (2017) .
  4. ‘'MUQADDEMA-E- LATĀIF-E-ASHRAFI' Book in PERSIAN, Published by Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  5. Akhbarul Akhyar' By Abdal Haqq Muhaddith Dehlwi [d.1052H-1642]. A short biography of the prominent sufis of India have been mentioned in this book including that of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
  6. Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH) by Dr. Syed Nurusyyidyn Madani Ashraf Book: Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH). Ashraf. Syed . Madani. Nurusyyidyn. 2019-09-03. Amazon. B07XBYV1V8. en.
  7. Book: Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond. Ernst. C.. Lawrence. B.. 2016-04-30. Springer. 9781137095817. en. 6 December 2020. 9 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240209214628/https://books.google.com/books?id=p-UYDAAAQBAJ&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA78#v=snippet&q=ashraf%20jahangir%20simnani&f=false. live.
  8. Book: Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan. Sahaife Ashrafi. 2015.
  9. Web site: The Mashaikh of Chisht by Shaykh Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi | Medina | Abrahamic Religions. 9 May 2021. 8 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308155855/https://www.scribd.com/document/96341849/The-Mashaikh-of-Chisht-by-Shaykh-Muhammad-Zakariya-Kandhlawi. live.
  10. Web site: Hadhrat Khuwajah Huzaifah al – Mar'ashi (Ra) Chishtiya Sufi Order. 27 April 2012. 9 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510143906/https://makashfa.wordpress.com/2012/04/27/hadhrat-khuwajah-huzaifah-al-marashi-ra-chishtiya-sufi-order/. live.
  11. Web site: Khwaja Mumshad Uluw Al-Dinawari – Chishtiya Ribbat. 9 May 2021. 9 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509164939/https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-mumshad-uluw-al-dinawari-2/. dead.
  12. Web site: Khwaja Abu Ahmad Abdal Al-Chishti – Chishtiya Ribbat. 9 May 2021. 9 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509164939/https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-abu-ahmad-abdal-al-chishti-3/. dead.
  13. Web site: Khwaja Abu Mohammed Al-Chishti r.a – Chishtiya Ribbat. 9 May 2021. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510142944/https://www.chishtiya.org/blog/2016/10/27/khwaja-abu-mohammed-al-chishti-r-a-2/. dead.
  14. Book: Shaykh Abdul Rahman Chishti. Mir-at ul-Israr - Urdu translation. Urdu.
  15. Book: [[Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Lahori]]. Khazinat-ul-Asfiya (Urdu translation) 4 volumes.

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