| Religion: | Islam | ||||||||
| Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf سید محمّد مختار اشرف | |||||||||
| Sarkar E Kalan Shaikh ul Mashaikh | |||||||||
| Birth Name: | Mukhtar Ashraf | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1916 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||||||||
| Death Date: | 21 November 1996 | ||||||||
| Children: | Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf | ||||||||
| Other Names: | Muhammad Miya | ||||||||
| Region: | Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Islamic Scholar | ||||||||
| Denomination: | Ashraf Sunni | ||||||||
| Jurisprudence: | Hanafi | ||||||||
| Main Interests: | Sufism | ||||||||
| Sufi Order: | Ashrafi Chistiya Quadriya | ||||||||
| Nationality: | Indian | ||||||||
| Disciple Of: | Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf | ||||||||
| Influences: | "Aala Hazrat" Ashrafi Miyan | ||||||||
| Influenced: | Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf Muhammad Madni Ashraf Ashrafi Al-Jilani | ||||||||
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Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf (Urdu:, Hindi: सैयद मोहम्मद मुख्तार अशरफ़) (born on 4 August 1916 CE; 4 Shawwal 1334 AH) well known as Sarkar E Kalan (Urdu:, Hindi: सरकार ए कला) [1] or Makhdoon ul Mashaikh (Urdu:, Hindi: शैखुल मशाईख ) was an Indian Sufi saint, spiritual leader, Islamic Scholar of Ahle Sunnah of the Ashrafi sufi order from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the Sajjada nashin of Dargah Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Sufi Order.[2] [3] [4] [5] Syed died on 21 November 1996 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha and is buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.
Syed was born on 4 August 1916 CE, according to Islamic calendar he was born on 4 Shawwal 1334 AH in Kichhauchha Sharif. He was the son of Sufi Syed Ahmed Ashraf and descendant of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Movement.
He completed his primary Islamic education at Kichhauchha Sharif after he began learning Dars-i Nizami from Maulana Imaduddin Wasi Ahmad Sasarami, Maulana Abdur Rashid Nagpuri and Hazrat Maulana Naimuddin Muradabadi Ashrafi.
His grandfather Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan nominated him as his Vali Ahad and Spiritual successor at Khanqah-e-Ashrafia Hasania, Kichhauchha Sharif on the occasion of Arbaʽeen of his deceased son Syed Ahmed Ashraf.[6]
His shrine is located near the tomb (dargah) of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani at Kichhauchha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His Urs (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 9 Rajab 1417 AH.[7]