Mukhtar Ashraf

Sarkar-e-Kalan, Hazrat, Sayyid, Shaikh-ul-Mashaikh Muhammad Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi Al-Jilani
सैयद मुहम्मद मुख़्तार अशरफ़ अशरफ़ी अल-जीलानी
Custodian of Dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani
Preceded by	Syed Ali Hussain Ashrafi
Succeeded by	Syed Muhammad Izhar Ashraf
Official name	Syed Mukhtar Ashraf
Personal
Born	Muhammad Mukhtar 4 August 1916 Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Died	21 November 1996 Ashrafpur Kichhauchha
Nationality	Indian
Denomination	Sunni
Lineage	Sayyid
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi
Movement	Barelvi movement
Main interest(s)	Sufism
Tariqa	Ashrafiyya

Syed Muhammad Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi Al-Jilani (4 August 1916-21 November 1996) known as Sarkar-e-Kalaan or Makhdoom-ul-Mashaikh was an Indian Sufi saint and Islamic scholar who belonged to the family of Sadaat-e-Kichhauchha, the descendants of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.^[1][2][3][4] He was father of Syed Muhammad Izhar Ashraf, his successor as the custodian of Dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.^[5]

References

1. Kichhauchhawi, Syed Muhammad Ashraf. "Sarkar-e-Kalan". Sarkar-e-Kalan Number: 1–299 – via Archive.org.
2. "Sahibe Sajjada Syed Mukhtar Ashraf". geni_family_tree. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
3. Bowen, John R. (2016-03-15). On British Islam: Religion, Law, and Everyday Practice in Shariʿa Councils. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-8105-5.
4. At̤har, K̲h̲ālid (2003). Prominent Pakistanis in the United Kingdom. PPA Publications. p. 521. ISBN 978-969-8587-12-3.
5. "The Sufi Sheikh and head of Ghousul Alam Mehboob e Yazdani Sayyid Sultan Makhdoom Ashraf Jehangir Simnani shrine of Kichocha Shareef has departed this life, may his mystery be sanctified :: Center for Islamic Pluralism". www.islamicpluralism.org. Archived from the original on 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.