Syed Babar Ashraf
Syed Babar Ashraf is an Indian Sufi leader.
Syed Babar Ashraf | |
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 Ashraf at Ajmer Dargah | |
| Born | |
| Education | Engineering (Aligarh Muslim University) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder President, Sada-e-Sufia-e-Hind (SUVOI) Member,[1] Maulana Azad Education Foundation, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India |
Activism
During the pre-election period in India, Ashraf exhorted Muslims to vote those candidates "who are secular and have a clean image irrespective of their party affiliations."[2] He denounced any move that was detrimental to the national good of the country. He has always been a strong critic of Wahhabism, Salafism, and associated ideologies. He has been promoting a Dargah Act to manage dargahs of Sufi saints according to Sufi traditions.[3] Many Muslim heritage sites under Archaeological Survey of India belong to Sufi Muslims that have now been usurped. Ashraf is against such usurpation.[3]
References
- Government of India. "Welcome to Maulana Azad Education Foundation". maef.nic.in. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- "Vote for secular candidates, says Sufi Muslim sect - The Hindu". The Hindu.
- Rahul Pandita. "A cleric who could have redeemed Congress". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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