Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf

Syed Mohammed Izhar Ashraf was a Sunni Alim from India. He was the relative of Sajjada Nashin of Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani and Chief Patron of All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board. He died on 22 February 2012 at age 78 while receiving treatment at the Ismailia Hospital. The Ashraf's are the spritiual descendants of the Sufi saint, Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (d.1386), who had settled in Kichhauchha, U.P., India, after relinquishing his throne in Semnan (Iran), the Ashrafi Family is one of the most revered and authentic families of Hashemite Sayyids residing in India, they trace their lineage to Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, the founder of the Qadri tariqa.

Syed Mohammed Izhar Ashraf
TitleShaikh-E-Azam , Sajjada Nashin of Aastane Ashrafia Hasania Sarkar e Kalan Kichaucha Shareef
Personal
Born1934
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died22 February 2012
Mumbai, India
Resting placeDargah, Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
ReligionIslam
NationalityIndian
RegionSouth Asia
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementAll India Ulema and Mashaikh Board
Main interest(s)Sufism
Alma materAl Jamiatul Ashrafia Mubarakpur, Azamgarh
TariqaAshrafi, Chistiya, Quadriya
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSyed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf
Influenced
ChildrenSyed Mehmood Ashraf
Parent
Family38th descendant of Muhammed

Education

He completed his primary education at Kichhauchha Sharif. After that he went to Ahle sunnat Al Jamiatul Ashrafia Mubarakpur for Dars-i Nizami. He completed his Fazilat course in 1959. He established many madrasas all over India. Ashrafia Izhar-uloloom Machipur is a famous Madras founded by him.[1][2][3] Later, he joined Jamia Naeemia Moradabad to teach Islamic education to students.[1]

Works

He had deep interest in Islamic poetry. A compilation of his Nat, Manquabat and Ghazal has published as "Izhare Haquiqat". He established following Madrasas:[1] –

  • 1. Madrasa Mukhtaruloloom chirayya chowk Baisi Purnia.Bihar
  • 2. Madrasa Ashrafia Izharuloloom Bahadurganj Purnia, Bihar
  • 3. Madrasa Ahsrafia Izharuloloom Khushamadpura Malegaon Maharashtra
  • 4. Madrasa Ashrafia Gulshane Kabir Bhagalpur, Bihar

See also

References
  1. Obituary: Hazrat Syed Mohd. Izmir Ashraf (1934–2012) 27 February 2012 | twocircles.net
  2. Hazrat Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf (1934–2012) The Milli Gazette |13 Mar 2012
  3. "Ashraf Jahangir.com - The Best & Perfect Islamic Spiritual Site". www.ashrafjahangir.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2003.
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