Syed Kumail Ashraf, Al Ashrafi ul Jilani
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Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind was a member of The Household of Ashrafi's. His father was Haji ul Haramain, Taajdaar e Ashrafiyat, Peer Syed Tufail Ahmed al Ashrafi ul Jilani, popularly known as Huzoor Makhdoom e Sani whose shrine in Kichaucha is still a place masses visit. He is the grandson(maternal) of Sultaan ul Waa’izeen(king of orators) , Maulana Syed Ahmed Ashraf al Ashrafi ul Jilani and the nephew of Huzoor Sarkar-e-Kalan Syed Muhammad Mukhtar Ashraf al Ashrafi ul Jilani. His lineage travels from Hazrat Abdul Razzaq Noor ul Ain Jilani (who was raised and brought up by his maternal uncle Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Simnani) to Huzoor Gaus Ul Aazam Shaykh Syeduna Abdul Qadir Jilani. Also, he is from the family of Gaus ul Aalam Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Simnani (R.A).
Birth[edit]
| Khateeb-ul-Islam, Huzoor Shaykh ul Hind, Janasheen-e-Makhdoom-e-Saani, Founder of Makhdoom e Saani Sunni Memorial trust. Syed Kumail Ashraf, Al Ashrafi ul Jilani Qadassallahu sirruhhu, Rehmatullah Alaih | |
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| Pronunciation | سید کمیل اشرف الاشرفی الجیلانی |
| Born | 1933 Ashrafpur, Kichaucha, U.P. |
| 💀Died | 87 years / 2020|11|05 Mumbai87 years / 2020|11|05 |
| Burial place | Ashrafpur, Kichaucha, U.P. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Al Jamiatul Ashrafia |
| 💼 Occupation | Islamic Scholar, Sufi Saint. |
| 📆 Years active | 1950-2020 |
| Known for | Preaching Sunnism |
| Title | Huzoor Shaykh ul Hind |
| Movement | Sunnism, Sufism, Ashrafi Sufi order |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | 1) Syeda Azra Khatoon 2) Syeda Sheherbano (1978-2018) |
| 👶 Children | 1) Syed Muhammed Ashraf 2) Syed Ahmed Ashraf |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 👪 Relatives | Syed Suhail Ashraf (brother)
Syed Hussain Ashraf (brother) Syed Madni Ashraf (cousin) Hashmi Miya (cousin) Syed Mukhtar Ashraf (maternal uncle) Syed Izhar Ashraf (cousin) Syed Mehmood Ashraf (nephew)Syed Mohammed Ashraf Kichauchwi (nephew) |
| Family | Ashrafi Qadri |
| 🏅 Awards | Hafiz-e-Millat Award in Jamiatul Ashrafiya Mubarakpur |
His revered birth was in 1933, in the abode of Huzoor Aala Hazrat Syed Ali Husain Ashrafi Miyan R.A. in Kichaucha U.P. His maternal great grandfather Ashafi Miyan kept his name Kumail after Kumail ibn ziyad, who was a disciple and a trusted aide of Maula Ali R.A.
Education[edit]
He received his primary education in Kichaucha Shareef under the supervision of his father, Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani. He gave his first speech at the tender age of 6 or 7 in the presence of Huzoor Muhaddis e Aazam Hind Syed Muhammad al Ashrafi ul Jilani(Hashmi Miya, Madni Miya) and Maulana Syed Naeemuddin Muradabadi. He took admission in the world renowned Al Jamiatul Ashrafiya, Mubarakpur U.P, on 20th Zil Qaada 1368 hijri (13th september 1949). After spending 8 years in Ashrafiya, he graduated on 1 shaaban 1376 hijri (12th march 1957). During his education, great and revered scholars like The Esteemed Scholar, Hafiz e Millat, Allama Abdul Aziz Muhaddis e Muradabadi and Allama Abdul Mustafa Azmi were amongst the teachers who taught him.
During his education, Hafiz e Millat Allama Abdul Aziz R.A. presented Shaykh-ul-Hind with the title of “KHATEEB E ASGAR” (the small orator, the young orator).
Specialities[edit]
At that small age, Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind was invited to religious conferences of national level, specially the biggest conference of India in those days which was held every year in the Beniyabaug ground of Banaras. Every year different orators were invited for the conference but Shaykh-ul-Hind was the one who was consistently invited every single year. He used to light the candle of love of The Prophet in the hearts of the listeners with his unique sermons.
After graduating, he spent approximately 60 years of his life in preaching and orating. His way of preaching was one of its kind, unparalleled and inimitable. He would become the guarantee of success for any conference that he used to reach. The true embodiment of his speech can be shown through this verse from Masnavi Shareef by Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi:
"Gufta e uu gufta e Allah buad
Gar che az hulquum abdullah buad"
(Saying of a wali Allah is the saying of God Although it is being said by a human being).
There was a rare kind of spontaneity in his speech. He was also a gifted writer. Various articles of his have been published in numerous books and magazines.
Spiritual Journey[edit]
He was a disciple(mureed) of his father, Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani Syed Shah Tufail Ahmed Ashrafi ul Jilani. After he grew up, his father gave him khilafat(permission for propagation)of the silsila e Aaliya qadriya Ashrafiya sufi order and the aaliya chishtiya Ashrafiya sufi order. Furthermore, Sarkar-e-Kalan Syed Muhammad Mukhtar Ashraf Ashrafi ul Jilani gave him Khilafat(permission to propogate) the aaliya qadriya munawwariya sufi order.
After grieving the passing away of Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani on 5th rabi ul awwal 1395 hijri(19th march 1975), he took his place as the successor of Makhdoom-e-Saani. Every year on 5th and 6th Rabi ul Awwal, he used to conduct the urs of Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani in Kichaucha Muqaddasa and esteemed scholars and sufis from great universities like Daar ul Uloom Ashrafiya Mubarakpur and Darul Uloom Alimia Jamda Shahi used to attend it.
Construction of Religious Institutions[edit]
Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind also excelled greatly in the department of construction and establishment. He would get Islamic institutions, mosques and khaanqaahs constructed wherever he went for a tour. Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind has constructed the largest khanqaah e Ashrafiya named after Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani in Kichaucha muqaddasa which consists of 300 rooms for travellers and devotees, one magnificent and splendid Jaam’e Masjid Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani and one grand hall for religious congregations, gatherings and mehfil e sama.
Moreover, he constructed the first madrasa for boys in Baskhari, Kichaucha U.P., in 1975, named Daar ul Uloom Mehboob e Yazdani. He also established the first school for girls in his native place Baskhari in 1985 named Aziza Muslim Girls School. The madarsa and the school both are providing free of cost education, food and hostel facilities to students since the day of inception.
In Mumbai, in an area named Agripada which had become a centre for the Wahabism, he established Al Madina Masjid, Agripada, in 1978 for which the land was donated by his mother-in-law Amina Bai Memon
and for approximately 40 years he preached Sunnism. He lit the love of The Prophet, his companions and his Ahl e Bait (the family of the Prophet's) in the hearts of the listeners. He strongly opposed extremism and propagated peace in his teachings.
He laid the foundation stone of the first madrasa in the city of Vasco Da Gama, Goa named Jamiya Huzoor Makhdoom-e-Saani. He established the Daar ul Uloom Makhdoom e Simnani in 2008, in Shilphata, Mumbra. Moreover, he established mosques and madarsas in The United Arab Emirates, Dubai. He also delivered numerous speeches in Masjid Al Futtaim, Dubai.
In the Bride of Cities, Mumbai, the rich and aristocrats of the city used to sit at his feet. The renowned Memon families of the city were connected to him. Whenever there was a discord amongst muslims, he used to arbitrate and find a peaceful solution.
Disciples and Caliphs[edit]
The disciples(mureedeen) of Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind are spread across Mumbai, Pune, Faizabad, Amardhoba, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Madras, Surat, Dhoraji, etc. They are also present in large numbers in the foreign cities of Nepal, Dubai, Ajman, Sharjah, Singapore, Lahore, etc.
The list of his Khulafas(caliphs) is also lengthy. Along with being a great scholar of Islam and a renowned person, he was also a non-replacive orator, a true disciple of his peer(spiritual guide), a splendid poet, a sufi by character, a perfect peer(spiritual guide) in the true sense, proper guide to the path of truth, man of ethics and etiquettes and a moral human being.
The title of Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind[edit]
In 2013, Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind visited Iraq. He reached Baghdad after visiting Karbala e mu’alla, Najaf Ashraf, Kaazmain and more holy sites and shrines on the way. At this time, the custodian of the shrine of Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani, Shaykh Yusuf Ziauddin Al Jilani called for him. On the same day, after the maghrib prayers, both the Qadri Princes met in the aastana sharif. Shaykh Yusuf Al Jilani kissed the forehead of Huzoor Shaikh ul Hind and said, “you are my razzaaqi brother”(referring to the fact that shaykh Yusuf Sahab and Shaykh-ul-Hind both were descendants of the eldest son of Abdul Qadir Jilani whose name was Abdul Razzaq Jilani).
He announced in a crowd of hundreds, “He is Shaykh-ul-Hind, He is Shaykh-ul-Hind” (Shaykh of India) and immediately in the court of Gaus e Aazam, sky-kissing slogans of “Shaykh-ul-Hind zindabad(live long Shaykh-ul-Hind )” were raised by the people present.
His eminence[edit]
Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind spent his whole life in the propagation of Islam, sunnism and the Ashrafi sufi order. He took part in major conferences as the president and patron.
For eg, he delivered the presidential speech in the conference conducted in the remembrance of Maulana Mustafa Raza Khan Qadri (Mufti e Aazam e hind) in Mastaan Talaab Maidaan, Mumbai, after his passing away in 1981, where great Islamic scholars like Maulana Muhammad Shafee Okarvi of Pakistan and others were present.
Under his patronage the Urs of Huzoor Makhdoom e Simnani used to be held in a magnificent manner at Haji Ali Dargah of mumbai for approximately 12 years. There would be a crowd of Islamic scholars, sufis, aristocrats, politicians and other lovers and believers.
His speeches on the martyrdom of Imam Husain R.A. were unmatched. The unique points which he used to present would create such an effect on the listeners that there would be lamentation in the crowd. An ocean of tears would flow in the love of Imam Husain R.A.
He delivered speeches on the martyrdom of Imam Husain for 17 years in muharram in the area of Madanpura, Mumbai. Moreover, He delivered speeches in the city of Pune and other cities of India during the month of muharram.
Quotes[edit]
1.A sword made of iron cuts through a disbeliever but a sword of love cuts through his disbelief and he enters Islam.
2. There are three types of eyes:
- The ones with which people see.
- The evil eye which can prove to be fatal and deadly for a person.
- And if the blessed sight of a wali Allah(saint) falls on a person, his life and afterlife will be blessed.
3. Always forgive people and he explained it with this sher(couplet):
"Mujaahid ka wo naara ho ke koh o dasht tharraae,
Magar dushman bhi zakhmi ho to kheme me utha laaye"
A warrior's sloganeering should be such that even the mountains and jungles should tremble,
but his heart should be such that even if the enemy is wounded he must bring him to his own tent to cure him.
Demise[edit]
Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind passed away in the city of Mumbai on 5th november 2020(18 rabi ul awwal 1442 hijri) on Thursday during the time of zohr prayers.
During his last days, On his bed of ailment, even when it was difficult for him to move, he would strictly adhere to and abide by the pristine Islamic law and would pray namaaz. Before leaving for the hospital, he narrated the incident of Muhammad S.A.W. when he was living his last days in this world and told his disciples and children to be patient.
Hazrat was given a ghusl and was shrouded in Mumbai and his first funeral prayers were offered in Mumbai which were lead by Maulana Syed Nizam Ashraf Ashrafi ul Jilani(Imam of Zakaria Masjid, Mumbai).
The second funeral prayers were offered in Kichaucha, U.P. which were lead by his son Maulana Syed Shah Ahmed Ashraf Al Ashrafi ul Jilani.
Huzoor Shaykh-ul-Hind’s blessed shrine is located in Kichaucha U.P. just next to the grave of his Peer and father, Syed Tufail Ahmed, Al Ashrafi ul Jilani.
Later one of his disciple, Hafiz Bilal Ashrafi wrote the below poem on Hazrat's Eminence
"Saahib e ilm o wilayat hai mera aaqa Kumail,
Kyon na ho jab hai Ali Haider ka shehzaada Kumail.
Haidar o Gaus o Moin o Ashraf o Syed Tufail,
Mustafa ki Anjuman me sab ka Pyara Kumail.
Hai Bilal e Ashrafi ki awwal o aakhir dua,
Taa abad Allah rakhe tum se waabasta Kumail."
Bearer of great knowledge and sainthood is my master Kumail,
Why shouldn’t he be, when he is a descendant of Maula Ali.
Maula ali, Gaus e Azam, Khwaja Moinuddin, Syed Ashraf Jahangir and Syed Tufail Ahmed,
Beloved of all the stars of Prophet Muhammad is my master Kumail.
The first and the last dua of Bilal Ashrafi is,
May Allah always keep me connected to the blessed threshold of my master Kumail.
See also:[edit]
References[edit]
https://www.sadaeislam.in/blog/sayed-kumail-ashra-al-ashrafi-al-jilani/
https://silsilaashrafi.wixsite.com/website
https://silsilaashrafi.wixsite.com/website/post/manqabat-dekho-mere-khawaja-ka
https://silsilaashrafi.wixsite.com/website/post/azmat-e-mustafa
https://silsilaashrafi.wixsite.com/website/post/maine-dekhe-hai-raahba
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