Hadrat Khawaja Sayyad Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani was a Sufi Saint of the Chishti Order of Sufi. Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی ) (tarika) is a Sufi order of Islam which was founded in Chisht, now Afghanistan, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day (2007). ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ...

His family originated from Semnan in Iran. He settled in Kicchocha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar District, Uttar Pradesh, northern India, and expanded the Chishti Order to a point that a branch of this order was started after him; it is known as the Ashrafee branch of Chishti Order. Semnan is a city in northern Iran with a population estimated at 119,778 inhabitants (2005). ... Ambedkar Nagar District (also Ambedkarnagar) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ... Ambedkar Nagar District (also Ambedkarnagar) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India. ... , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), [often referred to as U.P.], located in central-south Asia and northern India, is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ... The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی ) (tarika) is a Sufi order of Islam which was founded in Chisht, now Afghanistan, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day (2007). ... The Chishti Order (Persian: چشتی ) (tarika) is a Sufi order of Islam which was founded in Chisht, now Afghanistan, about 930 C.E. and continues to this day (2007). ...

In 765 Hijri he nominated his nephew Abd-ul-Razzaq Nur-ul-Ayn to be his successor. The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجري قمری ‎ taqwīm-e hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate...

He died in 808 Hijri and his shrine is in Kicchocha Sharif. The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجري قمری ‎ taqwīm-e hejri-ye qamari; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate...

References

• Ernst, Carl W. and Lawrence, Bruce B. (2002), Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, ISBN 1403960267
• Rashid, A. (1969), Society and Culture in Medieval India, 1206-1556 A.D, Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay

http://www.AshrafJahangir.com - Official Website on Hazrat Syed Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Simnani (R.A.), Kichowchha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar, Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA

See Also

• Sufism
• Chishti Order
• Ashrafi
• Ashrafia
• Muhammad Madani Miya Ashrafee al-Jilani