Mukhtar Ashraf

Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf سید محمّد مختار اشرف
Sufi Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf.
Title	Sarkar E Kalan Shaikh ul Mashaikh
Personal
Born	Mukhtar Ashraf 4 August 1916 Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died	21 November 1996
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Indian
Children	Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf
Region	Uttar Pradesh
Denomination	Ashraf Sunni
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Main interest(s)	Sufism
Tariqa	Ashrafi Chistiya Quadriya
Other names	Muhammad Miya
Occupation	Islamic Scholar
Muslim leader
Disciple of	Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf
Influenced by "Aala Hazrat" Ashrafi Miyan
Influenced Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf Muhammad Madni Ashraf Ashrafi Al-Jilani
Children	Syed Mohammad Izhar Ashraf Syed Mohammad Anwar Ashraf
Father	Syed Mohammed Ahmad Ashraf
Family	Ashraf

Syed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf (Urdu: سید محمد مختاراشرف, Hindi: सैयद मोहम्मद मुख्तार अशरफ़) (born on 4 August 1916 CE; 4 Shawwal 1334 AH) well known as Sarkar E Kalan (Urdu: سرکار کلاں, Hindi: सरकार ए कला) ^[1] or Makhdoon ul Mashaikh (Urdu: مخدوم المشائخ, Hindi: शैखुल मशाईख) was an Indian Sufi saint, spiritual leader, Islamic Scholar of Ahle Sunnah of the Ashrafi sufi order from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was the Sajjada nashin of Dargah Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Sufi Order.^[2][3][4][5] Syed died on 21 November 1996 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha and is buried near dargah of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani.

Syed was born on 4 August 1916 CE, according to Islamic calendar he was born on 4 Shawwal 1334 AH in Kichhauchha Sharif. He was the son of Sufi Syed Ahmed Ashraf and descendant of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, founder of the Ashrafi Movement.^{[citation needed]}

He completed his primary Islamic education at Kichhauchha Sharif after he began learning Dars-i Nizami from Maulana Imaduddin Wasi Ahmad Sasarami, Maulana Abdur Rashid Nagpuri and Hazrat Maulana Naimuddin Muradabadi Ashrafi.

His grandfather Aala Hazrat Ashrafi Miyan nominated him as his Vali Ahad and Spiritual successor at Khanqah-e-Ashrafia Hasania, Kichhauchha Sharif on the occasion of Arbaʽeen of his deceased son Syed Ahmed Ashraf.^[6]

His shrine is located near the tomb (dargah) of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani at Kichhauchha Sharif, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. His Urs (demise anniversary) is commemorated on 9 Rajab 1417 AH.^[7]

• Hashmi Miya