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| name = Ashraf Jahangir Semnani<br />
| image = File:Syed makhdoom ashraf jahangir.JPG<br />
| religion = [[Islam]]<br />
| alias = <br />
| location = Kichaucha, Northern India<br />
| title = {{unbulleted list|Jahangir|Mehboobe-Yazdani|Qudwatul Kubra|Sultan|Ashraf Jahangir|Makhdoom-e-Simnani}}<br />
| Period = Late 12th century to 13th century<br />
| Predecessor = [[Alaul Haq Pandavi]]<br />
| Successor = [[Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain]]<br />
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| birth_date = 1289 CE (688 AH)<br />
| birth_place = [[Semnan, Iran|Semnan]] (in modern Iran)<br />
| death_date = 1425 CE (28 [[Muharram]] 808 AH)<br />
| death_place = [[Ambedkar Nagar|Kichhauchha, India]]<br />
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'''Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://roar.media/hindi/main/history/syed-makhdoom-ashraf-a-great-sufi-scholar|title=सैय्यद मखदूम अशरफ: बादश्ााहत ठुकराने वाले महान सूफी संत!|language=hi|access-date=7 August 2020|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619132321/https://roar.media/hindi/main/history/syed-makhdoom-ashraf-a-great-sufi-scholar|url-status=live}}</ref> ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سلطان سید مخدوم اشرف جہانگیر سمنانی}}}}; (1285–1386)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA28|title=Biographical Encyclopaedia of Sufis: South Asia|last=Hanif|first=N.|date=2000|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=9788176250870|language=en|access-date=6 December 2020|archive-date=9 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209214801/https://books.google.com/books?id=O3GXOqPa67MC&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA28#v=snippet&q=ashraf%20jahangir%20simnani&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>''Hayate Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani'' (1975), Second Edition (2017) {{ISBN|978-93-85295-54-6}} {{Citation<br />
|location = MAKTABA JAMIA LIMITED, SHAMSHAD MARKET, ALIGARH-202002, U.P. INDIA<br />
|title = HAYATE MAKHDOOM SYED ASHRAF JAHANGIR SEMNANI (2nd Ed.)<br />
|author = Syed Waheed Ashraf<br />
|edition = <br />
|date = 2017<br />
|ol = 26384309M<br />
}}.</ref><ref>‘'MUQADDEMA-E- LATĀIF-E-ASHRAFI' Book in PERSIAN, Published by Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India</ref><ref>Akhbarul Akhyar' By Abdal Haqq Muhaddith Dehlwi [d.1052H-1642]. A short biography of the prominent sufis of India have been mentioned in this book including that of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani</ref> was an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[Sufism|Sufi]] saint from [[Semnan Province|Semnan]], [[Iran]]. He was the founder of the Ashrafi Sufi order. He is India's third most influential Sufi saint after Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah|Ajmer]] and Nizamuddin Auliya of [[Delhi]].<ref>''Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH)'' by Dr. Syed Nurusyyidyn Madani Ashraf {{Cite book|url=http://www.amazon.com/Life-Times-Makhdoom-Ashraf-Jahangir-ebook/dp/|title=Life and Times of Makhdoom Ashraf Jahangir Semnani (RAH)|last1=Ashraf|first1=Syed |last2=Madani|first2=Nurusyyidyn|date=2019-09-03|publisher=Amazon|asin= B07XBYV1V8|language=en}}</ref><br />
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His father Sultan Ibrahim Noorbaksh was the local ruler of Semnan.<ref name="Springer">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p-UYDAAAQBAJ&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA78|title=Sufi Martyrs of Love: The Chishti Order in South Asia and Beyond|last1=Ernst|first1=C.|last2=Lawrence|first2=B.|date=2016-04-30|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781137095817|language=en|access-date=6 December 2020|archive-date=9 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209214628/https://books.google.com/books?id=p-UYDAAAQBAJ&q=ashraf+jahangir+simnani&pg=PA78#v=snippet&q=ashraf%20jahangir%20simnani&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
After his father's death, Semnani then aged 17, became the ruler of [[Semnan, Iran|Semnan]]. He was said to be inclined towards [[Sufism|mysticism]]. He enjoyed the company of [[Ala ud-Daula Simnani|Ruknuddin Ala ul Daula Semnani]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/Mir-atUl-israr-UrduTranslation|title=Mir-at ul-Israr - Urdu translation|last=Shaykh Abdul Rahman Chishti|language=Urdu}}</ref><br />
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At the age of 23, Semnani abdicated his throne in favor of his brother Sultan Muhammad. Thereafter, Semnani migrated to [[Bengal]] in order to meet [[Alaul Haq Pandavi]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/Khazinat-ul-asfiyaurduTranslation4Volumes|title=Khazinat-ul-Asfiya (Urdu translation) 4 volumes|last=[[Mufti Ghulam Sarwar Lahori]]}}</ref><ref name=":0"/><br />
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== Travels ==<br />
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After performing the obligatory pilgrimage to the [[Holiest sites in Islam|Islamic Holy sites]] in [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]], Semnani traveled to [[Gulbarga]] and Sarandib in [[South India]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Meeting with other Sufis ==<br />
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Semnani met with various known Sufis of his time, including [[Badi' al-Din|Shah Madar]], [[Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani|Mir Sayyid Ali Hamdani]], [[Hafiz shirazi|Hafez Shirazi]], [[Bande Nawaz]] and [[Sultan Walad]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Writings ==<br />
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Semnani was the author of the seminal Sufi text "Lataif-e-Ashrafi" ("Noble Subtleties"), a comprehensive encyclopedia of Sufism that explores practical and theoretical topics as well as theological, literary, and historical issues. <br />
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Written as oral discourses, the book contains two volumes. <br />
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Volume 1 explores Islamic theology, focusing on Tawheed (Divine Oneness). It includes a defense of [[Sama (Sufism)]] (music) as a spiritual tool. Volume 2 describes Sufi practices, ethics, and mystical states.<ref>See: https://ibnularabibooks.com/shop/lataif-e-ashrafi-by-ashraf-jahangir-samnani/</ref> <br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ala ud-Daula Simnani]]<br />
* [[Alaul Haq Pandavi]]<br />
* [[Sufi Saints of South Asia]]<br />
* [[Wahab Ashrafi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{Cite book |publisher=Makhdoom Syed Ashraf Jahangir Academy |year=2010 |location=Baroda, Gujarat |language=ur |first=Syed Waheed |url=https://archive.org/details/Lataaif-eAshrafi/Lataaif-eAshrafi1/page/n1/mode/1up |title=Lataife Ashrafi and Maktubaate Ashrafi As Sources of Indian Medieval History |author=Ashraf |edition= |ol=25423260M |author-link=Syed Waheed Ashraf}}<br />
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