Syed Mohammed Moinuddin Ashraf

Moin-e-Millat
Moin Miyan
Personal life
BornSyed Mohammed Moinuddin Ashraf
(1978-02-24) 24 February 1978
Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, India
Parent
  • Syed Anwar Ashraf (Musanna Miya) (father)
Main interestSufism
EducationAl-Jame-atul-Islamia
Known forAnti-drug campaigns and community outreach in Mumbai[1][2]
Other nameMoin-e-Millat
OccupationIslamic scholar,[3] Sufi leader, social activist[4]
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
LineageSyed
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaChishti Order (Ashrafi)
MovementBarelvi[5]
Muslim leader
Disciple ofSyed Mohammed Mukhtar Ashraf
OrganizationAll India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama

Syed Mohammed Moinuddin Ashraf (Urdu: سید محمد معین الدین اشرف; born 24 February 1978), also known as Moin Miyan; honorifically known as Moin-e-Millat[6]is an Indian Sunni Islamic scholar, Sufi spiritual leader and social activist from Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to the Ashrafi branch of the Chishti Order, which traces its spiritual lineage to the medieval Sufi saint Ashraf Jahangir Semnani. He has been associated with religious education, interfaith harmony, social awareness campaigns and public outreach in India.[7][8][9]

Early life and education

Moinuddin Ashraf was born on 24 February 1978 in Ashrafpur Kichhauchha, Uttar Pradesh, into a Sayyid family associated with the Ashrafi Sufi tradition. He received his Islamic education at Al-Jame-atul-Islamia, Raunahi, Uttar Pradesh where he studied classical Islamic sciences.[10].[11][12].[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "We need to fight the drug menace". The Times of India. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Grant Road madrassa takes on drug peddlers, and wins". Hindustan Times. 27 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Mumbai Islamic scholar urges clerics to follow Bombay High Court's loudspeaker guidelines for azaan". The Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Mumbai: Muslim cleric asks community to donate for secular education". Hindustan Times. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Religious heads fight ISIS from pulpits". The Indian Express. 30 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mumbai: Raza Academy to Approach Court Regarding Eid Milad-un-Nabi Procession". BusinessWorld. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hoisting the Tricolour, a note on patriotism". Hindustan Times. 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "The cleric who is crusading against the drug mafia". The Times of India. 2014. Archived from the original on 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Cleric-led anti-drug drive covers 3,000 Muslim youth". Mumbai Mirror.
  10. ↑ "Religious heads fight ISIS from pulpits". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  11. ↑ "Eid celebrations get grander with prayers, processions". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2026-07-16. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  12. ↑ "Mumbai Muslim cleric asks community to donate for secular education". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  13. ↑ "Protests held against violence in Myanmar". Daijiworld.
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