Syed Zainul Abedin is the Dewan (spiritual Head)
of the
Ajmer Sharif Dargah
founded by
Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti (Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz), according to the
APEX Court of India.
He is the successor of Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz,
and is also known as Dargah Dewan (Dewan of Dargah),
successor, Sajjadanashin (current head) of the
Chishti order
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of
Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
,
Gaddinashin, Pir and Sheikhul Mashaeikh Dewan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan Sahib of the
Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
Family
Syed Zainul Abedin is the direct family descendant as 22nd generation/ great grandson of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, is the lawful authority according to the Apex court of India and the provisions of the Dargah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955.
Activities
He used to visit and speak publicly at various shrines and other places in India and abroad, on religious and national political affairs.also visited to Kanpur.
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...
president Uddhav Thackeray said he should be awarded the
Bharat Ratna award
for his activities.
See also
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Moinuddin Chishti
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Ajmer Sharif Dargah
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Sufism
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
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Abdul-Qadir Gilani
ʿAbdul Qādir Gīlānī, ( ar, عبدالقادر الجيلاني, ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; fa, ) known by admirers as Muḥyī l-Dīn Abū Muḥammad b. Abū Sāliḥ ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī al-Baḡdādī al-Ḥasanī al-Ḥusayn ...
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Baba Bhanderi
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Prophet's Day
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Ibn Arabi
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Dervish
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Fakir
Fakir ( ar, فقیر, translit=faḳīr or ''faqīr'') is an Islamic term traditionally used for Sufi Muslim ascetics who renounce their worldly possessions and dedicate their lives to the worship of God. They do not necessarily renounce al ...
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Ajmer
References
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Sufism
Dargahs in India
Indian Sufis
Sufi shrines in India