Syed Zainul Abedin is the

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and Sajjada Nasheen of the

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, the Shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti. He is a Sufi of the

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. He is the son of Dewan Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan, former Sajjada Nasheen.

Lineage

Abedin is the direct descendant and 22nd generation 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. He is the son of Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan, who was the Sajjada Nasheen before Abedin.

Activities

He used to visit and speak publicly at various shrines and other places in India and abroad, on religious and national political affairs. He also visited Kanpur.

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president Uddhav Thackeray said he should be awarded the

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award after he opposed the president of Pakistan to visit Dargah.

Ban on PFI

Abedin supported the decision of Government of India on Banning

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. He stated that Muslime should not join radical figures like Popular Front of India and

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Reports

Sajjada Nasheen

He became 29th direct decent successor of Ajmer Dargah Sajjadanashin (Spiritual Head) of the Shrine after the death of his father, Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan according to the Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act issued in 1955. In April 2017, Syed Alauddin Alimi alias Arif, the brother of Abedin sacked Abedin from the post of Spiritual head when Abedin spoke in support of Beef Ban and supporting ban on Triple Talaq. Alimi is a lawyer by profession, he said that Abedin has correct his statement. In March 2018, Abedin announced his son Syed Naseeruddin Chishty as the next successor of Dargah. The Khadims of Ajmer Sharif Dargah opposed the decision of Abedin stating that it is not good to announce next successor when a Sajjada Nasheen is alive.

Against Khadims of Dargah

Abedin urged Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to make a Committee for Religious Leader after misbehaving of history sheeter Khadim Salman Chishty supported

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. In July 2022, The Khadim Salman Chishty offered some amount on killing

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former Spokesperson

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, Abedin opposed this statement and stated that this is not a statement of Dargah Committee.

Babri Masjid verdict

Abedin stated that decision of Ram Mandir or Babri Masjid is not win or lose of anyone.

Naming of University

In 2012, when the name of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, earlier it was Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Urdu Farsi University, Abedin issued a statement and said, it should be avoided to name a university on a Sufi Saint.

Hijab ban

In February 2022, when an issue of Hijab Ban made a controversy in India, Abedin stated that Banning Hijab is like snatching rights of a girl and violating the constitution of India.

Javed Khan King

The

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is an Indian History and producer who appears in History. representing Hanumangarh in the Rajasthan, the upper house of the Indian.

References

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