The Sajjāda Nashīn ( Persian : سجاده نشین ; lit. "[one who] sits [at a] prayer mat") or Gaddi Nashin is a term of Persian origin , used chiefly within the Sufi traditions of South Asia referring to the successor or hereditary administrator of a Sufi master who typically functions as a custodian or trustee at his shrine .
6-733: The All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (abbreviated as AIUMB ) is an Islamic Non-governmental Organisation and a representative body consisting the Sajjadanasheens of Dargahs, Imams of Mosques, the Teacher and Muftis working in the Madrasa belonging to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam. It was established in all the states and territories of India. It was formally founded by Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi . Initially started as representative body of Sunni Sufi Muslims of India, Currently,
12-691: Is also active in securing workable reservation for Muslims in education and employment in proportion to their population. For this they have been organizing meetings in U.P, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Delhi, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chattisgadh, Jammu and Kashmir, and other states besides huge Sunni Sufi conferences and Muslim Maha Panchayets. Sunni conference (Muradabad 3 January 2011), Bhagalpur (10 May 2010) and Muslim Maha Panchayet at Pakbara Muradabad (16 October 2011) and also Mashaikh e tareeqat conference of Bareilly (26 November 2011), World Sufi Forum (16-20 March 2016), Sufi Conference at West Bengal (February 2019), Sufi Conference at Kashmir (September 2021) are some of
18-573: The AIUMB is defunct organization and apart from issuing press releases, it official website does not have any significant activity since several years. Its silence on relevant issues of Muslims of India and lip service without any activity against mob lynching's, illegal house demolition, NRC CAA and Waqf amendment Bill 2024 are seen with skeptical eyes. It has not organized any significant Conference on its past agenda since 2021 and also no annual meet has been organized since 9 February 2022. This Board
24-580: The Sajjada Nashin is the descendant of a Sufi or Pir or a descendant of one of their disciples. Sajjada means 'prayer mat' (from the Arabic sajdah or 'prostration') while nashin is the word used for the person seated thereon. A Sajjada particularly tends to the shrine which is made over the Sufi's tomb or grave , known as a Dargah or Mazar . A trustee is a key person who holds and leads
30-651: The examples. All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board organised World Sufi forum in New Delhi from 17 to 20 March 2016. It was a gathering of 200 delegates from all around the world who were to denounce the terrorism and extremism. Famous Muslim Sufi scholar Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri delivered a keynote speech on 20 March 2016 in Ramlila Ground New Delhi , where he condemned terrorism and suicide bombings. Sajjada nashin In some cases,
36-571: The traditional Sufi rituals in the Dargah's daily activities and particularly during death anniversaries called Urs . As a hereditary position the role of Sajjada nashin passes onto a child following the death of the holder. Pakistani politician Shah Mehmood Qureshi is the Sajjada Nashin of the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya Multani . Syed Ghulam Nizamudin Jami is
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