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{{short description|Indian Sufi leader|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Hazrat
| name = Syed Babar Ashraf
| honorific_suffix = Ashrafi Al-Jilani
| image = Syed Babar Ashraf.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Ashraf at Ajmer Dargah
| native_name =
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| birth_name = 
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[Ambedkar Nagar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| other_names =
| education = Engineering (Aligarh Muslim University)
| alma_mater = [[Aligarh Muslim University]]
| occupation = Founder President, Sada-e-Sufia-e-Hind (SUVOI)
Member,<ref name="governmentofindia">{{cite web|url=http://maef.nic.in/CategoryContent.aspx?Id=94|title=Welcome to Maulana Azad Education Foundation|author=Government of India|work=maef.nic.in|accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> [[Maulana Azad Education Foundation]], Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt. of India
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'''Syed Babar Ashraf''' is an Indian social activist and leader belonging to the [[Barelvi movement]] of [[Sunni Islam]]. He is the Founder President of ''Sada-e-Sufia-e-Hind'', a representative body of Sufis in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2022-10-08 |title=Interview with Syed Babar Ashraf اجمیر درگاہ کیمٹی کے رکن نے مسلم مسائل پر بات چیت کے لیے مودی سمیت اعلی رہنماؤں کو خط لکھا |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/uttar-pradesh/interview-with-national-president-of-sada-e-sufia-e-hind-syed-babar-ashraf/na20221008181219439439619 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |date=2015-01-29 |title=Babar Ashraf removed from AIUMB; launches his own org |url=https://twocircles.net/2015jan30/1422562166.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=[[TwoCircles.net]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

He had formerly been the General secretary of [[All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board]] from 17 December 2013, but was sacked from the post on 16 August 2015, after anti-organisational activities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Jamee |date=2015-08-16 |title=Syed Babar Ashraf removed from the post of General Secretary of AIUMB |url=http://www.aiumb.org/syed-babar-ashraf-removed-from-the-post-of-general-secretary-of-aiumb/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=TwoCircles.net |date=2013-12-17 |title=Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi made new president of AIUMB |url=https://twocircles.net/2013dec17/mohammad_ashraf_kichhouchhwi_made_new_president_aiumb.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Activism==
During the pre-election period in India, Ashraf exhorted Muslims to vote those candidates "who are secular and have a clean image irrespective of their party affiliations."<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vote-for-secular-candidates-says-sufi-muslim-sect/article2799167.ece| title = Vote for secular candidates, says Sufi Muslim sect - The Hindu| website = [[The Hindu]]| date = 13 January 2012}} </ref> He denounced any move that was detrimental to the national good of the country. He has always been a strong critic of [[Wahhabism]], [[Salafism]], and associated ideologies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Talking To New Age Islam, Sufi Leader Syed Babar Ashraf Accuses Wahhabi Movements In India Of Seeking To Weaken The Democratic System And Sabotage The Pluralistic Values Of India {{!}} New Age Islam Special Correspondent |url=https://www.newageislam.com/the-war-islam/new-age-islam-special-correspondent/talking-new-age-islam-sufi-leader-syed-babar-ashraf-accuses-wahhabi-movements-india-seeking-weaken-democratic-system-sabotage-pluralistic-values-india/d/98203 |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=www.newageislam.com |language=en}}</ref> He has been promoting a Dargah Act to manage dargahs of Sufi saints according to Sufi traditions.<ref name="rahulpandita">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-cleric-who-could-have-redeemed-congress/article6006342.ece|title=A cleric who could have redeemed Congress|author=Rahul Pandita|work=The Hindu|date=13 May 2014 |accessdate=17 April 2015}}</ref> Many Muslim heritage sites under Archaeological Survey of India belong to Sufi Muslims that have now been usurped. Ashraf is against such usurpation.<ref name="rahulpandita"/>

=== Barelvi and Khadim Controversies ===
Ashraf said that controversies should not be happen in the Dargah of Khwaja, he shown anger to Sarwar Chishty and said he is the main accused of the controversy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajmer Dargah में भगदड़ के बाद जुबानी जंग जारी, अब दरगाह कमेटी के सदस्य का वीडियो Viral, खादिमों ने Police से की शिकायत |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/rajasthan/ajmer/rajasthan-news-in-hindi-new-video-goes-viral-over-ajmer-dargah-controversy/articleshow/97639197.cms |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=बरेलवियों की रिवायतों को लेकर दरगाह कमेटी और खादिमों की संस्था अंजुमन आमने-सामने, पुलिस तक पहुंचा विवाद |url=https://www.jagran.com/rajasthan/jaipur-dargah-committee-and-khadims-organization-anjuman-face-to-face-regarding-the-traditions-of-barelvis-23321349.html |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref>

=== Allah-Om controversy ===
He spoke against Arshad Madani, principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, an Indian seminary representing the Deobandi movement after Madani said Allah and Om are same at an event at Ramlila Maidan. He said:
<blockquote>Religious figures should not give this type of Political speeches. No one can ask people who say Om to say Allah. Muslim should be aware of these political speeches instead should focus on their child and their future.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sambhal: अजमेर दरगाह के धर्मगुरु ने अल्लाह और ओम को लेकर मदनी को दिखाया आईना, कहा-सियासी बयान न दें तो बेहतर {{!}} News in Hindi |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/up-uttarakhand/uttar-pradesh/sambhal-ajmaer-dargah-religious-scholar-syed-babar-ashraf-al-jilani-reaction-on-maulana-asad-madni/1571157/amp |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref></blockquote>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://suvoi.org/}}

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