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Sehrai was born in 1944 in Tekipora village of [[Lolab Valley]] in [[Baramulla district]] (presently the village is part of the [[Kupwara district]], separated from Baramulla in 1970s)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Hilal|url=https://kashmirlife.net/ashraf-sehraie-a-brief-life-sketch-266308/|title=Ashraf Sehraie: A Brief Life Sketch|date=5 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=Kashmir Reader}}</ref> of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to Shams-ud-din Khan. His ancestors had migrated from areas now part of modern-day [[Pakistan]] to Jammu and Kashmir. He also had two elder brothers.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/who-is-sehrai/|title=Who is Sehrai?|date=20 March 2018|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/man-of-the-moment-muhammad-ashraf-sehrai |title = Man of the Moment: Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai}}</ref> One of them was Muhammad Yousuf Khan, one of the founders of Tehreek-e-Islami, who died in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/hizb-condoles-death-of-sehrais-brother/|title=Hizb condoles death of Sehrai's brother|date=25 February 2016|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> The other was Qamar-ud-din Khan, a renowned member of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir|Jamaat-e-Islami]] in the Lolab area who died in 2009.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web | url=http://www.kashmirink.in/news/coverstory/our-freedom-struggle-needs-both-the-political-movement-and-the-gun-ashraf-sehrai/595.html |title = Our freedom struggle needs both the political movement and the gun: Ashraf Sehrai}}</ref> | Sehrai was born in 1944 in Tekipora village of [[Lolab Valley]] in [[Baramulla district]] (presently the village is part of the [[Kupwara district]], separated from Baramulla in 1970s)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shah|first=Hilal|url=https://kashmirlife.net/ashraf-sehraie-a-brief-life-sketch-266308/|title=Ashraf Sehraie: A Brief Life Sketch|date=5 May 2021|access-date=9 May 2021|website=Kashmir Reader}}</ref> of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] to Shams-ud-din Khan. His ancestors had migrated from areas now part of modern-day [[Pakistan]] to Jammu and Kashmir. He also had two elder brothers.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/who-is-sehrai/|title=Who is Sehrai?|date=20 March 2018|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web | url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/man-of-the-moment-muhammad-ashraf-sehrai |title = Man of the Moment: Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai}}</ref> One of them was Muhammad Yousuf Khan, one of the founders of Tehreek-e-Islami, who died in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/hizb-condoles-death-of-sehrais-brother/|title=Hizb condoles death of Sehrai's brother|date=25 February 2016|website=Greater Kashmir}}</ref> The other was Qamar-ud-din Khan, a renowned member of [[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir|Jamaat-e-Islami]] in the Lolab area who died in 2009.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web | url=http://www.kashmirink.in/news/coverstory/our-freedom-struggle-needs-both-the-political-movement-and-the-gun-ashraf-sehrai/595.html |title = Our freedom struggle needs both the political movement and the gun: Ashraf Sehrai}}</ref> | ||
As a student, he used to show an interest in religious and political discussions. He also had an interest in poems and literature, authoring writings as well as poems, most of which were published in "''Azaan''" and "''Tulu''" magazines.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/> He started publishing ''Tulu'' in 1969 from [[Sopore]]. Sehrai commissioned articles, took care of its design as well as printing and also wrote for the column called ''Safa-e- | As a student, he used to show an interest in religious and political discussions. He also had an interest in poems and literature, authoring writings as well as poems, most of which were published in "''Azaan''" and "''Tulu''" magazines.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1"/> He started publishing ''Tulu'' in 1969 from [[Sopore]]. Sehrai commissioned articles, took care of its design as well as printing and also wrote for the column called ''Safa-e-Pakistan'' which covered the events happening in Pakistan. He and [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] dedicated a special issue to [[Allama Iqbal]] in which they both wrote lengthy columns against Kashmiri socialists and a writer called Ashia Bhat while also defending the magazine and [[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir|Jamaat-e-Islami]], after the magazine's claim of Iqbal not being a socialist led to a controversy.<ref name="auto3"/> | ||
He is the father of six children, including four sons and two daughters. His youngest son Junaid Ashraf Khan became a militant in March 2018 | He is the father of six children, including four sons and two daughters. His sons are named Khalid Ashraf, Rashid Ashraf and Mujahid Ashraf.<ref name=laidtorest>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/front-page-2/ashraf-sehrai-laid-to-rest/|title=Ashraf Sehrai laid to rest|website=Greater Kashmir|first=Tarique|last=Raheem|date=5 May 2021}}</ref> His youngest son Junaid Ashraf Khan became a militant in March 2018 by joining [[Hizbul Mujahideen]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/security/in-a-first-for-hurriyat-son-of-geelanis-successor-takes-to-arms|title=In a First for Hurriyat, Son of Geelani's Successor Takes to Arms|date=25 March 2018}}</ref> | ||
Sehrai had stated that he never expected Junaid to become a militant, but won't request him to return.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/hurriyat-leader-whose-son-joined-militants-says-this-generation-can-decide-for-itself/45164/|title=Hurriyat leader whose son joined militants says this generation can decide for itself|first=Rahiba R.|last=Parveen|date=28 March 2018}}</ref> Junaid later became Hizbul's divisional commander, but was killed in an encounter with the [[CRPF]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] on 19 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Junaid Sehrai, son of Hurriyat chairman, killed in Srinagar encounter|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/junaid-sehrai-killed-hurriyat-ashraf-sehrai-srinagar-kashmir/|date=19 May 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> Sehrai personally led his funeral prayers attended by about 300 people despite the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/death-of-a-top-separatist-leader-son-junaid-sehrai-srinagar-encounter-game-changer-in-valley|title=Death of a Top Separatist Leader's Son: Game Changer in Valley?|date=20 May 2020|website=The Quint}}</ref> | Sehrai had stated that he never expected Junaid to become a militant, but won't request him to return.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/hurriyat-leader-whose-son-joined-militants-says-this-generation-can-decide-for-itself/45164/|title=Hurriyat leader whose son joined militants says this generation can decide for itself|first=Rahiba R.|last=Parveen|date=28 March 2018}}</ref> Junaid later became Hizbul's divisional commander, but was killed in an encounter with the [[CRPF]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir Police]] on 19 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Junaid Sehrai, son of Hurriyat chairman, killed in Srinagar encounter|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/junaid-sehrai-killed-hurriyat-ashraf-sehrai-srinagar-kashmir/|date=19 May 2020|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> Sehrai personally led his funeral prayers attended by about 300 people despite the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India|lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/opinion/death-of-a-top-separatist-leader-son-junaid-sehrai-srinagar-encounter-game-changer-in-valley|title=Death of a Top Separatist Leader's Son: Game Changer in Valley?|date=20 May 2020|website=The Quint}}</ref> | ||
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== Death == | == Death == | ||
Sehrai had been arrested under the [[Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978|Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act]] in July 2020 and | Sehrai had been arrested under the [[Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978|Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act]] in July 2020 and had been serving his sentence in [[Udhampur]] district jail. His health deteriorated on 4 May 2021 and he complained of breathlessness. He was subsequently admitted to the [[Government Medical College, Jammu]] and died on the next day in the hospital from [[Symptoms of COVID-19|COVID-19]].<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/detained-separatist-leader-ashraf-sehrai-dies-of-covid19-in-jammu-hospital/2077834</ref> Sehrai's family alleged that he was "murdered" by the authorities,<ref name="Raafi 2021"/> while the [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association]] alleges his death was a "[[Death in custody|custodial murder]]".<ref name="Fareed 2021">{{cite web | last=Fareed | first=Rifat | title=Ashraf Sehrai: Pro-freedom Kashmir leader dies in detention - Kashmir News | website=Al Jazeera | date=5 May 2021 | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/5/kashmirs-incarcerated-separatist-leaders-dies | access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
Sehrai's body was handed over to his relatives in the evening of 5 May, after the completion of his autopsy. Only his family were allowed to attend his funeral on the next day, with his body being buried at his native village.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Ashraf Sehrai buried at native village | website=Hindustan Times | date=6 May 2021 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-separatist-leader-ashraf-sehrai-buried-at-native-village-101620309892885.html | access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> His family alleged that they originally wanted to bury him at the "martyrs' graveyard" in Srinagar, but were forced to bury him in Tekipora by the police.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bashaarat | first=Mehsood | title=Sehrai buried in ancestral village; kin say cops did not allow burial in Srinagar | website=The Indian Express | date=7 May 2021 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sehrai-buried-in-ancestral-village-kin-say-cops-did-not-allow-burial-in-srinagar/ | access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters.<ref name=laidtorest/> His sons Mujahid and Rashid were arrested on 16 May for engaging in anti-India sloganeering at his funeral.<ref>{{cite web | last=Masood | first=Bashaarat | title=Separatist leader Sehrai’s two sons arrested for raising slogans at his funeral | work=The Indian Express | date=17 May 2021 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/srinagar/separatist-leader-sehrais-two-sons-arrested-for-raising-slogans-at-his-funeral-7317942/ | access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> | Sehrai's body was handed over to his relatives in the evening of 5 May, after the completion of his autopsy. Only his family were allowed to attend his funeral on the next day, with his body being buried at his native village.<ref>{{cite web | title=Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Ashraf Sehrai buried at native village | website=Hindustan Times | date=6 May 2021 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-separatist-leader-ashraf-sehrai-buried-at-native-village-101620309892885.html | access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> His family alleged that they originally wanted to bury him at the "martyrs' graveyard" in Srinagar, but were forced to bury him in Tekipora by the police.<ref>{{cite web | last=Bashaarat | first=Mehsood | title=Sehrai buried in ancestral village; kin say cops did not allow burial in Srinagar | website=The Indian Express | date=7 May 2021 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sehrai-buried-in-ancestral-village-kin-say-cops-did-not-allow-burial-in-srinagar/ | access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters.<ref name=laidtorest/> His sons Mujahid and Rashid were arrested on 16 May for engaging in anti-India sloganeering at his funeral.<ref>{{cite web | last=Masood | first=Bashaarat | title=Separatist leader Sehrai’s two sons arrested for raising slogans at his funeral | work=The Indian Express | date=17 May 2021 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/srinagar/separatist-leader-sehrais-two-sons-arrested-for-raising-slogans-at-his-funeral-7317942/ | access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> | ||