Dewan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan | |
|---|---|
 Syed Zainul Abedin at his Office | |
| Sajjadanasheen of Ajmer Sharif Dargah | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ajmer, India |
| Children | Syed Naseruddin Chishty (successor) |
| Parent | Dewan Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan (father) |
Syed Zainul Abedin is the Dewan and Sajjada Nasheen of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, the Shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti. [1] [2] He is a Sufi of the Chishti order. [3] [4] [5] He is the son of Dewan Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan, former Sajjada Nasheen. [6] [7] [8]
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. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
He is the son of Syed Ilmuddin Ali Khan, who was the Sajjada Nasheen before Abedin.
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. [6] [17] Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said he should be awarded the Bharat Ratna award [17] for his activities. [7]
Abedin supported the decision of Government of India on Banning Popular Front of India. [18] He stated that Muslime should not join radical figures like Popular Front of India and Social Democratic Party of India. [19]
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. [20] Alimi is a lawyer by profession, he said that Abedin has correct his statement. [21] [22] [23] [24]
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. [25]
Abedin urged Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to make a Committee for Religious Leader after misbehaving of history sheeter Khadim Salman Chishty supported Taliban. [26] [27] [28]
In July 2022, The Khadim Salman Chishty offered some amount on killing Bharatiya Janata Party former Spokesperson Nupur Sharma, Abedin opposed this statement and stated that this is not a statement of Dargah Committee. [29] [30]
Abedin stated that decision of Ram Mandir or Babri Masjid is not win or lose of anyone.
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. [31]
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. [32] [33] [34]
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