All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board
| Founder | Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi |
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| Location |
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| Slogan | An Apex body of Sunni Muslims |
The All India Ulama & Mashaikh Board (AIUMB)[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] is a body of Indian Sunni Muslims. It was founded by Syed Mohammad Ashraf Kichhouchhwi. It is the representative body of Ahl-E-Sunnah Wal-Jamaat consisting of the Sajjada Nasheen (Patrons-in-Chief) of the Dargahs, imams of mosques, the Mufti and teachers of the madrasas.
AIUMB advocates for a rejection of radical Islam, wahhabism and jihadism, for a return of Islamic holy places to the Sunni ummah, and for proper representation of all Muslims.
Large gatherings
It has been in news for starting a movement against the hardline faction of Islam which it described are Wahabis and Salafis.[13]
In recent years, AIUMB has organized large-scale conferences, popularly known as “Muslim Maha Panchayats”, in addition to small gatherings, in many parts of India, in an effort to awaken the country’s Muslims. These efforts of Sufi Sunni Muslims, who constitute around 80% of total Muslim population in India, have also been endorsed by the Indian Shias in their resolutions, which have duly been forwarded to governmental authorities.In these gatherings, Sunni Sufis have declared that they accept neither the Imamat (religious leadership) nor the Qayadat (political leadership) of the extremist Wahhabis.
National Executive Body
| S.N. | Name | Post |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syed Mohammad Ashraf | Founder & National President |
| 2 | Syed Mehdi miyan chishti moini | Patron in Chief |
| 3 | Subhan Raza Khan (Subhani miyan) | Patron |
| 4 | Syed Ameen Miyan Barkati | Patron |
| 5 | Syed Jalaluddin Ashraf (Qadri Miyan) | Vice President |
| 6 | Syed Hasan Jamee | National Secretary |
| 7 | Syed Salman Chishti | Joint Secretary |
| 8 | Shah Ammar Ahmad Ahmadi (Nayyar Miyan) | UP President |
| 9 | Syed Ainud Deen Chishti | Bihar President |
| 10 | Syed Tanveer Hashmi | Karnataka President |
| 11 | Syed Alamgir Ashraf | Maharashtra President |
World Sufi Forum
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.
References
- ↑ "AIUMB urges Sunni Muslims to reject hardline Wahabism". The Times of India. 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "The sufi solution". Livemint. 3 February 2012.
- ↑ http://twocircles.net/2015jan30/1422562166.html
- ↑ http://www.eurasiareview.com/16112015-indian-ulama-and-mashaikh-preparing-for-first-world-islamic-spiritual-summit/
- ↑ http://twocircles.net/2015jan30/1422562166.html#.VnFfokp97rc
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Use-Friday-prayers-to-expose-terror-outfits-theirsympathizers-Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Hind/articleshow/49950518.cms
- ↑ http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-11-30/Why-Do-Indian-Muslims-Need-Organizations-like-AIUMB-to-Counter-Extremism-189881
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Bareilly-mosque-row-spills-over-to-Pilibhit/articleshow/47519188.cms
- ↑ http://twocircles.net/2015jun19/1434685607.html#.VnFgXkp97rc
- ↑ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/sufi-ideology-integral-to-indian-ethos-pm-modi-1053109.html
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/churn-in-muslim-community-over-wahabi-charge/article2556098.ece
- ↑ http://www.eurasiareview.com/15112015-the-paris-attack-an-obnoxious-picture-of-violent-extremists-oped/
- ↑ Subrahmaniam, Vidya (8 December 2011). "Sufi Maha Panchayat denounces Wahabi extremism". The Hindu.
- ↑ "National Executive Committe". AIUMB.