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Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “successor of the great sufi saint syed ashraf jahangir semnani”. Today it says “sufi saint”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Early life; Career; Chishti Order”.

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Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain is the successor of the great Sufi saint Syed Ashraf Jahangir Semnani . He is the 11th descendant of the greatest Sufi Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani of Jilan, Iraq. Abdur-Razzaq Nurul-Ain first met Ashraf Jahangir Semnani at the age of twelve years in Baghdad when Ashraf Jahangir Semnani made a visit there and from there on never parted from his company. After strenuous spiritual training he was bestowed with Khilafat (Spiritual Successor) and from him the Ashrafi spiritual chain flourished. His grave is located next to that of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani in the same Shrine in Kichauccha Sharif, Dist.¹

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Then

successor of the great sufi saint syed ashraf jahangir semnani

Now

sufi saint

Sections that no longer exist

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Early life
Career
Chishti Order

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