Naqshbandi Golden Chain
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The Naqshbandi
Golden Chain is a lineage of spiritual masters of the Naqshbandi
Sufi order related to each other going back to the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
. It is a chain in which each scholar was given ijazat or permission of Zikr of Allah, by his own teacher or pir to transmit the knowledge he had received to the next generation of students in the traditional manner of Sufi transmission. The Golden Chain, as different from all other Sufi lineages,is unique in that it stems from the first caliph of Muhammad, Abu Bakr
as-Siddiq. From Abu Bakr, the secret of this transmission was then passed to Salman the Persian
. From Salman the Persian, the transmission passed to Al-Qassim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. From Al-Qassim the transmission passed to Imam Jafar as-Sadiq. From the Imam as-Sadiq, the transmission passed to later shaykhs.
Today, there are many Naqshbandi
shaykhs each with his own chain of spiritual transmission.
Naqshbandia Mujaddidia Khalidia Mahmudia Golden Chain in Dagestan
Naqshbandi silsilah
beginning from Muhammad
is passed in chain till Ismail Kurdumeri (who is No31 in chain). After Ismail Kurdumeri the chain has split in two as he had two Ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) and Khas Muhammad Shirwani. From Khas Muhammad Shirwani the chain goes to Muhammad Yaraghi ad-Daghestani, from him to Jamaluddin Kumuki ad-Daghestani, who had three Ma'zuns, i.e. Mamadibir ar-Rochi ad-Daghestani, Imam Shamil
ad-Daghestani (both had no Ma'zun), and `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri ad-Daghestani. According to Shuaib Afandi Bagini ad-Daghestani, `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri had two ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Haji `Obodi ad-Daghestani and Ilyas Tsudakhari ad-Daghestani (d1312 AH). Both had no ma'zuns, and thus the split chain coming from Khas Muhammad Shirwani has ended here. However, there were and still are many people including Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani, Abdullah Fa'izi ad-Daghestani and others claiming that they somehow received Naqshbandi permission in their dream, or by special spiritual experience (rawhani) etc. All these claims and questionable permissions are not recognized and rejected in Daghestan, as permission cannot be given by individuals who themselves had no permission, in dreams or by rawhani or without witnesses. There are strict requirements as to who gives the permission, how it is given and received.
The chain from Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) on the other hand, is continuous and goes all the way to Mahmud Afandi, Hasan Hilmi Afandi and the rest of the Daghestani Ma'zuns (see below).
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
Golden Chain is a lineage of spiritual masters of the Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
Sufi order related to each other going back to the Islamic prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
. It is a chain in which each scholar was given ijazat or permission of Zikr of Allah, by his own teacher or pir to transmit the knowledge he had received to the next generation of students in the traditional manner of Sufi transmission. The Golden Chain, as different from all other Sufi lineages,is unique in that it stems from the first caliph of Muhammad, Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
as-Siddiq. From Abu Bakr, the secret of this transmission was then passed to Salman the Persian
Salman the Persian
Salman the Persian or Salman al Farisi was one of Muhammad's companions.During some of his later meetings with the other Sahaba, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah .-Birth place:...
. From Salman the Persian, the transmission passed to Al-Qassim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. From Al-Qassim the transmission passed to Imam Jafar as-Sadiq. From the Imam as-Sadiq, the transmission passed to later shaykhs.
Today, there are many Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi
Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi spiritual orders of Sufi Islam. It is considered to be a "Potent" order.The Naqshbandi order is over 1,300 years old, and is active today...
shaykhs each with his own chain of spiritual transmission.
Naqshbandi Tahiri Golden Chain
- MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
(570/571 - 632 CE) - Abu BakrAbu BakrAbu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
as-Siddiq - Salman al-Farsi
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrQasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrAl-Qāsim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was an important jurist in early Islam. He is considered the fourth in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain of Sufi masters. Naqshbandis also consider him to have passed the chain to his grandson Ja'far as-Sadiq...
- Jafar as-Sadiq
- Tayfur Abu Yazid al-BistamiBayazid BastamiBayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran.- Background :...
- Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
- Abul-Qasim Gurgani
- Abu Ali Farmadi
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-HamadaniYusuf HamdaniHadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order.-Life:...
- Abdul Khaliq al-GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq Gajadwani was one of a group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order....
- Arif ar-Riwakri
- Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
- Ali ar-Ramitani
- Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
- Sayyad Amir KulalAmir KulalShams ud-Din renowned as Amir Kulal was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan to the well known scholar Saif ud-Din Hamza a descendant of Nabi Muhammad. Saif ud Din Hamza was also Amir of Tribe of Kulal , hence the title Amir...
- Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah NaqshbandBaha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become the Naqshbandi. He was born in Bukhara which is located in Uzbekistan...
- Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar
- Yaqub al-Charkhi
- Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
- Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
- Darwish Muhammad
- Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
- Muhammad Baqi BillahKhwaja Baqi BillahKhwaja Baqi Billah was a Sufi saint from Kabul.Khawaja Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandia Order in the sub-continent. His name was Razi-ud-Din Muhammad Baqi but he was commonly known as Khwaja Baqi Billah His father Qazi Abdul Salam Khilgi, Samarkandi Qureshi was a...
- Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-SirhindiAhmad SirhindiImām Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab, a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thānī, meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing...
- Muhammad Masum Faruqi
- Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
- Hafiz Muhammad Mohsin Dehlavi
- Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badawani
- Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-JanaanMirza Mazhar Jan-e-JanaanMirzā Mazhar Jān-i Jānān , also known by his laqab Shamsuddīn Habībullāh , was a renowned Naqshbandī Sufi poet of Dehli, distinguished as one the "four pillars of Urdu poetry." He was also known to his contemporaries as the sunnītarāsh, "Sunnicizer", for his absolute, unflinching commitment to and...
- Abdullah Dehlavi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Abdullah alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi was a very prominent Sufi Shaykh in Delhi during early 19th century. He was a master of the Naqshbandi tradition and also in other major Sufi orders such as Qadri and Chishti.-Biography:...
- Hafiz Abu Saeed Rampuri
- Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi
- Haji Dost Muhammad QandhariHaji Dost Muhammad QandhariKhwaja Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari was an Afghan Sufi master in the Naqshbandi tradition in the 19th century .-Biography:Dost Muhammad was born and received his early education in Kandahar in Afghanistan. While still a young man he encountered the great Indian Naqshbandi master Ghulam Ali Dehlavi ...
- Khwaja Muhammad Usman DamaniKhwaja Muhammad Usman DamaniKhwaja Muhammad Usman Damani was a prominent Muslim scholar and Sufi shaykh of Naqshbandi tariqah of 19th century in South Asia .-Biography:...
- Sayyad Laal Shah HamdaniSayyad Laal Shah HamdaniSayyad Laal Shah Hamdani was a Muslim scholar and prominent Sufi shaykh of Naqshbandi tariqah in South Asia . One of his forefathers Hazrat Shah Bilawal Hamdani migrated from Hamadan to district Chakwal and settled at Danda, which is now called Danda Shah Bilawal after his name.Sayyad Laal Shah...
- Khwaja Sirajuddin NaqshbandiKhwaja Sirajuddin NaqshbandiKhwaja Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi was a prominent Islamic scholar and Sufi shaikh of Naqshbandi sufi order in South Asia . He was born in 1879/1880 and died in 1915 at Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan...
- Pir Fazal Ali QureshiPir Fazal Ali QureshiHazrat Khwaja Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leading Naqshbandi shaikh of colonial India in the early twentieth century...
- Khwaja Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi, alias Pir Mitha
- Khwaja Allah Bakhsh Abbasi, alias Sohna Saeen
- Khwaja Muhammad Tahir Abbasi Bakhshi, alias Sajjan Saeen
Naqshbandi Ghafori Golden Chain
- MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
(570/571 - 632 CE) - Abu BakrAbu BakrAbu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
as-Siddiq - Salman al-Farsi
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrQasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrAl-Qāsim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was an important jurist in early Islam. He is considered the fourth in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain of Sufi masters. Naqshbandis also consider him to have passed the chain to his grandson Ja'far as-Sadiq...
- Jafar as-Sadiq
- Tayfur Abu Yazid al-BistamiBayazid BastamiBayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran.- Background :...
- Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
- Abul-Qasim Gurgani
- Abu Ali Farmadi
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-HamadaniYusuf HamdaniHadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order.-Life:...
- Abdul Khaliq al-GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq Gajadwani was one of a group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order....
- Arif ar-Riwakri
- Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
- Ali ar-Ramitani
- Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
- Sayyad Amir KulalAmir KulalShams ud-Din renowned as Amir Kulal was born in Bukhara, Uzbekistan to the well known scholar Saif ud-Din Hamza a descendant of Nabi Muhammad. Saif ud Din Hamza was also Amir of Tribe of Kulal , hence the title Amir...
- Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah NaqshbandBaha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become the Naqshbandi. He was born in Bukhara which is located in Uzbekistan...
- Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar
- Yaqub al-Charkhi
- Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
- Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
- Darwish Muhammad
- Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
- Muhammad Baqi BillahKhwaja Baqi BillahKhwaja Baqi Billah was a Sufi saint from Kabul.Khawaja Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandia Order in the sub-continent. His name was Razi-ud-Din Muhammad Baqi but he was commonly known as Khwaja Baqi Billah His father Qazi Abdul Salam Khilgi, Samarkandi Qureshi was a...
- Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-SirhindiAhmad SirhindiImām Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab, a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thānī, meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing...
- Muhammad Masum Faruqi
- Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
- Hafiz Muhammad Mohsin Dehlavi
- Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badawani
- Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-JanaanMirza Mazhar Jan-e-JanaanMirzā Mazhar Jān-i Jānān , also known by his laqab Shamsuddīn Habībullāh , was a renowned Naqshbandī Sufi poet of Dehli, distinguished as one the "four pillars of Urdu poetry." He was also known to his contemporaries as the sunnītarāsh, "Sunnicizer", for his absolute, unflinching commitment to and...
- Abdullah Dehlavi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Abdullah alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi was a very prominent Sufi Shaykh in Delhi during early 19th century. He was a master of the Naqshbandi tradition and also in other major Sufi orders such as Qadri and Chishti.-Biography:...
- Hafiz Abu Saeed Ahmed
- Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi
- Haji Dost Muhammad QandhariHaji Dost Muhammad QandhariKhwaja Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari was an Afghan Sufi master in the Naqshbandi tradition in the 19th century .-Biography:Dost Muhammad was born and received his early education in Kandahar in Afghanistan. While still a young man he encountered the great Indian Naqshbandi master Ghulam Ali Dehlavi ...
- Khwaja Muhammad Usman DamaniKhwaja Muhammad Usman DamaniKhwaja Muhammad Usman Damani was a prominent Muslim scholar and Sufi shaykh of Naqshbandi tariqah of 19th century in South Asia .-Biography:...
- Khwaja Sirajuddin NaqshbandiKhwaja Sirajuddin NaqshbandiKhwaja Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi was a prominent Islamic scholar and Sufi shaikh of Naqshbandi sufi order in South Asia . He was born in 1879/1880 and died in 1915 at Mussa Zai Sharif, Dera Ismail Khan...
- Pir Fazal Ali QureshiPir Fazal Ali QureshiHazrat Khwaja Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi was a prominent Islamic scholar and the leading Naqshbandi shaikh of colonial India in the early twentieth century...
- Khwaja Abdul Ghafor Abbasi,
- Sheikh Abdul Haqq Abbasi,
- Sheikh Lutf Allah Abbasi,
Naqshbandi Haqqani Golden Chain
- MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
(570/571 - 632 CE) - Abu BakrAbu BakrAbu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
as-Siddiq, (r) - Salman al-Farsi, (r)
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrQasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrAl-Qāsim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was an important jurist in early Islam. He is considered the fourth in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain of Sufi masters. Naqshbandis also consider him to have passed the chain to his grandson Ja'far as-Sadiq...
- Jafar as-Sadiq, (a)
- Tayfur Abu Yazid al-BistamiBayazid BastamiBayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran.- Background :...
, (r), - Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, (q)
- Abu Ali al-Farmadi, (q)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-HamadaniYusuf HamdaniHadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order.-Life:...
, (q) - Abul Abbas, al-Khidr,
- Abdul Khaliq al-GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq GajadwaniAbdul Khaliq Gajadwani was one of a group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order....
, (q) - Arif ar-Riwakri, (q)
- Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, (q)
- Ali ar-Ramitani, (q)
- Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, (q)
- as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, (q)
- Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah NaqshbandBaha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become the Naqshbandi. He was born in Bukhara which is located in Uzbekistan...
, (q) - Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar, (q)
- Yaqub al-Charkhi, (q)
- Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, (q)
- Muhammad az-Zahid, (q)
- Darwish Muhammad, (q)
- Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, (q)
- Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah, (q)
- Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-SirhindiAhmad SirhindiImām Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab, a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thānī, meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing...
, (q) - Muhammad al-Masum, (q)
- Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, (q)
- as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani, (q)
- Shamsuddin Habib Allah, (q)
- Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Abdullah alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi was a very prominent Sufi Shaykh in Delhi during early 19th century. He was a master of the Naqshbandi tradition and also in other major Sufi orders such as Qadri and Chishti.-Biography:...
(q) - Shaykh Khalid al-Baghdadi, (q)
- Shaykh Ismail Muhammad ash-Shirwani, (q)
- Shaykh Khas Muhammad Shirwani, (q)
- Shaykh Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghi, (q)
- Sayyid Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqi al-Husayni, (q)
- Shaykh Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri, (q)
- Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Madani, (q)
- Shaykh Sharafuddin Daghestani, (q)
- Shaykh Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-DaghestaniAbdullah Fa'izi ad-DaghestaniAbdullah Fa'izi ad-Daghestani Shaykh of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi order. He was born in the Caucasian region of Daghestan in 1891. He had never received Sufi ijazah, and he is not recognized as Sufi Shaykh in Dagestan...
, (q) - Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani (q)
Naqshbandia Mujaddidia Khalidia Mahmudia Golden Chain in DagestanDagestanThe Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
Naqshbandi silsilahSilsilah
Silsila is an Arabic word meaning chain, often used in various senses of lineage. In particular, it may be translated as " order" or "genealogy". It is derived from the notion of apostolic succession.- Historical importance :...
beginning from Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
is passed in chain till Ismail Kurdumeri (who is No31 in chain). After Ismail Kurdumeri the chain has split in two as he had two Ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) and Khas Muhammad Shirwani. From Khas Muhammad Shirwani the chain goes to Muhammad Yaraghi ad-Daghestani, from him to Jamaluddin Kumuki ad-Daghestani, who had three Ma'zuns, i.e. Mamadibir ar-Rochi ad-Daghestani, Imam Shamil
Imam Shamil
Imam Shamil also spelled Shamyl, Schamil, Schamyl or Shameel was an Avar political and religious leader of the Muslim tribes of the Northern Caucasus...
ad-Daghestani (both had no Ma'zun), and `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri ad-Daghestani. According to Shuaib Afandi Bagini ad-Daghestani, `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri had two ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Haji `Obodi ad-Daghestani and Ilyas Tsudakhari ad-Daghestani (d1312 AH). Both had no ma'zuns, and thus the split chain coming from Khas Muhammad Shirwani has ended here. However, there were and still are many people including Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani, Abdullah Fa'izi ad-Daghestani and others claiming that they somehow received Naqshbandi permission in their dream, or by special spiritual experience (rawhani) etc. All these claims and questionable permissions are not recognized and rejected in Daghestan, as permission cannot be given by individuals who themselves had no permission, in dreams or by rawhani or without witnesses. There are strict requirements as to who gives the permission, how it is given and received.
The chain from Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) on the other hand, is continuous and goes all the way to Mahmud Afandi, Hasan Hilmi Afandi and the rest of the Daghestani Ma'zuns (see below).
- Imam ul-Ambiyaa Sayyidna MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
ibn Abd Allah ibn Abdul Muttalib, d 11AH, buried Madinah SA (570/571 - 632 CE) - Abu BakrAbu BakrAbu Bakr was a senior companion and the father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He ruled over the Rashidun Caliphate from 632-634 CE when he became the first Muslim Caliph following Muhammad's death...
as-Siddiq, radiya-l-Lahu`anh d 13AH, buried Madinah, SA - Salman al-Farsi, radiya-l-Lahu`anh d 35AH buried Madaa'in, SA.
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrQasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu BakrAl-Qāsim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as-Siddiq was an important jurist in early Islam. He is considered the fourth in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain of Sufi masters. Naqshbandis also consider him to have passed the chain to his grandson Ja'far as-Sadiq...
d 107AH buried Madinah SA. - Jafar as-Sadiq, alayhi-s-salam (after which moves to Iran) d 148AH buried Madinah SA.
- Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami Bayazid BastamiBayazid BastamiBayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persian Sufi born in Bastam, Iran.- Background :...
, radiya-l-Lahu canh d 261AH buried Bistaam, Iran (804 - 874 CE). - Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 425AH buried Khurqaan, Iran.
- Abu Ali al-Farmadi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to Turkmenistan) d 477AH buried Tous, Khorasan, Iran.
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 535AH buried Bayram-Ali, Mary, Turkmenistan.
- Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 575AH buried Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Arif ar-Riwkari, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 616AH buried Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 715AH buried Waabakni, Mawralnahar.
- Ali ar-Ramitani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 715AH buried Khwaarizm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 755AH buried Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 772AH buried Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband Baha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband BukhariBaha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become the Naqshbandi. He was born in Bukhara which is located in Uzbekistan...
, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 791AH buried Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE). - Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-`Attar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah buried Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan.
- Yaqub al-Charkhi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 851AH buried Charkh, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 895AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Muhammad az-Zahid as-Samarqandi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 936AH buried Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar
- Darwish Muhammad, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 970AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
- Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to India) d 1008AH buried Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
- Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah (Mohhammad Baqi Billah Berang), qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1012AH buried Delhi, India.
- Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi Ahmad SirhindiAhmad SirhindiImām Rabbānī Shaykh Ahmad al-Farūqī al-Sirhindī was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab, a Hanafi jurist, and a prominent member of the Naqshbandī Sufi order. He is described as Mujaddid Alf Thānī, meaning the "reviver of the second millennium", for his work in rejuvenating Islam and opposing...
, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1034AH buried Sarhand, India (1564–1624 CE) - Muhammad al-Masum, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1096AH buried Sarhand, India.
- Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah d 1096AH buried Sarhand, India
- as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Shamsuddin Habib Allah Jan Janan al-Mazhar, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, Shah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Ghulam Ali DehlaviShah Abdullah alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi was a very prominent Sufi Shaykh in Delhi during early 19th century. He was a master of the Naqshbandi tradition and also in other major Sufi orders such as Qadri and Chishti.-Biography:...
qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to Iraq / Damascus) - Muhammad Khalid Ziyaudin al-Baghdadi, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1779 - 1826 CE)
- Ismail al-Kurdumeri, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (after which moves to Caucasus)
- Muhammad Salih Shirwani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Ibrahim Kudkashani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Haji Yunus Afandi Lalali ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah ( - 1277 AH)
- Mahmud Afandi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Jabrail Afandi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Abdurrahman Haji Asawi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Hasan Hilmi Afandi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1852-1937 CE)
- Muhammad Ya`sub ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Humayd Afandi Handiqi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1868-1952 CE)
- Husenil Muhammad AfandiHusenil Muhammad AfandiShaykh Husenil Muhammad Afandi -- is renowned scholar, alim, spiritual leader, Shaykh of Naqshbandi and Shazali tariqahs in Dagestan.He was born in 1862 in village Urib and died in 1967 and buried in Urib, Dagestan, Russia....
`Uribi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1862-1967 CE) - Muhammad Arif bin Hasan Hilmi al-Kahibi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1900-1977 CE)
- Muhammad Sa`adu Hajj Afandi Batlukhi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1915-1995 CE)
- `Abdul Hamid Afandi al-Inkhi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Hamzat Afandi Tlaqi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Muhammad Afandi Khuchadi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Badrudin Afandi al-Botlikhi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah
- Said Afandi al-ChirkawiShaykh Said Afandi al-ChirkawiSaid Afandi al-Chirkawi , 21 October 1937, Chirkey, Dagestan — scholar in Shafii mazhab, spiritual master.- Biography :He was born in 1937 in the village of Chirkey, Buynaksky District, Republic of Dagestan...
ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1937- CE) - `Abdujalil Afandi ad-Daghestani, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah (1949 - CE)
External links
- Articles and Video of Shaykh Said Afandi al-Chirkawi
- Website of Sheikh Nazim
- Media Library and Live Broadcast of the Haqqani Golden Chain
- World Listing of Haqqani Golden Chain Associates
- Community Website of the Haqqani Fellowship
- Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
- Sheikh Nazim's Naqshbandi Journal - Contains articles by Nazim al-Qubrusi