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Naqshbandi (an-Naqshbandiyyah) is one of the major tasawwuf orders (tariqa) of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
. The order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr
Dhikr

Dhikr ???, Plural ????? Adhkaar is an Islamic practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. Dhikr as a devotional act often includes the repetition of the Names of God in the Qur'an, supplications and aphorisms from hadith literature and sections of the Qur'an....
 (remembrance of God) rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders.

The Naqshbandi order is also notable as it is the only Sufi order that claims to trace its spiritual lineage (silsilah
Silsilah

Silsilah is an Arabic language word meaning chain....
) to Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
  through Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
, the first Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
.






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Naqshbandi (an-Naqshbandiyyah) is one of the major tasawwuf orders (tariqa) of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
. The order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr
Dhikr

Dhikr ???, Plural ????? Adhkaar is an Islamic practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. Dhikr as a devotional act often includes the repetition of the Names of God in the Qur'an, supplications and aphorisms from hadith literature and sections of the Qur'an....
 (remembrance of God) rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders.

The Naqshbandi order is also notable as it is the only Sufi order that claims to trace its spiritual lineage (silsilah
Silsilah

Silsilah is an Arabic language word meaning chain....
) to Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
  through Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr

Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
, the first Caliph
Caliph

The Caliph is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Shari'ah....
. In contrast, most other turuq trace their lineage to Ali
Ali

Ali ibn Abi alib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, who ruled over the Rashidun empire from 656 to 661. Sunni Muslims consider Ali as the fourth and final Rashidun while Shia Islam Muslims regard Ali as the first Imamah and consider him and his descendants as the Succession to Muhammad, all of which are me...
, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law and the Fourth Caliph.

The word Naqshbandi ??????? is Persian
Persian language

name=Persian|nativename=|pronunciation=[f??r'si]|image=|caption=Farsi in Perso-Arabic script |states= Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Bahrain....
, taken from the name of the founder of the order, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari

Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari was the founder of what would become one of the largest and most influential Sufi Muslim orders, the Naqshbandi....
. Some have said that the translation means "related to the image-maker," some also consider it to mean "patternmaker" rather than "image maker," and interpret "Naqshbandi" to mean "Reformer of Patterns", and others consider it to mean "Way of the Chain" or "Golden Chain."

Naqshbandi chain of transmission

  1. Muhammad
    Muhammad

    Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
  2. Abu Bakr
    Abu Bakr

    Abu Bakr Abdallah ibn Abi Quhafa As-Siddiq was an early convert to Islam and a senior companion of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. Throughout his life, Abu Bakr remained a friend and confidante of Muhammad....
  3. Salman the Persian
    Salman the Persian

    Salman the Persian or Salman al Farisi was one of companions of the Prophet of Islam.During some of his later meetings with the other Sahaba, he was referred to as Abu Abdullah ....
  4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
  5. Ja'far al-Sadiq
    Ja'far al-Sadiq

    Ja?far al-Sadiq is believed by the Twelver and Ismaili Shi'a Islam Muslims to be the sixth infallible Imam , or spiritual leader and successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad....
  6. Bayazid Bastami
    Bayazid Bastami

    Bayazid Bastami , also known as Abu Yazid Bistami or Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bustami, was a Persians Sufi born in Bistam, Iran....
  7. Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
  8. Abu Ali al-Farmadi
  9. Yusuf Hamdani
    Yusuf Hamdani

    Hadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order....
  10. Abul Abbas al-Khidr (Spiritual Bayah)
  11. Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani
    Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani

    Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani was one of a group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan of the Naqshbandi order.Abdul Khaliq was born in the small town of Ghijduvan, near Bukhara....
  12. Khwaja Arif al-Riwakri
  13. Khwaja Mahmood al-Injir al-Faghnawi
  14. Khwaja Ali Ar-Ramitani
  15. Khwaja Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
  16. Khwaja Sayyid Amir Kulal
  17. Khwaja Baha-ud-Din Shah Naqshband Bukhari - Namesake of Naqshbandi order


From here, the order branches into several sub-orders. One of the most important and widespread is the Naqshbandi-Mujaddadi branch founded by Ahmad Sirhindi
Ahmad Sirhindi

Imam-e-Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Sani Shaykh Ahmad al-Farooqi Sirhindi was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab region and a prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order....
. The chain between Bahauddin Naqshbandi and Ahmad Sirhindi continues below:

  1. Khwaja Alauddin al-Bukhari al-Attar
  2. Khwaja Yaqub al-Charkhi
  3. Khwaja Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
  4. Muhammad Az-Zahid
  5. Darwish Muhammad
  6. Khawaja al-Amkanaqi
  7. Muhammad al-Baqi Billah
  8. Ahmad Sirhindi
    Ahmad Sirhindi

    Imam-e-Rabbani Mujaddid Alf Sani Shaykh Ahmad al-Farooqi Sirhindi was an Indian Islamic scholar from Punjab region and a prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order....
     Mujaddid Alf-thani


Sub-orders


There is no single authority for the Naqshbandi order today. Rather, there are numerous sub-orders which operate in autonomy. Among them are the Sardaria, Owaisiah, Haqqani, Aslamiya, Hijazi, Mujarradiya, Maqsoodiya and Tauheedia branches. All the Sub-orders have altered the ways to suit the needs of the different communities thus making them into Naqshbandia Mujadidiyyah.

Naqshbandi Maqsoodi branch

  1. Muhammad Ma'sum Faruqi
  2. Sayfuddeen
  3. Muhsin Dehlawi
  4. Noor Muhammad Badyooni
  5. Mirza Mazhar Jaan-I-Jaanan
  6. Abdullah Shah, Muhaddis-e-deccan
  7. Abu Sa'eed Ahmad
  8. Ahmad Sa'eed
  9. Dawst Muhammad Qandhaari
  10. Muhammad Uthmaan Daamaani
  11. Siraaj-ud-deen
  12. Khwajah Ghareeb Nawaz Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi
  13. Abdul Ghaffar
  14. Allah Bakhsh
  15. Prof. Muhammad Maqsood Ilahi Naqshbandi Mujaddidi
  16. Syed Khaleelullah Shah
  17. syed Rehmatullah Shah
  18. Syed Anwarullah Shah
  19. Prof. Mohammed Abdus Sattar Khan Naqshbandi Qaudri
  20. Syed Shah Hussain Shaheedullah Basheer,Hyderabad India.


Naqshbandi Mujaddidi branch

  1. Hazrat Muhammad Ma'soom Farooqui, Rehmatullah Allaih
  2. Hazrat Sayfuddeen, Rehmatullah Allaih
  3. Hazrat Muhsin Dehlawi, Rehmatullah Allaih
  4. Hazrat Noor Muhammad Badyooni, Rehmatullah Allaih
  5. Hazrat Mirza Mazhar Jaan-I-Jaanan, Rehmatullah Allaih
  6. Hazrat Abdullah Shah, Muhaddis-e-deccan, Rehmatullah Allaih
  7. Hazrat Abu Sa'eed Ahmad, Rehmatullah Allaih
  8. Hazrat Ahmad Sa'eed, Rehmatullah Allaih
  9. Hazrat Dawst Muhammad Qandhaari, Rehmatullah Allaih
  10. Hazrat Muhammad Uthmaan Daamaani, Rehmatullah Allaih
  11. Hazrat Siraaj-ud-deen, Rehmatullah Allaih
  12. Khwajah Ghareeb Nawaz Hadhrat Fazal Ali Shah Qureshi Rehmatullah Allaih
  13. Hazrat Saeed Qureshi, Rehmatullah Allaih
  14. Hazrat Syed Zawwar Hussain Shah, Rehmatullah Allaih
  15. Hazrat Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan
    Ghulam Mustafa Khan

    Prof. Dr. Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Ph.D., Doctor of Letters, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, was a researcher, critic, linguistics, author, scholar of Urdu literature & linguistics, educationist and religious & Spirituality leader of Pakistan....
    , Rehmatullah Allaih, Hyderabad, Pakistan
  16. Hazrat Dr Hafiz Munir Ahmed Khan, Damat e Barakatahu, Hyderabad, Pakistan


Naqshbandi Tahiri branch

In Pakistan, Naqshbandi Order is mostly prevalent under this branch. Previously known as Ghaffari branch, the Naqshbandi Tahiri order belongs to a famous Shaikh of Pakistan, Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Abbasi Naqshbandi Mujaddidi, who is more famous with the name Mahboob Sajjan Saeen. The headquarter of this branch is at the Dargah in Allahabad, near Kandiaro, in the province of Sindh. This order is prevalent in all provinces of Pakistan, and many other countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Abbasi belongs to the previously known as Ghaffari branch of Naqshbandi order; his lineage goes back to Shaikh Fazal Ali Qureshi.

Naqshbandia Owaisiah branch

Naqshbandi Order has another famous branch called Naqshbandia Owaisiah
Naqshbandia Owaisiah

Naqshbandi is one of the major Sufi orders of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders....
 Order. The method of spiritual instruction is quite close to Mujaddidiyyah branch. However, there are two main differences. First Naqshbandia Owaisiah order uses the "Pas Infas" method of zikr. Secondly, the method of spiritual instruction is "Uwaysi", which means that the Shaikh can impart spiritual instruction regardless of physical distance and even difference of time period. Seekers of Naqshbandia Owaisiah can obtain spiritual blessing from their Shaikh regardless of their location in the world. Owaisiah connection is also useful in obtaining spiritual blessings from Sufis of the Past. The Naqshbandia Owaisiah Order is based in Pakistan and its modern founder was Shaikh Allah Yar Khan. Current shaikh is Maulana Muhammad Akram Awan. Headquarters for this sect is Dar-ul-irfan, Minara, Chakwal, Pakistan.

Naqshbandi Haqqani Golden Chain

The Naqshbandi Golden Chain
Naqshbandi Golden Chain

The Naqshbandi Golden Chain is a lineage spiritual masters of the Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order sub-order related to each other going back to the Prophet Muhammad, upon whom be peace and blessings....
 is a lineage of Khalidiyya-Naqshbandiyya. It passes from Iraq under Khalid al-Baghdadi
Khalid al-Baghdadi

Khalid al-Baghdadi was a Naqshbandi Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi order. He was born in Shehrezur, Karadag an area near to Sulaymaniye in northern Iraq....
 to Daghestan, where it remained through seven generations of Sufi masters, to finally return to the Middle East in Damascus with the emigration of Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani and his spiritual inheritor Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-Daghestani, and then to Cyprus under Nazim al-Qubrusi
Nazim al-Qubrusi

Mehmet N?zim Adil He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, hence the title "Qubrusi" Cyprus. He traces his lineage to the 11th century Sufi Abdul Qadir Jilani and the 13th century Anatolian mystic Jalaluddin Rumi....
, who is now the leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani order worldwide. Notable scholars who are Naqshbandi Haqqani, thus under the spiritual guidance of Shaykh Nazim, include Shaykh Hisham Kabbani
Hisham Kabbani

Muhammad Hisham Kabbani is a prominent United States Sufi Muslim. Kabbani advocates an understanding of Islam described by his supporters as fundamentally based on peace, tolerance, respect and love....
, Shaykh Adnan Kabbani and Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Gibril Haddad

Dr. Gibril Fouad Haddad is an Islamic scholar and translator....
 to name but a few.

Tauheedia Naqshbandia branch

In 1955 Hazarat Kawajah Abdul Hakeem Ansari along with his only caliph Hazarat Abdul Sattar Khan (accompanied by Kawajah Sattar's wife and daughter) founded a new branch of the Naqshbandia Mujadidiah Order (chain mentioned below). He named it Tauheediah, with a focus on unity (Tauheed), truthfulness and love and making it more practical for modern Westernized society aiming towards unification of ummah... and development of humanity. It has a base in Lahore, and disciples throughout the world.

Naqshbandia Aslammiya branch

In 1963 Shaikh Hazrat Khawjah Sufi Muhammad Aslam Rehmatullah Allaih came to spread the message of Islam and Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessings be with him) in the UK . He along with a disciple invited towards good until after 7 years, many people joined their gatherings. The order had Aslammiya put after its name because of its simplicity of Dhikr. In other Tariqas many Chakras had to be lit before annihilation but in this particular Group there was only one chakra which is the heart that made you Pure. It is now being led by their son Sufi Riaz Ahmed in Blackburn.

Naqshbandiyyah in Hyderabad, India


In the Hyderabad, India, there are many saints of Naqshbandiyyah such as Miskeen Shah Sahab, Saadullah Shah Sahab, Bukhari Shah, Abdullah Shah Sahab (he is very famous saint of the naqshbandiya silsila, he is the first person of Islam, who made one book on Hanafi Fiqh by named Zujajath-ul-Masabeeh in 5 volume, and also he had many mureeds in Hyderabad and overall India), Khaleelullah Shah Sahab, Rehmatullah Shah sahib, Prof. Mohammed Abdus Sattar Khan sahib, Ex-Head department of Arabic, Osmania University, Anwarullah Shah Sahab, Shah Hussain Shaheedullah Basheer, Taskeen Shah Sahab.

Political aspects

In Syria
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 the Alawi-dominated Ba'ath government
Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is an Arab-majority country in Southwest Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the southwest, Jordan to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north....
 is said to depend on the Naqshandi order for legitimacy. A prominent leader of the Naqshbandi order, Sheikh Ahmad Kaftarou, was grand mufti
Mufti

A mufti is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . A muftiat or diyanet is a council of muftis....
 of Syria until his death in 2004. In Afghanistan
Soviet war in Afghanistan

The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year war involving Soviet Union Military of the Soviet Union supporting the Marxism People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan government against the Mujahideen#Afghanistan resistance movement....
, Chechnya
First Chechen War

The First Chechen War also known as the War in Chechnya was fought between Russia and Chechnya from 1994 to 1996 and resulted in Chechnya's de facto independence from Russia as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria....
 and the Balkans
Balkans

The Balkans is the historical name of a geographic subregion of southeastern Europe. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains, which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia....
, local Naqshbandi groups preceded better-financed, higher profile Saudi-backed groups in fighting oppressive non-Muslim forces.

Further reading


Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Sufi Order


Naqshbandi Tahiri Sufi Order



Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order External links

Indonesia:


Osmanli Naks'i-bendi Sufi Order

Branch of Naqshbandi Order authorized directly by Mevlana Shaykh Nazim al-Hakkani
Nazim al-Qubrusi

Mehmet N?zim Adil He was born in Larnaca, Cyprus, hence the title "Qubrusi" Cyprus. He traces his lineage to the 11th century Sufi Abdul Qadir Jilani and the 13th century Anatolian mystic Jalaluddin Rumi....
.


External links


Speeches (video) by Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Naqshbandi



Naqshbandia Sardaria



Naqshbandia Siddiquia



Naqshbandia Siddiquia Chadria Lasania



Naqshbandia Owaisiah



Naqshbandia from Afghanistan

http://www.spyoftheheart.com/index.php

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  • List of works by prominent Naqshbandi Sufi author Idries Shah
    Idries Shah

    Idries Abutahir Shah , also known as Idris Shah, n? Sayyid Idris Hashemite , was an author and teacher in the Sufism tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies....
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  • List of works by prominent Naqshbandi Sufi authors Omar Ali Shah and Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah
    Sirdar ikbal ali shah

    Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah was an Afghanistan author, poet, diplomat, scholar, and savant, descended from the Sayyid of Paghman....
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Mujaddidi/Khalidi



Naqshbandiyya Mujaddidiyya Aslamiyyah

http://www.shadpurshareef.com/ http://www.salyalshareef.com


Saifi

Murshid e Saifi Hazrat Khawaja Akhunzada Saif ur Rehman Mubarak Peer Archi Khurasani Emam-e-Khurasani


Hijazi