Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Tasawwuf orders (tariqa) of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order known for its silent dhikr (remembrance of God) rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders. Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... This article is in need of attention. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Dhikr , ذکر (Zikr in Urdu and Zekr in Persian) (Arabic pronouncement, invocation or remembrance) is an Islamic practice that focuses on the remembrance of God. ...

The Naqshbandi order is also notable as it is the only Sufi order to trace its spiritual lineage (silsilah) to Muhammad through Abu Bakr, the first caliph. In contrast, most other turuq trace their lineage Ali ibn Abu Talib, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law and fourth caliph. Silsilah (Arabic: ( سلسلة )) is an Arabic meaning chain. ... Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Abu Bakr As Siddiq (Arabic ابو بكر الصديق, alternative spellings, Abubakar, Abi Bakr, Abu Bakar) (c. ... For main article see: Caliphate The Caliph (pronounced khaleef in Arabic) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Sharia. ... The turuq (singular: tarika or Tariqa) are the Sufi schools (or brotherhoods) of Islam. ... Ali ibn Abi Talib (علي بن أبي طالب) (c. ... For main article see: Caliphate The Caliph (pronounced khaleef in Arabic) is the head of state in a Caliphate, and the title for the leader of the Islamic Ummah, an Islamic community ruled by the Sharia. ...

The word Naqshbandi نقشبندی is Persian, taken from the name of the founder of the order, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Some have said that the translation means "related to the image-maker," some also consider it to mean "Pattern Maker" 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." Farsi redirects here. ... Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318 – 1389) was the founder of what would become one of the largest and most influential Sufi Muslim orders, the Naqshbandi. ...

Common Naqshbandi chain of transmission

1. Sayyidina Muhammad [Peace Be Upon Him]
2. Abu Bakr Siddiq
3. Salman the Persian
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Ja'far al-Sadiq
6. Bayazid Bastami
7. Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
8. Abu Ali al-Farmadi
9. Yusuf Hamdani
10. Abul Abbas al-Khidr
11. Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani
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 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. The chain between Bahauddin Naqshbandi and Ahmad Sirhindi continues below: Muhammad in a new genre of Islamic calligraphy started in the 17th century by Hafiz Osman. ... Abu Bakr As Siddiq (Arabic ابو بكر الصديق, alternative spellings, Abubakar, Abi Bakr, Abu Bakar) (c. ... Salman the Persian (Arabic سلمان الفارسي Salman Farisi, Persian Salman e Farsi) was one of the Prophet Muhammads companions. ... Qasim ibn Muhammad (d. ... Jafar Al-Sadiq (Arabic: جعفر الصادق in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn (702 AD - 765 AD ) is the sixth infallible Imam and one of Ahl al-Bayt of the Shia Muslims. ... Image:Bastam ghabr. ... Abul-Hassan Ali ibn Ahmad (or ibn Ja’far) ibn Salmān al-Kharaqāni or Shaikh Abul-Hassan Kharaqāni [also written Kherqāni] (Persian شیخ ابوالحسن خرقانی ) is one of the great Sufi Masters of Islam. ... Hadrat Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamdani (d. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1318 – 1389) was the founder of what would become one of the largest and most influential Sufi Muslim orders, the Naqshbandi. ... Ahmad Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar and prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. ...

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 Mujaddid Alf-thani

Ahmad Sirhindi was an Islamic scholar and prominent member of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. ...

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 and Tauheedia branches. Hazrat Shah Wali Ullah Rehamat Ullah Aley has stated in his book "Al Intibah Fi Salasil e Awliya Allah" that the most Effective of all is the Naqshbandia Owaisiah.

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 Sajjan Saeen. The headquarter of this branch is at Dargah Allahabad, near Kandiaro, in the province of Sindh. This order is prevalent in all provinces of Pakistan, and many other countries such as U.K, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, USA, etc. Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Abbasi belongs to the previously known as Ghaffari branch of Naqshbandi order; his lineage goes back to Shaikh Fazal Ali Qureshi, the great Naqshbandi Shaikh of Twentieth Century.

Naqshbandia Owaisiah branch

Naqshbandi Order has another famous branch called Naqshbandia Owaisiah Order. The method of spiritual instruction is quite close to Mujaddidya 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 "Owaisee", 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. Naqshbandia Owaisiah Order is based in Pakistan and its modern founder was Shaikh Allah Yar Khan (R.A). Current shaikh is Maulana Muhammad Akram Awan. Headquarters for this sect is Dar-ul-irfan, Minara,Chakwal, Pakistan. Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. ... Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. ... Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of the major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. ...

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Golden Chain

The Golden Chain is a lineage of Khalidiyya-Naqshbandiyya. It followers claim that it passes from Iraq under Shaykh Khalid al-Baghdadi 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 disciple Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-Daghestani, and then to Cyprus under Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi, leader of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani order worldwide. Species Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum alpinum Laburnum is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, Laburnum anagyroides (Common Laburnum) and (Alpine Laburnum). ... Khalid al-Baghdadi was a Naqshbandi Sufi Sheikh and founder of the Khalidi branch of the Naqshbandi order. ... Abdullah Faizi ad-Daghestani (Dec. ... Shaykh Nazim in Cyprus after a prayer Sultanul Awliya/Evliye Shaykh Mevlana as-Sayyid Khwaja Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani al-Kibrisi an-Naqshbandi (Arabic : الشيخ ناظم القبرصي; born Mehmet Nâzım Adil on April 23, 1922) is the leader of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. ...

Tauheedia Naqshbandia branch

In 1955 Hazarat Kawajah Abdul Hakeem Ansari (rh) 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.

Political aspects

In Syria the Alawi-dominated Ba'ath government is said to depend on the Naqshandi order for legitimacy. A prominent leader of the Naqshbandi order, Sheikh Ahmad Kaftarou, was grand mufti of Syria until his death in 2004. In Afghanistan, Chechnya and the Balkans, local Naqshbandi groups preceded better-financed, higher profile Saudi-backed groups in fighting oppressive non-Muslim forces.^[1] This article is about the modern nation of Syria. ... A Mufti (Arabic: مفتى ) is an Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia), capable of issuing fataawa (plural of fatwa). // Role of a Mufti in governments In theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and in some countries where the constitution is based on sharia law, such... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Commanders Pavel Grachev Anatoly Kulikov Konstantin Pulikovsky Anatoliy Romanov Vyacheslav Tikhomirov Gennady Troshev Dzhokhar Dudayev  â€  Aslan Maskhadov Strength (December 11, 1994) Up to 50,000 soldiers and Interior Ministry (MVD) (December 11, 1994) 3,000 to 15,000[1] Casualties Military: At least... Balkan redirects here. ...

References

1. ^ Nasr, Vali, The Shia Revival, Norton, 2006, p.61

• John G. Bennett (1995). The Masters of Wisdom. Bennett Books. ISBN 1881408019. 

Further reading

Naqshbandi Tahiri Sufi Order

• Official website of the Naqshbandi Tahiri sufi order

Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order External links

• Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order
• As-Sunnah Foundation of America
• Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order Multilingual

Osmanli Naks'i-bendi Sufi Order

Branch of Naqshbandi Order authorized directly by Mevlana Shaykh Nazim al-Hakkani. Shaykh Nazim in Cyprus after a prayer Mehmet Nâzım Adil (Arabic : الشيخ ناظم القبرصي; also known as Sultan-al Awliya Shaykh Mawlana as-Sayyid Khwaja Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani al-Rabbani al-Qubrusi al-Firdausi an-Naqshbandi (April 23, 1922 - IC: Shaban 26, 1340) is the leader of the...

• Naksibendi Hakkani Tarikat

External links

Speeches (video) by Shaikh Muhammad Tahir Naqshbandi

• Speeches of Shaikh Muhammad Tahir (Urdu)

Naqshbandia Sardaria

• Naqshbandia Sardaria
• Our Sheikh: Hadhrat Muhammad Sardar Ahmad Naqshbandi

Naqshbandia Siddiquia

• Naqshbandia Siddiquia

Naqshbandia Owaisiah

• Naqshbandia Owaisiah
• Our Sheikh
• Owaisiah
• Ghazwa tul Hind
• Zikr e Ilahi

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• Works by Idries Shah List of works by prominent Naqshbandi Sufi author Idries Shah-
• Works by Omar Ali Shah and Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah List of works by prominent Naqshbandi Sufi authors Omar Ali Shah and Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah-
• Eleven Principles Of The Naqshbandi Sufi Order
• Golden Sufi Center
• Istanboli
• Dargah Luari Sharif of Sultan al Awliya Khawaja Zaman in Karachi , Pakistan
• Books by Naqshbandi Shaikh Abdullah Dougan

Idries Shah (16 June 1924–23 November 1996) (Persian: ادریس شاه), also known as Idris Shah, né Sayyid Idris al-Hashimi (Arabic: سيد إدريس الهاشمي), was an author in the Naqshbandi sufist tradition on works ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies, and was descended from the revered family, the Sadaat of... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ikbal Ali Shah (born 1894 in Sardhana, India, died 1969 in Tangier, Morocco) was an Afghan author, poet, diplomat, scholar, and savant, and the father of the sufi writers and translators Idries Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Amina Shah. ...

Mujaddidi/Khalidi

• Gumushkhanewi Dargah of the Khalidiyya Naqshbandi Order
• Silsila-e-Aliya Naqshbandia Mujadadiya, Jamatiya, Chadriya, Lasania
• Naqshbandiya Foundation for Islamic Education- Shaykh Muhammad Masum an-Naqshbandi
• Mujaddidiyyah Aslamiyyah Order
• Website with numerous articles on the late Naqshbandi Sheikh Mehmed Zahid Kotku also features a large article by Korkut Ozal, brother of Turgut Ozal. Korkut was a follower of Sheikh Mehmed Zahid Kotku

Naqshbandiyya Mujaddidiyya Aslamiyyah

• http://www.shadpursharif.com/

Saifi

• Naqshbandi Safy
• Saify Net

Hijazi

• Information on Naqshbandi Hijazi Sufi Order