Baha-ud-din Naqshband
Muslim Saint and founder of Naqshbandi order (1318–1389) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muslim Saint and founder of Naqshbandi order (1318–1389) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bahá-ud-dín Shah an-Naqshband Muhammad al-Uwaysi al-Bukhárí (Persian: بهاءالدین محمد نقشبند بخاری) (1318–1389) was the founder of what would become one of the largest Sufi Sunni orders, the Naqshbandi.
Sayyíd Bahá-ud-dín Naqshband Bukhárí | |
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Baha-ud-Din's name in Arabic calligraphy | |
| Grandpatriarch of The Hazrat Ishaans | |
| Born | 1318 Bukhara, Chagatai Khanate |
| Died | 1389 (aged 70–71) Bukhara, Timurid Empire |
| Feast | Khwaja Digar, 3rd Rabi al Awwal |
Bahá-ud-dín was born on 18 March 1318 CE (14 Muharram, 718 AH) in the village of Qasr-i-Hinduvan (later renamed Qasr-i Arifan) near Bukhara, in what is now Uzbekistan and it was there that he died in 1389.[1]
Bahá-ud-dín was a Sayyid, a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through Imam Hasan al-Askari.
Harvard professor Annemarie Schimmel held the opinion of Bahauddin Naqshband being a descendant of Imam Hasan al Askari.[2]
One registered lineage of him is the following:[3]
He came into early contact with the Khwajagan (lit: the Masters), and was adopted as spiritual progeny by one of them, Baba Muhammad Sammasi, while still an infant. Sammasi was his first guide on the path, and more important was his relationship with Sammasi's principal khalifa (successor), Amir Kulal, the last link in the silsila, or chain of teachers, before Baha-ud-Din:[5]
As a youth, Naqshbandi was recognized as an exceptional Islamic scholar before he turned 20. He traveled to Mecca for the Islamic pilgrimage Hajj at least three times. He became a respected scholar in Central Asia and received many guests and pupils to Bukhara from other parts of Central Asia.[6]
Bahá-ud-dín was buried in his native village, Qasr-i Arifan, in 1389. In 1544, Khan Abd al-Aziz built over his grave a tomb and surrounding buildings. The Memorial complex is located 16 kilometers from Bukhara and is today a place of pilgrimage.[6]
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