Baha' al-Din Naqshband facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Syed Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari |
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Baha-ud-Din's name in Arabic calligraphy
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| Born | 1318 Bukhara, Chagatai Khanate |
| Died | 1389 (aged 70–71) Bukhara, Timurid Empire |
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| Influences | Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Abu Bakr, Jafar Sadiq, Amir Kulal, Abdulkhaliq Ghujdawani |
| Influenced | Yaqub al-Charkhi, Hazrat Ishaan, Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband, Sayyid Mir Jan, Sayyid Mahmud Agha |
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (Persian: بهاءالدین محمد نقشبند بخاری) (1318–1389) was the founder of what would become one of the largest Sufi Sunni orders, the Naqshbandi.
Biography
Baha-ud-Din 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.
Lineage
Baha-ud-Din was a Sayyid, a descendant of Prophet Muhammad (صل اللہ علیہ وسلم) through Imam Hasan al-Askari. One registered lineage of him is the following:
1. Prophet Muhammad (صل اللہ علیہ وسلم)
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima Al Zahra
3. Imam Hussain
4. Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin
10. Imam Ali al Hadi
12. Mir Sayyid Ali Akbar
13. Sayyid Mir Mahmud Fakhriddin
14. Amir Sayyid Mir Muhyuddin
15. Amir Sayyid Mir Khalwati
16. Amir Sayyid Mir Naqi Naqib
17. Sayyid Mir Ilaq
18. Sayyid Mir Mahmud
19. Sayyid Burhan Qilich
20. Sayyid Mir Shaaban
21. Sayyid Mir Qasim
22. Sayyid Mir Zayn ul Abedin
23. Sayyid Mir Abdullah
24. Sayyid Mir Burhanuddin Qilich
25. Amir Sayyid Mir Jalalludin Muhammad Bukhari
26. Amir Sayyid Mir Muhammad Bukhari
27. Hazrat Khwaja Sayyid Mir Bahauddin Naqshband
Naqshbandi Golden Chain
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:
- Muhammad
- Sayyidna Abu Bakkar Siddique
- Salman the Persian
- Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakkar
- Ja'far al-Sadiq
- Bayazid Bistami
- Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
- Abu Ali Farmadi
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani
- Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani
- Arif ar-Riwagri
- Mahmood Anjir-Faghnawi
- Azizan Ali Ramitani
- Sayyid Amir Kulal
- Mohammad Baba As-Samasi
- Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
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.
Death
Baha-ud-Din 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.
Legacy and descendants
Baha-ud-Din is the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.
One notable bloodline goes on through his daughter who married Bahauddin’s student and spiritual heir Alauddin Attar. Notable descendants of Bahauddin through this bloodline are Hazrat Ishaan and his family.
