Monthly Archives: June 2014

Khwaja Arif Riwgari (616 AH)

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hadhrat Khwāja Ārif Riwgarī, may Allāh sanctify his secret, was the deputy of Hadhrat Khwāja Abd al-Khāliq Ghujdawānī quddisa sirruhū. He was born in a village called Riwgar, about fifteen miles from Bukhārā, Uzbekistān. Khwāja Abd al-Khāliq had four deputies. … Continue reading →

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Khwaja Mahmood Anjir Faghnawi (628-717 AH)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hadhrat Khwāja Mahmūd Anjīr-Faghnawī, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in a village called Anjīr-Faghnī, located near Wābakna, close to Bukhārā (now Uzbekistān) circa 628 AH. He was the deputy and spiritual successor of Khwāja Ārif Riwgarī quddisa … Continue reading →

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Khwaja Azizan Ali Ramitani (585-715 AH)

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hadhrat Khwāja Azīzān Alī Rāmītanī quddisa sirruhu (585-715 AH) was born in Ramitan, a town located near four miles from Bukhara (now Uzbekistan), circa 585 AH. He was also called Nassāj, meaning weaver, as initially he used to weave clothes. … Continue reading →

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Sanad of Hadith of Hadhrat Pir Mittha

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Following is the chain of authority (Sanad) in the science of Hadith, for the great Sufi master of the Naqshbandi Order Hadhrat Shaykh Abdul-Ghaffar Fazali Naqshbandi Mujaddidi qaddas-Allahu sirrahu. It is presented in Arabic, and will later be transliterated in … Continue reading →

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Five letters of Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hadhrat Khwāja Pīr Fazal Alī Quraishī quddisa sirruhū often wrote letters to his followers, although very few of these have survived. The following five letters were written in Urdu and have been acquired through reliable sources. For the readers of … Continue reading →

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Shaykh Abu Ali Farmadi (434-511 AH)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hadhrat Shaykh Abū-Alī Fadl ibn Muhammad al-Fārmadī at-Tūsī qaddasa-Allāhu sirrahū (may Allāh sanctify his secret) was a great master of Sufism in the fourth century AH. He received spiritual secrets by the Uwaisi method from Shaykh Abul-Hasan Kharaqānī quddisa sirruhū. He … Continue reading →

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Hazrat Khwaja Ala’uddin al-Attar al-Bukhari (d.804 H)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Hazrat Khwājā Alā’uddīn al-Attār al-Bukhārī radiyAllāhu anhu (d.804H) was son-in-law and the chief deputy of the founder of the Naqshbandi Sufi order Hadhrat Khwaja Baha ad-Din Naqshband al-Bukhari radiyAllāhu anhu. He passed away on Wednesday 20 Rajab 804 AH (23 … Continue reading →

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Khwaja Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi (852-936 AH)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Ḥaḍrat Khwāja Muḥammad Zāhid Wakhshī qaddas-Allahu sirruhu was one of the chief deputies of Khwāja ʻUbayd-Allāh Aḥrār quddisa sirruhu. He lived in Vakhsh (or Vakash), a small town in present-day Tajikistan, about 100 km South of the capital Dushanbe. He … Continue reading →

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Khwaja Durwish Muhammad (846-970H)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Ḥaḍrat Khwāja Darwīsh Muḥammad qaddas-Allahu sirruhu was the nephew (son of sister) of Khwāja Muḥammad Zāhid Wakhshi quddisa sirruhu, and was his chief deputy and spiritual successor. He was born on 16th Shawwal 846 AH (17/18 February 1443). He passed … Continue reading →

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Khwaja Muhammad Baba Sammasi (d.755 H)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Talib Ghaffari

Ḥaḍrat Khwāja Muḥammad Bābā Sammāsī qaddas-Allāhu sirruhu was the most distinguished deputy of Khwāja ʿAzīzān quddisa sirruhu. He was born in Sammās, a village near Rāmītan, about ten miles from Bukhārā (Uzbekistan). His tomb also lies there. He had a … Continue reading →

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