The
Titles of the Naqshbandi Golden Chain
The designation of the Naqshbandi Golden
Chain has changed from century to century. From the time of
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (r) to the time of Bayazid al-Bistami (r)
it was called as-Siddiqiyya. From the time of Bayazid to the
time of Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawani it was called at-Tayfuriyya.
From the time of Sayyidina 'Abdul Khaliq al-Ghujdawan to the
time of Shah Naqshband it was called the Khwajaganiyya. From
the time of Shah Naqshband through the time of Sayyidina Ubaidullah
al-Ahrar and Sayyidina Ahmad Faruqi, it was called Naqshbandiyya.
Naqshbandiyya means to "tie the Naqsh
very well." The Naqsh is the perfect engraving of Allah's
Name in the heart of the murid. From the time of Sayyidina
Ahmad al-Faruqi to the time of Shaikh Khalid al-Baghdadi it
was called Naqshbandi-Mujaddidiyya. From the time of Sayyidina
Khalid al-Baghdadi until the time of Sayiddina Shaikh Ismail
Shirwani it was called the Naqshbandiyya-Khalidiyya. From
the time of Sayyidina Isma'il Shirwani until the time of Sayyidina
Shaikh 'Abdullah ad-Daghestani, it was called Naqshbandi-Daghestaniyya.
And today it is known by the name Naqshbandiyya-Haqqaniyya.
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