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NaqshbandiNaqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is an order in Sufi Islam. It is unique among Sufi Orders, as it claims to have begun with Abu Bakr, whereas most Sufi Orders claim to have begun from Ali ibn Abu Talib. It started in Khorasan region of Iran but is also traditionally affiliated with the Ottoman Empire. The word Naqshbandi نقشبندی is Persian and means "related to the image-maker". Others consider it to mean "Pattern Maker" rather than "image maker" and interpret "Naqshbandi" to mean "Reformer of Patterns". External links Naqshbandia Order in South Asia: There are two branches of Naqshbanidia Order in South Asia. These are Naqshbandia Mujjadidia and Naqshbandia Awaisia. One of eminent Sheikhs from former order is Sheikh Muhammad Tahir Naqshbandi Mujaddadi renowned as "Mahboob Sajjan Saeen". The following is brief description of the latter: The Naqshbandiah Owaisiah Order Khawaja Naqshband (d-1389 A.C) organized the Naqshbandiah Order of Bukhara (now in central Asia north of Afghanistan). This Order has two main branches the Mujaddidiah and the Owaisiah. The former is identified with Shaikh Ahmed Sirhindi, Mujaddad Alif Sani (literally reviver of the first Muslim millenium), who was successor of Khawaja Baqi Bilah, who introduced the Order to the Indo-Pakistan sub-continent. The method of zikr employed by the Naqshbandiah is "Zikr-al-Khafi-Qalbi" (contemplation of Allahs name within the heart) and is termed "Pas an Fas", which in Persian means guarding every breath. The Owaisiah Order employs a similar method of zikr but acquires the Prophetic blessings in the manner of Khawaja Owais Qarni, who received this beneficence from the Holy Prophet (SAW) without a formal physical meeting. The Chain of Transmission of this Baraka, of course, must emanate from the Holy Prophet (SAW). It is prerequisite in all Sufi Orders, except the Naqshbandih Owaisiah, that the Shaikh and the seekers must be contemporaries and must physically meet each other for the transfer of this Baraka. Shaikh Sirhindi writes in his Tazkirah about the Owaisiah Order: It is the most sublime, the most exalted, and the most effective,..And the highest station of all the others is only its stepping stone. By far the greatest singular distinction of the Naqshbandiah Owaisiah Order is the honour of Spiritual Barat (Oath of Allegiance) directly at the blessed hands of the Holy Prophet MUHAMMAD (SAW'''). (www.owaisiah.com)'''
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