Khwaja ‘Abd al-Khaliq al-Ghujdawani’s account of the Golden Chain from Abu Yazid al-Bistami
The venerable Khwaja ‘Abd al-Khaliq al-Ghujdawani provides the following transmission for the Golden Chain tracing back to Sultan ul-Arifin Abu Yazid al-Bistami, as cited by the author of Khwajagan-i-Naqshband (Urdu). Abu Yazid al-Bistami (804-877/78) … Continue reading
March 10, 2011 · 2 Comments
Re: Published Naqshbandi spiritual chain of transmission historically impossible by Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
According to Shah Wali Allah, a recognized hadith scholar and eminent Indian Naqshbandi, the biographical literature unequivocally states that Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr Siddiq could not have met … Continue reading
February 11, 2011 · Leave a comment
Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin 