Naqshbandīyah
Naqshbandīyah is a Sufi order (ṭarīqah), founded by Bahaüddin Nakşibend (1318-1389) in Bukhoro. This Sufi order was historically dominant in Central Asia, but also prominent in Anatolia and many other regions.
- HMML ID
- 352180590631
- PURL
- LC name
- Naqshbandīyah
- HMML name
- Naqshbandīyah
- HMML native script
- نقشبندية
- VIAF
Variants
- Nakşibendiyye
- Nakşibendî order
- Naqshabandīyah
- Naqshbandi Sufi Order
Organization information
- Organization type
- Sufi order (ṭarīqah)
- Centuries
- 14th century CE ● 15th century CE ● 16th century CE ● 17th century CE ● 18th century CE ● 19th century CE ● 20th century CE ● 21st century CE
- Founding locations
- Languages
- Fields of activity
Organization relationships
- Founders
General notes
- Description
- Ṣūfī order first arose among Persian-speakers, almost all classical texts are Persian; started in Buk̲h̲ārā; spread throughout Transoxiana and Harāt
- Citations
- Hamid Algar and K.A. Nizami, “Naḳs̲h̲bandiyya,” in Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, edited by P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, and W.P. Heinrichs, accessed May 7, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0843.
- Description
- sect attributed to Bahâeddin Nakşibend (ö. 791/1389); 2nd most common sect in the Islamic world; prominent in Central Asia, and spread throughout Islamic world except the Arabian Peninsula, Maghrib, and lower Sahara Africa; most leaders are from Bukhara and speak Persian;
- Citations
- Hamid Algar and Necdet Tosun, "Nakşibendiyye," İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Türkiye Diyanet Vakfi, accessed May 7, 2021, https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/naksibendiyye.
Preferred citation
"Naqshbandīyah." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified June 06, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/organization/352180590631
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-05-07
- Last edited
- 2023-06-06