Baha' al-Din Naqshband

Baha' al-Din Naqshband
بهاءالدین محمد نقشبند
The mausoleum of Baha al-Din Naqshband in Bukhara, now present-day Uzbekistan
Personal life
BornMarch 1318 CE
Bukhara, Chagatai Khanate (present-day Uzbekistan)
Died2 March 1389 CE
Bukhara, Timurid Empire (present-day Uzbekistan)
Resting placeBahoutdin Architectural Complex, Uzbekistan
Home townKasri Orifon (present-day Uzbekistan)
Main interest(s)Sufism
Known forFounder of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order
Religious life
ReligionSunni Islam
DenominationSunni
OrderSufi
JurisprudenceHanafi
TariqaNaqshbandi (founder)
CreedMaturidi
Senior posting
SuccessorSayyid Alauddin Attar
Disciple ofAmir Kulal
Disciples

Baha' al-Din Naqshband (Persian: بهاءالدین محمد نقشبند; 1318–1389) was the eponymous founder of what became one of the largest Sufi Sunni orders, the Naqshbandi.

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