A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   To understand the foundations of the doctrines of the Naqshbandiyyah Sufi Order, we must look at the order that preceded the Khwajangan in Central Asia, the Kubrawiyyah .   Shaykh Najm ad-Din Abu al-Jannab Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Kubra’ ( q.s. ) was a 13 th century Persian Sufi from Khwarizm.   Shaykh Najm ad-Din al-Kubra ( q.s. ) was known as the “Pillar of the Age” and one of the greatest Sufis of all time.   He is the founder of the Kubrawiyyah Sufi Order which was influential in the Ilkhanid and Timurid dynasties.   His methodology is considered exemplary of a golden age of Sufi metaphysics.   It was related to the Illuminism of Shaykh Shahab ad-Din Yahya ibn Habash as-Suhrawardi al-Ishraq ( q.s. ) the founder of Suhrawardiyyah Order.   His close associates included Shaykh Muswlih ad-Din Abu Muhammad Sa’adi ibn ‘Abdullah ash-Shirazi ( q.s. ) as well as Khwaja Shams ad-Din Muhammad Hafizh ash-Shirazi ( q.s. )...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Shaykh Najm ad-Din Abu al-Jannab Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Kubra’, ( q.s. ) was a 13 th century Persian Sufi from Khwarizm.   Shaykh Najm ad-Din al-Kubra ( q.s. ) was known as the “Pillar of the Age” and one of the greatest Sufis of all time.   He was the founder of the Kubrawiyyah Sufi Order which was influential in the Ilkhanid and Timurid dynasties.   His methodology is considered exemplary of a golden age of Sufi metaphysics.   It was related to the Illuminism of Shaykh Shahab ad-Din Yahya ibn Habash as-Suhrawardi al-Ishraq ( q.s. ) the founder of Suhrawardi Order.   His close associates included Shaykh Abu Muhammad Sa’adi Muswlih ad-Din ibn ‘Abdullah ash-Shirazi ( q.s. ) as well as Shaykh Shams ad-Din Muhammad at-Tabriz ( q.s. ).   Born in 540 AH / 1145 CE, Shaykh Najm ad-Din ( q.s. ) began his career as a scholar of ahadits and kalam .   His interest in Sufism began in Egypt, where he became a murid of Shayk...