Naqshbandi Golden Chain

Naqshbandī Khâlidī-Uthmanī Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Ali ibn abi talib
3. Salman the Persian
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Ja'far al-Sadiq
6. Bayazid Bastami
7. Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
8. Abu Ali Farmadi
9. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani
10. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani
11. Arif ar-Riwakri
12. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
13. Ali ar-Ramitani
14. Sayyid Amir Kulal
15. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
16. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
17. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-Attar
18. Yaqub al-Charkhi
19. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
20. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
21. Darwish Muhammad
22. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
23. Muhammad Baqi Billah
24. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi
25. Muhammad Masum Faruqi
26. Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
27. Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badawani
28. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
29. Sheikh Abdullah ad-Dahlawi
30. Mawlana Khâlid-i Baghdâdî
31. Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Tavîli
32. Sheikh Muhammad Bahâ-ad-Dîn Tavîli
33. Sheikh Umar Diya-ud-Dîn Biyari
34. Sheikh Muhammad Ali Hisâm-ad-Dîn Tavîli
35. Sheikh Muhammad Alâ-ad-Dîn Biyari
36. Sheikh Uthman Sirâj-ud-Dîn Sânî
37. Sheikh Muhammad Bahâ-ad-Dîn Sânî
38. Sheikh Ahmad Nûr-ad-Dîn Tavîli
39. Sheikh Muhammad ‘Irfan Naqshbandi

Naqshbandī Khâlidī-Haqqanī Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Ali ibn Abi Talib Siddiqe akbar(r)
3. Salman al-Farsi, (r)
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, (r)
5. Jafar as-Sadiq, (a)
6. Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami, (r)
7. Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, (q)
8. Abu Ali al-Farmadi, (q)
9. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, (q)
10. Abu'l Abbas, al-Khidr, (a.s)
11. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani, (q)
12. Arif ar-Riwakri, (q)
13. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, (q)
14. Ali ar-Ramitani, (q)
15. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, (q)
16. as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, (q)
17. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband, (q)
18. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar, (q)
19. Yaqub al-Charkhi, (q)
20. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, (q)
21. Muhammad az-Zahid, (q)
22. Darwish Muhammad, (q)
23. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, (q)
24. Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah, (q)
25. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi, (q)
26. Muhammad al-Masum, (q)
27. Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, (q)
28. as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani, (q)
29. Shamsuddin Habib Allah, (q)
30. Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi (q)
31. Shaykh Khalid al-Baghdadi, (q)
32. Shaykh Ismail al-Anarani ad-Dimashki, (q)
33. Shaykh Khas Muhammad ash-Shirwani, (q)
34. Shaykh Muhammad Effendi al-Yaraghi, (q)
35. Sayyid Jamaluddin al-Ghumuqi al-Husayni, (q)
36. Shaykh Abu Ahmad as-Sughuri, (q)
37. Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Madani, (q)
38. Shaykh Sharafuddin Daghestani, (q)
39. Shaykh Abdullah al-Fa'iz ad-Daghestani, (q)
40. Mawlana Sheikh Nazim Al-Haqqani (q)
41. Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Adil Al-Haqqani

Naqshbandī Khâlidī-İsmailağa Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Ali Ibn Abi Talib Siddique akber (r)
3. Salman al-Farsi, (r)
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Jafar as-Sadiq, (a)
6. Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami, (r),
7. Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, (q)
8. Abu Ali al-Farmadi, (q)
9. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, (q)
10. Khwaja Ahmad Yasavī, (q)
11. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani, (q)
12. Arif ar-Reogari, (q)
13. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, (q)
14. Ali ar-Ramitani, (q)
15. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, (q)
16. as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, (q)
17. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband, (q)
18. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar, (q)
19. Yaqub al-Charkhi, (q)
20. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, (q)
21. Muhammad az-Zahid, (q)
22. Darwish Muhammad, (q)
23. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, (q)
24. Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah, (q)
25. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi, (q)
26. Muhammad al-Masum, (q)
27. Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, (q)
28. as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani, (q)
29. Shamsuddin Habib Allah, (q)
30. Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi (q)
31. Shaykh Khalid al-Baghdadi, (q)
32. Abd Allah-i Mücâvir fi-Balad-î'l-Lâh, alias Abd Allah-e Macca-e Erzincanī, (q)
33. Shaykh Mustafa İsmet Garibu'l-Lâh, alias Grand Sheikh Affandy, (q)
34. Khwaja Khâlil-i Nûr-u Allah Zaghrawi, (q)
35. Khwaja Ali Rezâ al-Bazzâz Affandy, (q)
36. Khwaja Ali Haydâr Affandy, (q)
37. Khwaja Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, (q)
38. Khwaja Ahmad Mahmoud Ünlü, alias Cübbeli Ahmad Hodja

Naqshbandī Mujaddidī-Khalidī-Mahmudīa Golden Chain in Dagestan

Naqshbandi silsilah beginning from Muhammad is passed in chain till Ismail Kurdumeri (who is No31 in chain). After Ismail Kurdumeri the chain has split in two as he had two Ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) and Khas Muhammad Shirwani. From Khas Muhammad Shirwani the chain goes to Muhammad Yaraghi ad-Daghestani, from him to Jamaluddin Kumuki ad-Daghestani, who had three Ma'zuns, i.e. Mamadibir ar-Rochi ad-Daghestani, Imam Shamil ad-Daghestani (both had no Ma'zun), and `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri ad-Daghestani. According to Shuaib Afandi Bagini ad-Daghestani, `Abdurrahman as-Sughuri had two ma'zuns, i.e. Muhammad Haji `Obodi ad-Daghestani and Ilyas Tsudakhari ad-Daghestani (d1312 AH). Both had no ma'zuns, and thus the split chain coming from Khas Muhammad Shirwani has ended here. However, there were many Shaykhs, such as Sharafuddin ad-Daghestani, Abdullah Fa'izi ad-Daghestani and others who received Naqshbandi permission in their dream, or by special spiritual experience (rawhani), etc.

The chain from Muhammad Salih Shirwani (No32) dates back to Mahmud Afandi, Hasan Hilmi Afandi and the rest of the Daghestani Ma'zuns, as can be seen below.

1. Imam ul-Ambiyaa Sayyidna Muhammad d 11 AH, buried Madinah SA (570/571 - 632 CE)
2. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, d 13 AH, buried Madinah, SA
3. Salman al-Farsi, d 35AH buried Madaa'in, SA.
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr d 107AH buried Madinah SA.
5. Jafar as-Sadiq, d 148 AH buried Madinah SA.
6. Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami, d 261 AH buried Bistam, Iran (804 - 874 CE).
7. Abul Hassan Ali al-Kharqani, d 425 AH buried Kharaqan, Iran.
8. Abu Ali al-Farmadi, d 477 AH buried Tous, Khorasan, Iran.
9. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani, d 535 AH buried Bayram-Ali, Marv, Turkmenistan.
10. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani, d 575 AH buried Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
11. Arif ar-Riwkari, d 616 AH buried Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
12. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, d 715 AH buried Waabakni, Mawralnahar.
13. Ali ar-Ramitani, d 715AH buried Khwaarizm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
14. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, d 755AH buried Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
15. as-Sayyid Amir Kulal, d 772AH buried Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
16. Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, d 791AH buried Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE).
17. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-`Attar, buried Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan.
18. Yaqub al-Charkhi, d 851AH buried Charkh, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
19. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, d 895AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
20. Muhammad az-Zahid as-Samarqandi, d 936AH buried Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar
21. Darwish Muhammad, d 970AH buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
22. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, d 1008AH buried Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
23. Muhammad al-Baqi bi-l-Lah, d 1012AH buried Delhi, India.
24. Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi, d 1034AH buried Sarhand, India (1564–1624 CE)
25. Muhammad al-Masum, d 1096AH buried Sarhand, India.
26. Muhammad Sayfuddin al-Faruqi al-Mujaddidi, d 1096AH buried Sarhand, India
27. as-Sayyid Nur Muhammad al-Badawani,
28. Shamsuddin Habib Allah Jan-e-Janaan al-Mazhar,
29. Abdullah ad-Dahlawi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi
30. Muhammad Khalid Ziya ud-Dīn al-Baghdadi,(1779 - 1826 CE)
31. Ismail al-Kurdumeri,
32. Muhammad Salih Shirwani,
33. Ibrahim Kudkashani,
34. Haji Yunus Afandi Lalali ad-Daghestani, ( - 1277 AH)
35. Mahmud Afandi ad-Daghestani,
36. Jabrail Afandi ad-Daghestani,
37. Abdurrahman Haji Asawi ad-Daghestani,
38. Hasan Hilmi Afandi ad-Daghestani, (1852-1937 CE)
39. Muhammad Ya`sub ad-Daghestani,
40. Humayd Afandi Handiqi ad-Daghestani, (1868-1952 CE)
41. Husenil Muhammad Afandi `Uribi ad-Daghestani, (1862-1967 CE)
42. Muhammad Arif bin Hasan Hilmi al-Kahibi ad-Daghestani, (1900-1977 CE)
43. Muhammad Sa`adu Hajj Afandi Batlukhi ad-Daghestani, (1915-1995 CE)
44. `Abdul Hamid Afandi al-Inkhi ad-Daghestani,
45. Hamzat Afandi Tlaqi ad-Daghestani,
46. Muhammad Afandi Khuchadi ad-Daghestani,
47. Badrudin Afandi al-Botlikhi ad-Daghestani,
48. Said Afandi al-Chirkawi ad-Daghestani, (1937- CE)
49. `Abdujalil Afandi ad-Daghestani, (1949 - CE)
50. Ahmad Haji Afandi ad-Daghestani

Naqshbandī Mujaddidī-Süleymanī Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Abu Bakr
3. Salman the Persian
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Ja'far al-Sadiq
6. Bayazid Bastami
7. Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
8. Abu Ali Farmadi
9. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani
10. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani
11. Arif ar-Reogari
12. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
13. Ali ar-Ramitani
14. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
15. Sayyad Amir Kulal
16. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
17. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar
18. Yaqub al-Charkhi
19. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
20. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
21. Darwish Muhammad
22. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
23. Muhammad Baqi Billah
24. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi
25. Muhammad Masum Faruqi
26. Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
27. Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badayuni
28. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
29. Ghulam Ali Dihlawi
30. Hafiz Abu Sā‘īd Fāruqī Mujaddidī
31. Shah Sā‘īd Fāruqī Faruqī Mujaddidī
32. Khwaja Muhammed Mazhar İş’an Can-ı Cânân, son of Khwaja Ahmed Sā‘īd Fāruqī
33. Khwaja Selahüddin İbn-i Mevlana Siracüddin
34. Süleyman Hilmi Tunahan

Naqshbandī Mujaddidī-Ghaffāri Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Abu Bakr as-Siddiq
3. Salman al-Farsi
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Jafar as-Sadiq
6. Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami
7. Abul-Hassan Kharaqani
8. Abul-Qasim Gurgani
9. Abu Ali Farmadi
10. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani
11. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani
12. Arif ar-Riwakri
13. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
14. Ali ar-Ramitani
15. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
16. Sayyad Amir Kulal
17. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
18. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar
19. Yaqub al-Charkhi
20. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
21. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
22. Darwish Muhammad
23. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
24. Muhammad Baqi Billah
25. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi
26. Muhammad Masum Faruqi
27. Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
28. Hafiz Muhammad Mohsin Dehlavi
29. Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badawani
30. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
31. Abdullah Dehlavi, alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi
32. Hafiz Abu Saeed Ahmed
33. Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi
34. Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari
35. Khwaja Muhammad Usman Damani
36. Khwaja Sirajuddin Naqshbandi
37. Pir Fazal Ali Qureshi
38. Khwaja Muhammad Abdul Ghaffar Madani Abbassi, alias Pir Mitha
39. Abdu'l-Haqq Madani Abbasi
40. Shams ur-Rahman Abbasî

Naqshbandī Mujaddidī-Tahiri Golden Chain

1. Sayyadna Muhammad
2. Abu Bakr
3. Salman the Persian
4. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr
5. Ja'far al-Sadiq
6. Bayazid Bastami
7. Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani
8. Abul-Qasim Gurgani
9. Abu Ali Farmadi
10. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani
11. Abdul Khaliq al-Gajadwani
12. Arif ar-Riwakri
13. Khwaja Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi
14. Ali ar-Ramitani
15. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi
16. Sayyad Amir Kulal
17. Imam at-Tariqah Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband
18. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-cAttar
19. Yaqub al-Charkhi
20. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar
21. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi
22. Darwish Muhammad
23. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki
24. Muhammad Baqi Billah
25. Mujaddid Alf ath-Thani Ahmad al-Faruqi as-Sirhindi
26. Muhammad Masum Faruqi
27. Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi
28. Hafiz Muhammad Mohsin Dehlavi
29. Sayyid Nur Muhammad Badawani
30. Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan
31. Ghulam Ali Dihlawi
32. Hafiz Abu Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi
33. Shah Ahmed Saeed Faruqi Mujaddidi
34. Haji Dost Muhammad Qandhari
35. Muhammad Usman Damani
36. Sayyad Laal Shah Hamdani
37. Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi
38. Fazal Ali Qureshi
39. Khwaja Abdul Ghaffar Naqshbandi, alias Pir Mitha
40. Khwaja Allah Bakhsh Abbasi Ghaffari, alias Sohna Saeen
41. Muhammad Tahir, son of (40)

Naqshbandī Mujaddidī-Riyaziya Golden Chain in India

1. Muhammad, wisal 12th Rabī‘ al-awwal 11AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
2. Abu Bakr, wisal.22nd Jumada al-Thani 13AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
3. Umar Farooq, wisal.1st Muharram 24AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
4. Uthman Ghani, wisal.18th Dhu al-Hijjah 35AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
5. Ali, wisal.21st Ramadan 40AH, buried Najaf, Iraq.
6. Salman al-Farsi, wisal.10th Rajab 35AH, buried Madaa'in, Iraq.
7. Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, wisal.24th Jumada al-Thani 107AH, buried Muslal, Saudi Arabia.
8. Ja'far ibn Muḥammad al-Ṣādiq, wisal.15th Rajab 148AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
9. Tayfur Abu Yazid al-Bistami, wisal. 17th Sha'ban 261AH, buried Bistaam, Iraq.
10. Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani, wisal. 10th Muharram 425AH, buried Khirqaan, Iran.
11. Abu Ali Al-Farmadi. 4th Rabi' al-awwal 477AH, buried Tus, Iran.
12. Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Hamadani , wisal. 27th Rajab 535AH, buried Maru, Khorosan, Iran.
13. Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani , wisal. 12th Rabi' al-awwal 575AH, buried Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
14. Muhammad Arif ar-Riwakri, wisal. 1st Shawwal 616AH, buried Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
15. Mahmoud al-Anjir al-Faghnawi, wisal. 17th Rabi' al-awwal 715AH, buried Waabakni, Mawralnahar.
16. Ali ar-Ramitani, wisal. 28th Dhu al-Qi'dah 715AH, buried Khwaarizm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
17. Muhammad Baba as-Samasi, wisal. 10th Jumada al-awwal 755AH, buried Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
18. Sayyad Amir Kulal, wisal. 8th Jumada al-awwal 772AH, buried Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
19. Muhammad Baha'uddin Shah Naqshband, wisal. 3rd Rabi' al-awwal 791AH, Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
20. Ala'uddin al-Bukhari al-Attar, wisal. 20th Rajab buried Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan.
21. Yaqub al-Charkhi, wisal. 5th Safar 851AH, buried Charkh, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
22. Ubaydullah al-Ahrar, wisal. 29th Rabi' al-awwal 895AH, buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
23. Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi, wisal. 1st Rabi' al-awwal 936AH, buried Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar.
24. Darwish Muhammad, wisal. 19th Muharram 970AH, buried Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
25. Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, wisal. 22nd Sha'ban 1008AH, buried Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
26. Muhammad Baqi Billah. 25th Jumada al-Thani 1012AH, buried Delhi, India.
27. Ahmad Sirhindi, wisal. 28th Safar 1034AH, buried Sirhind, India.
28. Urwat al Wusqa Muhammad Masum Kamal, wisal. 9th Rabi' al-awwal 1079AH, buried Sirhind, India.
29. Muhammad Sayfuddin Faruqi Mujaddidi, wisal. 19th Jumada al-awwal 1096AH, buried Sirhind, India.
30. Syed Nur Muhammad Badawani, wisal. 11th Dhu al-Qi'dah 1135AH, buried Delhi, India.
31. Shah Shams ud Din Habibullah Mirza Mazhar Jan-e-Janaan, wisal. 10th Muharram 1195AH, buried Delhi, India.
32. Shah Abdullah alias Shah Ghulam Ali Dehlavi, wisal. 22nd Safar 1240AH, buried Delhi, India.
33. Shah Abu Saeed Mujadaddi, wisal. 1st Shawwal 1250AH, buried Delhi, India.
34. Shah Ahmed Saeed Muhadis Ahmedi Mujadaddi, wisal.2nd Rabi' al-awwal 1277AH, buried Medina, Saudi Arabia.
35. Shah Syed Muhammad Abdus Salam Mujadaddi, wisal. 22nd Sha'ban 1312AH, buried Haswa, Uttar Pradesh, India.
36. Syed Najamuddin Ahmed Mujadaddi, wisal. 18th Rabi' al-thani 1358AH, buried Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
37. Syed Riyaz Ahmad Naqshbandi Mujadaddi, wisal. 11th Dhu al-Qi'dah 1386AH, buried Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
38. Syed Amin Ahmad Hasnaini Mujadaddi, wisal 6th Rabi' al-thani 1435 buried Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
39. Syed Sarim Riyaz Hasnaini Mujadaddi, Khalifah and Sajjadah

Shia term

Shi'a Islam uses it idiomatically to mean a lineage of authentic Masters.