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Khwaja Baqi Billah (Persian: خواجه باقی بالله) also known as Khwaja Muhammad Baqi,[1] with his pen name Berang, (14 July 1564– 29 November 1603), was a Sufi saint from Kabul. He was a disciple of Khwaja Muhammad Amkanagi and the pioneer of the Naqshbandi Order in the Indian subcontinent. [2][3][4][5]
Birth
Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandi Order in the Indian subcontinent. His father Abd as-Salām Khalji Samarqandī Quraishi was a scholar and saint from Kabul. His Takhallus (pen name) was "Berang", which literally means colorless or invisible.[6][1]
Death
He died on 14 Jumada al-Thani 1012 AH (29 November 1603) and is buried in the Nabi Karim area of Delhi.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144524519.pdf
- ^ "Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah". Retrieved 2009-11-15.
- ^ "HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAQI BILLAH R.A". Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ Ellison Banks Findly (Feb 1993). Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India. Oxford University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-19-507488-8.
- ^ Malika Mohammada (2007). The foundations of the composite culture in India. p. 181. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3.
- ^ "Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah".
