Spiritual Lineage - Silsilah

Spiritual Lineage - Silsilah

After the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) departed from this world his Sunnah was assumed and practised by many elite Sahabah, on the authority of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). These eminent Sahabah included Hazrat Abu-Bakr Siddiq (ra) & Hazrat Ali (ra) and before they departed they also nominated their successful students to carry on this Sunnah. Thus this tradition has been passed down from one generation to the next through an authentic chain of Friends of Allah the Auliya (saints).This chain is known as a Silsilah and varies according to the Sufi order.
The representation of the silsilah (chain) is referred to as the shajara (tree). This traces back the chain of transmission to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).
The Shajara is recited on all spiritual gatherings of the Tariqa.
In the Qur'an, Almighty Allah ((subhanahu wa ta’ala) says about Bai'at (vow of allegiance):
"Verily, those who Swear Allegiance unto thee, O Muhammad , in truth Swear Allegiance to Allah: The Hand of Allah is over their hands: then anyone who violates his oath, does so to the harm of his own soul, and anyone who fulfils what he has covenanted with Allah,- Allah will soon grant him a great Reward."
Holy Qur'an 48:10

The Naqshbandi-Ghamkolvi Shajara:

1. HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD
(may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
2. Hazrat Abu Bakr-as Siddiq
(may Almighty Allah be pleased with him)
3. Hazrat Salman Farsi (ra)
4. Hazrat Qasim Imam (ra)
5. Hazrat Jafaar Imam (ra)
6. Hazrat Shakyh Akhbar Bayazid (ra)
7. Hazrat Abul Hassan of Khirkaan (ra)
8. Hazrat Khwaja Abu Qasim of Girgaan (ra)
9. Hazrat Khwaja Boo Ali of Farmid (ra)
10. Hazrat Khwaja Abu Yusuf of Hamdaan (ra)
11. Hazrat Khwaja Abdul Khaliq of Gujdawaan (ra)
12. Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Arif of Rewagar (ra)
13. Hazrat Khwaja Mahmood-al-Khair of Fagna (ra)
14. Hazrat Khwaja Aziz Ali of Ramatin (ra)
15. Hazrat Baba Samasee (ra)
16. Hazrat Shah Kalaal Mir (ra)
17. Hazrat Khwaja Baha-Uddin Naqshband of Bukhara (ra)
18. Hazrat Khwaja Alauddin of Ataar (ra)
19. Hazrat Yaqoob of Charkh (ra)
20. Hazrat Khwaja Abaid-Ullah of Araar (ra)
21. Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Zahid (ra)
22. Hazrat Khwaja Darwish Mohammed (ra)
23. Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Mazhar (ra)
24. Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Baqi Billah (ra)
25. Hazrat Khwaja Mujjaddid Alif Thani of Sirhind (ra)
26. Hazrat Mohammed Shah Hussain (ra)
27. Hazrat Syed Abdul Basit (ra)
28. Hazrat Abdul Qadir (ra)
29. Hazrat Syed Mahmood (ra)
30. Hazrat Khwaja Abdullah (ra)
31. Hazrat Shah Inayatullah (ra)
32. Hazrat Hafiz Ahmed (ra)
33. Hazrat Khwaja Abdul Saboor (ra)
34. Hazrat Khwaja Gul Mohammed (ra)
35. Hazrat Abdul Majeed (ra)
36. Hazrat Abdul Aziz (ra)
37. Hazrat Mohammed Shah Malook (ra)
38. Hazrat Shah Nizamuddin (ra)
39. Hazrat Khwaja Mohammed Qasim (ra) of Mohra Sharif
40. Hazrat Khwaja Zindapir (ra) of Ghamkol Sharif
41. Hazrat Khwaja Baadshah Sahib of Ghamkol Sharif
42. Hazrat Sufi Mohammed Abdullah Khan of Birmingham, UK