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  Bahauddin Naqshbandi мая 11, 2023  Ensemble of Naqshbandi near Bukhara The Memorial Complex of Khoja Bakhouddin Naqshbandi is one of the most important Muslim shrines. Every self-respecting Muslim knows and reveres this name. The great theologian of the XIV century, founder of the Sufi Order "Naqshbandia" was buried 12 km from Bukhara in his native village of Kasri Orifon. Some time ago there was the pagan temple of the site of current tomb of Naqshbandi. Naqshbandi was the spiritual teacher of Amir Temur and made hajj to Mekka 32 times. He appealed people to be modest and rejected the luxury. His philosophy was based on the principle: "Dil ba joru, dast ba kor" ("The heart - with the God, hands at work"). The main building of the complex is the khanqah. Before the frontal of the mosque there is the minaret and small madrassah. To the west from dahma, in separate courtyard there is the large necropolis, where Naqshbandi is buried. Graves of his mother an...

  Khwaja Ali Ramitani al-Azizan мая 11, 2023  Khwaja Ali Ramitani al-Azizan (may God sanctify his innermost being) is the fourteenth Shaykh in the Naqshbandi Golden Chain, whilst also being the fifth Khwaja in the ‘Khwajagan’ – the Masters of Wisdom of Central Asia. He was born in the village of Ramitan, near Bukhara in Uzbekisatan. From a young age, he was an avid student of the knowledge of the Divine Law, the Traditions and the Quran. By the time he met Khwaja Mahmud Ingir al-Fagnevi, from whom he was given the Naqshbandi spiritual secret, he was a reference for anyone seeking religious or legal direction. He was a weaver of carpets by trade and would give away more than half of his earnings to the poor. As recorded by Mawlana Abdul Rahman Jami in his famous book entitled ‘Nafahat al-Uns’ (Breaths of Divine Intimacy), Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi referred to Khwaja Ali as ‘Khwaja Nassaj’ (the Weaver) in his poem:- ‘If there is anyone whose knowledge of the spiritual state is bey...

  Hajj Mahmud Anjir-fagnaviy мая 11, 2023  Hajj Mahmud Anjir-fagnaviy was the most famous Sufi of his time, recognized as the spiritual authority of Maverannahr. He was born in the Vabkent district of Bukhara region in the village of AnzhirFagna. Hajj Mahmud Anjir-fagnaviy was the successor of the Sufi spiritual tradition. He was a disciple (murid) and a follower of the Sufi HadjiArifaar-Rivgar. He knew the craft of a carpenter and devoted his whole life to work and knowledge of Divine truth. Haji Mahmud Anjir-Fagnawiywelcomed two types of spiritual ritual in his mystic-ascetic practice. There were khufi, which is quiet (or secret) dhikr of communion with Allah and dzhakhriya, which is collective and loud one. He was the first who introduced the public dhikr in accordance with the needs of the time and the demands of seekers. When the sheikh was asked about these innovations, he replied: “Let the sleepers wake up.” Hajj Mahmud Anjir-fagnaviy was the spiritual mentor of the fam...

  Khwaja Muhammad Arif Riwgari  мая 11, 2023  Khwaja Muhammad Arif Riwgari is the first of the group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order. His shrine is at Riwgar, or now is known as Shofirkon, about 45 km North of Bukhara, in today's Uzbekistan,Born in Riwgar, today called Safirkon, forty-five kilometers north of Bukhara. He studied the supervision of the master of his time, Abdul Khaliq Ghajadwani. He was the deputy of Abdul Khaliq Ghajadwani, Khwāja Abdul Khaliq Ghajadwani had four deputies. When he died, his first deputy Khwāja Ahmad Siddīq succeeded him and took over the seat of spiritual directorship and trained the seekers in this noble path. When he was close to dying, he urged all his followers to seek the company of Khwaja Muhammad Arif Riwgari.   Arif Riwgari wrote a treatise on Tasawwuf, called “Ārif Nāma”, and one of its ma...

  Haj Sayyid Amir Kulal мая 11, 2023   Haj Sayyid Amir Kulal was born in 1287 in the village of Sukhor near Bukhara (now Kagan district of Bukhara region). He was engaged in pottery, and he was considered a patron of all potters in Central Asia. Kulal (“potter”) is one of the spiritual authorities and the sheikh of the Sufi school Hadzhagana. Sheikh Sayyid Amir Kulal in accordance with the tradition of Hadzhagana had 4 deputies and 114 followers. In his youth, Amir Kulal was fond of wrestling and spent time in competitions. At that time,the famous Sheikh Muhammad BabaiSammasi noticed him. Amir Kulal became his murid, and later he became the fourth deputy. ShaykhBabaySammashi entrusted to Amir Kulalthe upbringing of his “spiritual son” BahaaddinNaqshband. Haj Sayyid Amir Kulal introduced Bahaaddin to the rules and concepts of the mystical path of Hadzhagana, the ways of pronouncing dhikr and the traditions of spiritual continuity. According to various sources, Sheikh Sayyid Ami...

  Khoja Mohammed Babai Samosi мая 11, 2023  Khoja Mohammed Babai Samosi - a representative of the Khodjagon-Nakhshbandia order, the fifth of the 7 feasts of Bukhari (13th century). He studied with Khoja Ali Romitani and after his death led the Khojagan Order. When Bahauddin Naqshband was born, he adopted him as a spiritual child and gave birth to Sayyid Mir Kulol. He made his living gardening. Buried in his native village. The mausoleum of the mountain, the mosque surrounding it and the stone well were repaired for the first time in Uzbekistan Although it is known that he was born in the village of Sammos in Romitan, it is not known what year they were born. He died at Sammos, 755 AH - 1354 CE. Hazrat Muhammad Baba Sammasi (r.a.) was a man whose face radiated light. His eyes were impressive and his emotions strong. He sincerely served His Highness Khoja Ali Romitani until the end of his life. Hazrat Mohammad Baba Sammosi (r.a.) took care of the trees in his garden and worked h...

  Abdul Khaliq Gijduvani  мая 11, 2023  Abdul Khaliq Ghijduvani (died 1179) was one of a group of Central Asian Sufi teachers known simply as Khwajagan (the Masters) of the Naqshbandi order. Abdul Khaliq was born in the small town of Ghijduvan, near Bukhara. His father had migrated to Central Asia from Malatya, in eastern Anatolia where he had been a prominent faqih. While Abdul Khaliq was studying tafsir in Bukhara he first had an awakening of interest in the path. He received further training at the hands of Yusuf Hamdani, and was the next link in the Naqshbandi silsila following him. The way Abdul Khaliq taught became known as the way of the Khojas - teachers.[1] Abdul Khaliq bequeathed to subsequent generations of the Naqshbandi silsila a series of principles governing their Sufi practice, concisely formulated in Persian and known collectively as "the Sacred Words" (kalimat-i qudsiya), or ...

  There are seven sacred Sufies in Bukhara.  And today we decided to visit all of them in a day .As a rule the tour starts from the grave of 1) Sheikh Abdul-Khaliq Abd Al Gijduvani , who founded School of the Central Asian Sufism. He always took a view that every imam must have his own job. There is Ulugbek madrasah near the new mosque, where pilgrims can pray.   2)   Muhammad Arif Ar Revgary began to learn Sufizm very early. When he was 19, he taught philosophy. His manuscript "Nafahat ul-uns" and "Arifnoma" are the only written evidences about the life of the famous Sufi. Having read his works, it is clear that Haja Arif Revgary was one of the most worthy successor of traditions and practices “Hadzhagana” 3) Hoja Mahmud Anzhir Fagnavy   was a famous Sufi of his time. He was engaged in gardening. Fagnavy was the spiritual successor of Sufi tradition. He was an expert at his job carpenter thereby earning his living. There is a beautiful mausoleum not far from ...

Today was the 4 day and the second week of our practice .And our destination was t he monument is The Mausoleum Chashma-Ayub («The Source of Holy Iov») is situated not far from the gate Talipach, in the north-western part of Bukhara. We have gathered there at around 14:00 and started observing,our practice teacher told us some intriguing facts  and the legend about such a holy place .It is one of the religious monuments of   architecture, which includes mausoleum and "holly source", "chashma" means “well”. There is an inscription near the well, which says that the mausoleum was built in 1379-1380 by experienced masters from Khorezm. According to the legend, the monument has the connection with prophet Iov (Ayub) who once travelled here during drought and helped local people dying of thirst. When he struck with his staff, there was a source of crystal-clear water, which remains clear and healing. There are also museum of water and exhibition of carpets in this mauso...

  Today was the third day of our practice lesson.Our journey started at early morning 9:30. We meandered to one of the city’s centers, the Modarihon madrasah. After gathering together, we were told the story and some of the most basic and interesting facts about the  building of Modarihon madrasah. We went to this monument, covering our heads and there while we were waiting for people to come out, our practice teacher told us the information of this holy place .The layout of the place was very fascinating and I did not even notice how quickly the time flew by.   All in all ,I had to say that most of all I was excited of that holy place.

  Today was our 2 practice lesson. Our today's aim was Ulugbek madrasah. We gathered near our today’s destination at about 13:30.We crossed the empty outdoor space to  madrasah, which had not yet undergone any restoration,but then after entering we have noticed that we can’t get inside cause masters were repairing and restoring the ancient building.The building was full of blue shades majolica patterns and I could barely make out any of the faded colors in the ancient paint. Inside was a mostly abandoned courtyard with some tourists inside The day was really tiring but full of adventures.After overviewing ,we had decided to look for for some place under the shadow,cause the weather was really hot and windy .We found the bench in order to discuss the information that we get acquainted with .

  Today was the first day of our practice lesson.Our journey started at 13:30,in the afternoon. We meandered to one of the city’s centers, the Labi Hauz, and from there all together went to our today’s destination -medrese of Abdulaziz-khan. Firstly,our practice teacher told us what daily work we should do during our 2 weeks practice:blogs,presentations,diaries and etc.And after getting acquainted we entered inside of the medresse The entrance was massive rectangular pillar with ornate arches decreasing in size until a regular human size wooden arched door appears. On either side of the entrance, two rows of arches stacked on top of each other. Every free space is covered in tiles of striking blues, greens, oranges, and gold. They come together to form beautiful Islamic script.There we have heard one interesting legend about the mosque. After observing everything there we went outside to find the place where we can sit and discuss,give some interesting facts about the spot.Each of ...