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'''Khwaja Baqi Billah''' (14 July 1564– 29 November 1603) was a [[Sufi]] saint from [[Kabul]].
He is the spiritual master of [[Ahmad Sirhindi]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/ikram/part2_13.html|access-date=2009-11-15|title=Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almazhar.com/bio_hazrat_k_baqibillah.php|title=HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAQI BILLAH R.A|access-date=2009-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Ellison Banks Findly|title=Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India |publisher=Oxford University Press|date=Feb 1993|pages= 208|isbn=978-0-19-507488-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Malika Mohammada|title=The foundations of the composite culture in India|year=2007|pages=181|isbn=978-81-89833-18-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwzbYvQszf4C&q=Khwaja+Baqi+Billah&pg=PA181}}</ref>
{{Infobox religious biography
{{Infobox religious biography
| name             = Hazrat Khwāja Muhammad Bāqī Billāh Berang Naqshbandī Ahrārī Dihlawī quddisa sirruhū
| name               = Khwaja Baqi Billah
| image           =  
| image             =  
| caption         =  
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| birth_date       = 14 July 1564
| birth_date         = 14 July 1564
| birth_place     = [[Kabul]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| birth_place       = [[Kabul]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| death_date       = {{death date and age|df=y|1603|11|29|1564|7|14}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|df=y|1603|11|29|1564|7|14}}
| death_place       = [[Old Delhi|Dehli]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| death_place       = [[Old Delhi|Delhi]], [[Mughal Empire]]
| father           = Qāzī Abd as-Salām Samarqandī
| father             = Qāzī Abd as-Salām Khalji Samarqandī Quraishi
| religion         = [[Islam]]
| religion           = [[Islam]]
| denomination     = [[Sunni]]
| denomination       = [[Sunni]]
| jurisprudence     = [[Hanafi]]
| jurisprudence     = [[Hanafi]]
| creed             = [[Maturidi]]
| creed             = [[Maturidi]]
| Sufi_order       = [[Naqshbandi]]
| Sufi_order         = [[Naqshbandi]]
| main_interests   = Implementation of [[Sharia|Islamic Law]], Islamic Statehood
| main_interests     = Implementation of [[Sharia|Islamic law]], Islamic statehood
| influenced       =  
| influenced_by      =
| notable_ideas   = Evolution of [[Islamic philosophy]], Application of [[Sharia]]
| influenced         = [[Ahmad Sirhindi]]
| notable_ideas     = Evolution of [[Islamic philosophy]], application of [[Sharia]]
| influences        = [[Muhammad Amkanagi]]
| resting_place      = Nabi Karim, Delhi
| pen_name          = Berang
}}
}}
{{Sufism|Notable early}}{{Short description|Naqshbandi Sufi saint}}
'''Khwaja''' '''Baqi Billah''' ({{langx|fa|{{Nastaliq|خواجه باقی بالله}}}}) also known as '''Khwaja''' '''Muhammad Baqi''',<ref name=":0">https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144524519.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=July 2025}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/ikram/part2_13.html|access-date=2009-11-15|title=Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.almazhar.com/bio_hazrat_k_baqibillah.php|title=HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAQI BILLAH R.A|access-date=2009-11-16|archive-date=2022-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909132240/http://www.almazhar.com/bio_hazrat_k_baqibillah.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Ellison Banks Findly|title=Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India |publisher=Oxford University Press|date=Feb 1993|pages= 208|isbn=978-0-19-507488-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Malika Mohammada|title=The foundations of the composite culture in India|year=2007|pages=181|publisher=Aakar Books |isbn=978-81-89833-18-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwzbYvQszf4C&q=Khwaja+Baqi+Billah&pg=PA181}}</ref>


== Birth ==
== Birth ==
Khwaja Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the [[Naqshbandi]] Order in the sub-continent. His name was '''Razi-ud-Din Muhammad Baqi''' but he was commonly known as Khwaja Baqi Billah. His father Qāzī Abd as-Salām Samarqandī was a scholar and saint of Kabul. Khwaja Baqi Billah was born in Kabul in 1564 A.D.(5 Zil-Hajj 971 A.H.) His lineage reaches Khwaja Ubaid Ullah Ahrar through his maternal grandfather. He was named by his parents “Muhammad al-Bāqī” and later became popular with the name “Bāqī Billāh”. His [[takhallus]] (pen name) was "Berang" (which literally means colorless or transparent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maktabah.org/blog/?p=909|title=Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maktabah.org/blog/?p=909|title=Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah |date=17 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==Death==
==Death==
He died on 14 [[Jumada al-Thani]] 1012 [[Hijri year|AH]] (29 November 1603) and is buried in Delhi. Idgah Rd, Nabi Karim, Paharganj, New Delhi, Delhi 110055
He died on 14 [[Jumada al-Thani]] 1012 [[Hijri year|AH]] (29 November 1603) and is buried in the Nabi Karim area of Delhi.{{Citation needed|date= April 2022}}
 
==Sufi Lineage==
Naqshbandi chain
Naqshbandi Sufis claim that Khwaja Baqi Billah is descended from a long line of "spiritual masters" all the way up to prophet Muhammad.


# Muhammad, d. 11 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia (570/571–632 CE)
== Works ==
# Abu Bakr, d. 13 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia
{| class="wikitable"
# Salman al-Farsi, d. 35 AH, buried in Madaa'in, Saudi Arabia
!Title
# Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr, d. 107 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
!Original language
# Jafar Sadiq, d. 148 AH, buried in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
!English title
# Bayazid Bastami, d. 261 AH, buried in Bastaam, Iran (804 - 874 CE).
!Brief description
# Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani, d. 425 AH, buried Kharqaan, Iran.
|-
# Abul Qasim Gurgani, d. 450 AH, buried in Gurgan, Iran.
|''Maktubat-e-Khwaja Baqi Billah''
# Abu Ali Farmadi, d. 477 AH, buried in Tous, Khorasan, Iran.
| rowspan="3" |Persian
# Abu Yaqub Yusuf Hamadani, d. 535 AH, buried in Maru, Khorosan, Iran.
|Letters of Khwaja Baqi Billah
# Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani, d. 575 AH, buried in Ghajdawan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
|A collection of letters addressing spiritual training, Sufi discipline, and Naqshbandi teachings; considered his principal work.
# Arif Reogari, d. 616 AH, buried in Reogar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
|-
# Mahmood Anjir-Faghnawi, d. 715 AH, buried in Waabakni, Mawarannahr, Uzbekistan.
|''Risala-e-Ahwal wa Ma‘arif''
# Azizan Ali Ramitani, d. 715 AH, buried in Khwarezm, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
|Treatise on Spiritual States and Knowledge
# Muhammad Baba Samasi, d. 755 AH, buried in Samaas, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
|A short Sufi treatise discussing inner states, spiritual awareness, and the path of self-purification.
# Amir Kulal, d. 772 AH, buried in Saukhaar, Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
|-
# Muhammad Baha'uddin Naqshband, d. 791 AH, buried in Qasr-e-Aarifan, Bukhara, Uzbekistan (1318–1389 CE).
|''Ta‘limat-e-Naqshbandiyya''
# Ala'uddin Attar Bukhari, buried in Jafaaniyan, Mawranahar, Uzbekistan.
|Teachings of the Naqshbandi Order
# Yaqub Charkhi, d. 851 AH, buried in Tajikistan
|A concise exposition of Naqshbandi principles, practices, and ethical discipline.
# Ubaidullah Ahrar, d. 895 AH, buried in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
|}
# Muhammad Zahid Wakhshi, d. 936 AH, buried in Wakhsh, Malk Hasaar, Tajikistan
# Durwesh Muhammad, d. 970 AH, buried in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
# Muhammad Amkanagi, d. 1008 AH, buried in Akang, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
# Razi ūd-Dīn Muhammad Baqī Billah, d. 1012 AH, buried in Delhi, India
# Sheikh AHMAD Faruki Sarhindi RA.
# Hadrat Muhammad M'Asum Sahib Sarhindi RA.
# Muhammad Hajibbullah Sahib RA.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:31, 23 December 2025

Khwaja Baqi Billah
Personal
Born14 July 1564
Kabul, Mughal Empire
Died29 November 1603(1603-11-29) (aged 39)
Delhi, Mughal Empire
Resting placeNabi Karim, Delhi
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Qāzī Abd as-Salām Khalji Samarqandī Quraishi (father)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
CreedMaturidi
Main interest(s)Implementation of Islamic law, Islamic statehood
Notable idea(s)Evolution of Islamic philosophy, application of Sharia
TariqaNaqshbandi
Pen nameBerang
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Khwaja Baqi Billah (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

He died on 14 Jumada al-Thani 1012 AH (29 November 1603) and is buried in the Nabi Karim area of Delhi.[citation needed]

Works[edit | edit source]

Title Original language English title Brief description
Maktubat-e-Khwaja Baqi Billah Persian Letters of Khwaja Baqi Billah A collection of letters addressing spiritual training, Sufi discipline, and Naqshbandi teachings; considered his principal work.
Risala-e-Ahwal wa Ma‘arif Treatise on Spiritual States and Knowledge A short Sufi treatise discussing inner states, spiritual awareness, and the path of self-purification.
Ta‘limat-e-Naqshbandiyya Teachings of the Naqshbandi Order A concise exposition of Naqshbandi principles, practices, and ethical discipline.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/144524519.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  2. ↑ "Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah". Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ↑ "HAZRAT KHAWAJA BAQI BILLAH R.A". Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  4. ↑ Ellison Banks Findly (Feb 1993). Nur Jahan, empress of Mughal India. Oxford University Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-19-507488-8.
  5. ↑ Malika Mohammada (2007). The foundations of the composite culture in India. Aakar Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-81-89833-18-3.
  6. ↑ "Article on KhwajaBaqi Billah". 17 August 2013.


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