Abu Nasr Parsa | |
Venerated In: | Naqshbandi Sufi Order |
Influences: | Muhammad Parsa (father) |
Influenced: | Later Naqshbandi mystics |
Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa was a 15th century Sufi mystic of the Naqshbandi Sufi order. He died in 1461 at Balkh, where his tomb now stands in the complex of the Green Mosque. He was the son[1] of Muhammad Parsa, the disciple and successor to Baha' al-Din Naqshband in the Naqshbandi spiritual chain. He left behind a legacy of descendants whom were also religious teachers.[2]