Khawāja Muhammad Bāqī Billāh Berang Naqshbandī Ahrārī Dihlawī quddisa sirruhū | |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1564 |
Birth Place: | Kabul, Mughal Empire |
Death Place: | Dehli, Mughal Empire |
Father: | Qāzī Abd as-Salām Samarqandī |
Religion: | Islam |
Denomination: | Sunni |
Jurisprudence: | Hanafi |
Creed: | Maturidi |
Sufi Order: | Naqshbandi |
Main Interests: | Implementation of Islamic Law, Islamic Statehood |
Influenced By: | Muhammad Amkanagi |
Influenced: | Ahmad Sirhindi |
Notable Ideas: | Evolution of Islamic philosophy, Application of Sharia |
Khwaja Baqi Billah (fa|{{Nastaliq|خواجه باقی بالله), born as Muhammad Baqi (14 July 1564– 29 November 1603), was a Sufi saint from Kabul. He was disciple of Khawaja Muhammad Amkanagi.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandi Order in the sub-continent. His father Abd as-Salām Samarqandī was a scholar and saint from Kabul. His takhallus (pen name) was "Berang" (which literally means colorless or transparent).[5]
He died on 14 Jumada al-Thani 1012 AH (29 November 1603) and is buried in Delhi.