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Sayyid Ahmad Noor Bukhari

Type Figure Region Central Asia Time c. 1380–1420 Also known as Sayyid Ahmad Noor Bukhari、Khwaja Muhammad Parsa、Muhammad Parsa、Khoja Muhammad Parsa、穆罕默德·帕尔萨

Sayyid Ahmad Noor Bukhari (c. 1349–1420; batch labeled 1380–1420), usually known as Khwaja Muhammad Parsa, was an important Central Asian Naqshbandi …

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  1. 1349–1389Bukhara · UzbekistanParsa was born near Bukhara, studied Quranic sciences and hadith from childhood, and later entered the circle of Bahauddin Naqshband, becoming one of his key disciples and successors. After Naqshband's passing in 1389, he and Ala al-Din Attar jointly carried on the order's transmission.
  2. 1401–1410Bukhara · UzbekistanBetween 1401 and 1410 Parsa taught and wrote in Bukhara, systematically organizing the Naqshbandi silent dhikr (dhikr-i khafi) and the eight-word sacred formula tradition, composing works such as Fasl al-Khitab and the Risala-yi Qudsiyya. Renowned for rigorous hadith scholarship, he attracted many scholars of the Timurid era into the order.
  3. 1410–1420Kasri Arifan · UzbekistanAfter 1410 Parsa continued transmitting teachings in the Bukhara region, mediating internal disputes within the order and coordinating relations with Timurid political powers. He passed away in 1420 at Kasri Arifan, where his tomb became an important Central Asian Sufi pilgrimage site; his works, transmitted by disciples such as Yakub Charkhi, influenced the Naqshbandi expansion in the 15th–16th centuries.

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