Mohammad Baba as-Samasi (
محمد بابا السماسی ) was a Sufi of the
Naqshbandi order. He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, from
Bukhara, Uzbekistan. He made progress in his journey by understanding the knowledge of the Qur'an, memorizing the Qur'an and the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, and become an expert in Jurisprudence. Then he began to study Speculative Theology, Logic, Philosophy (‘ilm al-Kalam) and History, until he was named walking encyclopedia of all fields of science and art. He followed Shaykh
Ali Ramitani and continued to fight against himself. He practiced daily retreat to the point of purity of maqam until his Shaykh was allowed to transfer the Divine Knowledge of the supernatural into his heart. He became very famous for his miraculous powers and the height of his maqam's virtues. Shaykh 'Ali Ramitani chose him as his successor before his death and ordered all his disciples to follow him and afterward chain transferred from Mohammad Baba As-Samasi to
Amir Kulal
Amir Kulāl (1278–1370), fa, امیر کلال, ar, امیر کلال, birth name Shams ud- Dīn ( fa, شمس الدین, ar, شمس الدین), was a Persian Sufi Islamic scholar, widely considered to be one of the most influential in hi ...
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Naqshbandi order
Sufi religious leaders
Sufis
Founders of Sufi orders
Sufi saints
1195 births
1257 deaths
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