Genealogical Table

"Genealogical order of Naqshbandis"
Naqshbandi (an-Naqshbandiyyah) is one of the major tasawwuf orders (tariqa) of Islam. The order is considered to be a "sober" order[1] as many following the Naqshbandi Sufi way have chosen the silent dhikr (remembrance of God) of the Heart,[2] rather than the vocalized forms of dhikr common in other orders.[3]

The Naqshbandi Order is the only Sufi order that claims to trace its spiritual lineage (silsilah) to Muhammad through Abu Bakr, the first Caliph. In contrast, most other turuq trace their lineage to Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law and the Fourth Caliph.[4][5]

The word Naqshbandi نقشبندی is Persian, taken from the name of the founder of the order, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari. Some have said that the translation means "related to the image-maker," some also consider it to mean "patternmaker" rather than "image maker," and interpret "Naqshbandi" to mean "Reformer of Patterns", and others consider it to mean "Way of the Chain" or "Golden Chain."