Quote Originally Posted by Said Bak View Post


Are Shaykh 'Abdul-Baqi al-Husayni and Shaykh Mahmud Efendi both murshids in their own right or is the latter the former's khalifa?

In other words, what is their connection?


My knowledge of Shaykh Mahmut Efendi is extremely limited. Most of it comes from a sister who left him to join our Shaykh a few years ago (and I have no idea why, because she says that Mahmut Efendi was a great Shaikh). I don't know of any connection at all.

This is the silsile chain of Shaikh Abdulbaki el-Husayni. The spelling is adapted from the Turkish, so if any name seems really unfamiliar, try saying it out loud a few times and you'll probably understand what I was trying to write!

Hz. Muhammed (saw)
Hz. Ebubekr Siddik (ra)
Selman-i Farisi Hz. (ra)
Ebu Muhammed Kasim Hz. (ra)
Imam Jafer-i Sadik Hz. (ra)
Bayezid-i Bistami
Ebu Hasen Harakani
Ebu Ali Farmedi
Haje Yusuf Hemedani i
Abdülhalik Güjdevani
Haje Arif-i Rivegeri
Haje Mahmud Injiri Faghnevi
Haje Ali Ramiteni
Muhammed Baba Semmasi
Seyyid Emir Külal
Shah-i Nakshibend
Alaeddin Attar
Yakub-i Cherhi
Ubeydullah Ahrar
Mevlana Muhammed Zahid
Mevlana Dervish Muhammed
Haje Muhammed Emkeneki
Muhammed Baki Billah
Imam-i Rabbani
Muhammed Ma’sum
Mevlana Muhammed Seyfeddin Faruki
Seyyid Nur Muhammed Bedauni
Mirza Mazhar Jan-i Janan
Abdullah-i Dihlevi
Mevlana Halid-i Baghdadi
Mevlana Seyyid Abdullah Hakkari
Seyyid Taha Hakkari
Seyyid Sibgatullah Arvasi
Abdurrahman Tahi
Fethullah Verkanisi
Muhammed Diyaeddin Nurshini
Ahmed Haznevi
Gavs Seyyid Abdulhakim Bilvanisi el-Huseyni
Seyyid Muhammed Rashid el-Huseyni
Gavs-i Sani Seyyid Abdulbaki el-Huseyni

I believe Seyyid Abdulhakim el-Huseyni was the first to come to Turkey (from Syria). He was the father of our current Shaikh, and is buried in Menzil, may Allah be pleased with him and have mercy on all our souls.