Khawajgi Amkangi Explained

Religion:Islam
Occupation:Sufi
Era:Islamic golden age
Khawajgi Amkangi
Birth Date:1513 (AH 918)
Death Date:1599 (AH 1008)
Denomination:Sunni
Main Interests:Tasawwuf, Islamic theology,

Khawajgi Amkangi (Persian: خواجگی امکنگی), known also by his full name Khwaja Muhammad Amkangi, was a Sufi Muslim saint.[1]

Biography

Khawajgi Amkangi was a resident of the Amkana area of Bukhara. He was born in 918AH, which corresponds to 1513AD.He is counted among the great Sufia and Imams of the Naqshbandi chain. He got the lesson of Tariqat from his father, Hazrat Sheikh Darwish Muhammad Samarkandi, and he was one of the Sahib-e-Kashf Sheikhs. After his father's death, Hazrat Khawaji Amkangi took over the responsibilities of his Musnad Irshad. He remained on this post for almost forty-eight years.[2]

Death

Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanagi died in 1008 AH/1599 CE. He passed his secret to Khwaja Baqi Billah.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographies of the Naqshbandī Mujaddidī Mashaikh . Mawlānā Mahbūb 'Ahmad Qamruz Zamān Nadwi 'llāhābādī . Al-Qamar Publications . 89.
  2. Book: Naqshbandi, Sikander . NAQSHBANDIA FAMILY . 23 February 2024 .
  3. Web site: Muhammad Khwaja al-Amkanaki, qaddasa-l-Lahu sirrah - Naqshbandi. June 1, 2021. naqshbandi.org.