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Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani (1392-1464) ( ) was a great Sufi Master and the Religious Theologian ( Faqih ) of Noorbakshia Muslims .1He wrote al Fiqh-al-Ahwat ( Islamic jurisprudence ) and Kitab al Aetiqadia (Book of Faith).2Nurbkhsh is the 28th official master of Maktab Tariqat "Silsila Dhahab ", in a continuous succession of Sufi masters dating back 1,400 years to the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad . After Nurbakhsh the Maktab Tariqat "Silsila Dhahab " became well known as Sufia Imamiya Nurbakhshiya. The present article focuses on life and works of Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani.3 The Most Learned of the Shi'a : The Institution of the Marja' Taqlid: The .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani also well known as Shah Syed Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani by his followers was a great Sufi Master and the Religious Theologian ( Faqih ) of Sufia Iamamia Nurbakhshia Muslims. He wrote al Fiqh-al-Ahwat ( Islamic jurisprudence ) and Kitab al Aetiqadia (Book of Faith). Nurbkhsh is the 28th official master of Maktab Tariqat "Silsila Dhahab Sufia", in a continuous succession of Sufi masters dating back 1,400 years to the time of Islamic prophet Muhammad . After Nurbakhsh the Maktab Tariqat "Silsila Dhahab Sufia" became well known as Sufia Nurbakhshiya. The present article focuses on life and works of Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani.
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Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani (1392-1464; ) was a mystic ( Sufi ) who gave name to the Noorbakshia school of Islam. He wrote al Fiqh al-Ahwat ( Islamic Jurisprudence ) and Kitab al-Aetiqadia (Book of Faith). The Most Learned of the Shi'a : The Institution of the Marja' Taqlid: The .
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Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani (1392-1464; ) was a mystic ( Sufi ) who gave name to the Noorbakshia school of Islam. He wrote al Fiqh al-Ahwat ( Islamic Jurisprudence ) and Kitab al-Aetiqadia (Book of Faith). The Most Learned of the Shi'a : The Institution of the Marja' Taqlid: The .
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Mir Sayyid Muhammad Nurbakhsh Qahistani (1392-1464; Persian : محمد بن عبد الله الموسوئی قہستانی ) was a mystic ( Sufi ) who laid the foundation of the Noorbakshia school of Islam.He authored several books like al Fiqh al-Ahwat (Moderate Islamic Jurisprudence ) and Kitab al-Aetiqadia (Book of Faith). The Most Learned of the Shi'a : The Institution of the Marja' Taqlid: The .
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great sufi master and the religious theologian
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mystic
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