The Sultan of the Chosen Religion, the Proof of the Prophetic Argument, the True Worker of the Muhammadan Nation, the Scholar of Reality, the Heir of the Best of Creation, the Gnostic Lover, the Master of the Sufis. Name Ja’far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn al-Husayn al-Shahid ibn Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them

  The Sun of Knowledge and the Moon of the People, the possessor of complete knowledge and the comprehensive truth. Name Muhammad ibn Ali (Zayn al-Abidin) ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them all). Titles *Al-Baqir*, meaning the one who splits open knowledge, as he was known for uncovering Its depth, origin, and hidden meanings. Kunya

Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad Nehru al-Kasanzani al-Husseini, the Grand Sheikh of the Qadiri-Kasanzani Sufi Order in the World The Sayyid Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad Nehru al-Kasanzani al-Husseini His Lineage He Is the Sayyid Sheikh Shams al-Din Muhammad Nehru, son of the Sayyid Sheikh Sultan al-Khalifa Muhammad al-Muhammad, son of the Sayyid Abdul Karim, son of the Sayyid Abdul Qadir, son

  The secret of the Muhammadan light and the branch of the eternal tree, the symbol of the gnostics, the adornment of the worshippers, and the delight of the lovers’ eyes. Name Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah honor his face). Titles *Zayn al-Abidin* (the Adornment of the Worshippers) due to his intense worship. *Ali al-Asghar*

  He Is the fruit of the tree of the chosen Prophet, the pearl of Haydar the steadfast, the pole of the sky of leadership, the center of the circle of guardianship, the sun of the orbit of happiness, the first to reach the rank of martyrdom, the leader of the youth of Paradise, the delight of the eyes of

He Is the Secret of Secrets, the Radiant of Lights, the engineer of divine mysteries, the embodiment of reality, and the manifestation of absolute truth in the mirrors of souls and horizons. He is the secret of the prophets and messengers, the master of guardians and the truthful, the divine Image, the source of Infinite knowledge, evident in proof, concealed

  For His Eminence, Sayyid Shaykh Shams al-Din Muhammad Nahro al-Kasnazani al-Husseini Allah Almighty says: “إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنْكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا”  “Allah only intends to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet’s] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.” The lineage of our honored teacher and current Shaykh, His Eminence

This blessed tariqa was revealed by Allah Almighty to our Master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, and then It was passed on to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah honor his face). From him, it branched into two wings, and the two wings eventually met at Shaykh Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, as illustrated below. The Chain