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15th c. CE — Khurasan

Nūrbakhshiyya

A Kubrawī offshoot of the Nūr al-Muḥammadī

Overview

A Kubrawī branch centred on the messianic teaching of Muḥammad Nūrbakhsh, whose spiritual imprint endures particularly in Baltistan and parts of Kashmir.

Core teachings

  • Mystical Mahdism
  • The Muhammadan Light
  • Kubrawī contemplative discipline

Practices

  • Dhikr
  • Chilla

Key texts

  • Risālat al-Hudā
    Muḥammad Nūrbakhsh

Living legacy

Living Nūrbakhshī communities persist today in Baltistan.