Khwaja Baqi Billah

Khwaja 'Baqi Billah also known as Khwaja Muhammad Baqi, with his pen name Berang',, was a Sufi saint from Kabul. He was a disciple of Khwaja Muhammad Amkanagi and the pioneer of the Naqshbandi Order in the Indian subcontinent.

Birth

Baqi Billah was the originator and pioneer of the Naqshbandi Order in the Indian subcontinent. His father Abd as-Salām Khalji Samarqandī Quraishi was a scholar and saint from Kabul. His Takhallus was "Berang", which literally means colorless or invisible.

Death

He died on 14 Jumada al-Thani 1012 AH and is buried in the Nabi Karim area of Delhi.