Bahauddin Naqshband (Muhammad binni Muhammad Bahauddin an-Naqshband al-Bukhari)

 Bahauddin Naqshband (Muhammad binni Muhammad Bahauddin an-Naqshband al-Bukhari) (1318, Chigatai tribe, Qasri Hinduvan village near Bukhara - 1389, Timurid Empire, Qasri Orifon village near Bukhara) is a famous saint, the founder of the Naqshbandi order. Also known as Bahauddin or Khwaja Bahauddin, Balogardan, Khojai Buzruk, Shahi Naqshband.

The village where he was born was called Qasri Hinduvan (later Qasri Orifon in honor of Bahauddin Naqshband). There is no clear information about his family and children. But it is noted that Bahauddin Naqshband is one of the sayyidzads belonging to the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, and he is a descendant of Sayyid Ali Akbar, the second son of the 11th imam, Imam Hassan al-Askari, from his father's side. His father Muhammad Bukhari was a weaver and an embroiderer. Bahauddin Naqshband's grandfather Sayyid Jalaluddin Bukhari has a special service. He was closely associated with the Sufis. Because of this, his grandson became very interested in theology.

Bahauddin Naqshband's first teacher was Khwaja Mohammad Babayi Samosi. The old sheikh entrusted the upbringing of young Bahauddin Naqshband to one of his deputies, Amir Sayyid Kulol. After teaching what he knows in the chapter of tariqat, he gives permission to his student. In search of knowledge, Bahauddin Naqshband went to the city of Nakhab (now Qarshi) to Sheikh Qusam, one of the famous representatives of the Yassawiya sect. He will study from him for three months. Bahauddin Naqshband had a high devotion to this pir, at the same time Qusam Sheikh recognized him as his own son and lived in Bukhara for the rest of his life and died there because of his infinite respect for his murid. Almost all of Bahauddin Naqshband's life was spent in Sufism in the countryside of Bukhara and its surroundings. He performed Hajj twice. He lived a strange life, making a living only by his own work - painting flowers. He considered it a sin to keep a servant or a slave.

Bahauddin Naqshband is popularly known by the title of "Balogardon" (that is, one who repels calamity with a prayer). In creating his teaching, he is based on the theories of Yusuf Hamadoni and Abdukholiq Gijduvani. His teaching is based on the motto "Dil-ba yor-u, dast-ba kor" ("Let your heart be in God, your hand in work").

Bahauddin Naqshband somewhat softened, moderated, and adapted the strict requirements of Sufism to everyday life. According to him, striving for God should be done with the heart. Let the hand be busy with work. Bahauddin Naqshband's idea that it is possible to reach God without abandoning worldly affairs, that is, without openly shaking hands with the affairs of this world, ensured that Sufism penetrated into a very wide population in the Muslim world.

Bahauddin Naqshband's tomb has been a place of pilgrimage since ancient times. In the past, emirs used to visit Bahauddin Naqshband Dakhma before ascending to the throne, when going on a trip and when returning. In 1544, Abdulaziz Khan built a huge room near the mausoleum of Bahauddin Naqshband. After the death of Bahauddin Naqshband, the Naqshbandi sect spread widely. In the 15th century, Khoja Ahror Ubaidullah Vali appeared as the greatest leader of this sect. Poets such as Abdurahman Jami, Alisher Navoi, Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur, Boborahim Mashrab were also in the Naqshbandi order. In their works, the ideas of Naqshbandiya were widely and comprehensively promoted.