Lalaji's Sufi Lineage according to NaqshMuMRa

Since the "golden chain" on the site of Lalaji's Family, NaqshMuMRa Nexus, keeps changing, I have published both "Golden Chains" here. One is part of a reply to a Letter


Bangalore, India; Thursday dated December 28, 2006

My dear brother!


(For complete letter and reply click here)


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As desired by you, I am appending below the “Golden Chain” (shijrah-sharif) of NaqshMuMRa lineage. Yes, Mahatma Raghubar Dayal (Shri Chachcha Ji) Maharaj of Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) was the real younger brother of H H Mahatma Shri Ramchandra (Laalaaji Maharaj) of Fatehgarh (Uttar Pradesh). They both, worked for the uplift and the integration of humanity, at the same domain of spirituality. H H Mahatma Ramchandra Ji Maharaj had only one son- Mahatma Jagmohan Narain (1901-1944) and Mahatma Raghubar Dayal had three sons- (1) Mahatma Brijmohan Lal, (2) Mahatma Radha Mohan Lal and (3) Mahatma Jyotendra Mohan Lal. Soon after the physical demise of Mahatma Ramchandra Ji Maharaj on August 14, 1931, all the sons of Mahatma Raghubar Dayal Ji and all the disciples of Rev. Laalaaji Maharaj established their separate-seats at their own places, away from Fatehgarh.

The Golden Chain (Shijra) of Naqshbandiya Mujaddadia Mazahariya Ramchandriya lineage:--

1. Prophet Huzoor Muhammad-ur-Rasoolullah s.a. (d. 12 Rabbiyul Awwal 11AH) -Medina

2. Hadhrat Abu Bakr Siddique r.a. (d. 22 Jama'dil A'lhar 13AH) - Medina

3. Hadhrat Salman al-faris r.a. (d. 10 Rajjab 35AH) - Madain

4. Hadhrat Imaam Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abu Bakr r.a. (d. 24 Jama'dil ( Awwal/A'khar) 107AH) - Medina

5. Hadhrat Imaam Ja'far al-Sadiq r.a. (d. 15 Rajjab Murajjab 148AH) - Medina

6. Hadhrat Bayazid Bastami r.a. (d. 14/17 Sha'ba'n 261AH) - Bastam

7. Hadhrat Abul Hassan Khurqaani r.a. (d. 15 Ramda'n 425AH) – Khurqan

8. Hadhrat khwaja Abul Quqsim Ghurghani r.a.

9. Hadhrat Abu Ali Farmadi r.a. (d. 4 Rabbiyul Awwal 477AH) - Mashad

10. Hadhrat Yusuf Hamdani r.a. (d. 27 Rajjab 535AH) - Turkistan

11. Hadhrat Abdul Khaliq Gajadwani r.a. (d. 12 Rabbiyul Awwal 575AH) - Bukhara

12. Hadhrat Muhammad Arif Riogri r.a. (d. 1 Shawwa'l 615AH) - Tajikistan

13. Hadhrat Mehmood Injir Faghnavi r.a. (d. 17 Rabbiyul Awwal 715AH) - Bukhara

14. Hadhrat Azizane Ali Raamitni r.a. (d. 718/721AH) - Bukhara

15. Hadhrat Muhammad Baba Samasi r.a. (d. 755AH) - Bukhara

16. Hadhrat Sayyed Amir Kulaal r.a. (d. 772AH) - Bukhara

17. Hadhrat Kwajah Bahauddin Naqshband r.a. (d. 2 Rajab al-Murajjab, 791AH) - Qasr-e-Aarifan (Bukhara)

18. Hadhrat Alaa'uddin Attaar r.a. (d. 20 Rajab 802AH) - Jafaaniyan (Mawralnahar)

19. Hadhrat Ya'qoob Charkhi r.a. (d. 5 Safar, 851AH) - Charkh (Bukhara)

20. Hadhrat Ubeydullah Ahraar r.a. (d. 20/29 Rabi al-Awwal, 895AH) - Samarqand (Mawralnahar)

21. Hadhrat Muhammad Zaahid r.a. (d. 1 Rabi al-Awwal, 936AH) - Wakhsh (Malk Hasaar)

22. Hadhrat Darwesh Muhammad r.a. (d. 19 Muharram, 970AH) - Samarqand (Mawralnahar)

23. Hadhrat Muhammad Waaqif Akangi r.a. (d. 21/22 Sha'baan, 1008AH) - Akang (Bukhara)

24. Hadhrat Khwaja Baaqi Billaah r.a. (d. 25 Jumaad al-Aakhar, 1012AH) - Delhi (India)

25. Huzoor Imam Rabbani, Mujaddid Alf Thani, Hadhrat Shaykh Ahmad Farooqui Sarhandi r.a. (d. 28 Safar, 1034AH) - Sarhand (India)

26. Hadhrat Muhammad Ma'soom Farooqui r.a. (d. 9 Rabi al-Awwal, 1079AH) - Sarhand (India)

27. Hadhrat Sayfuddeen Bin Ma'soom Farooqui r.a. (d. 19 Jumad al-Oola, 10951096AH) - Sarhand (India)

28. Hadhrat Noor Muhammad Badyooni r.a. (d. 11 Dhul Qa'dah, 1135AH) - Dehli (India)

29. Hadhrat Mirza Mazhar Jaan-I-Jaanan r.a. (d. 10 Muharram, 1195AH) - Khanqah Mazharia Dehli(India)

30. Hadhrat Abdullah Shah Naimullah r.a. (d. 22 Safar, 1240AH) - Behraich U.P.(India)

31. Hadhrat Mawla'na Muradullah r.a. (d. Dhul Qa'dah, 1248AH) - Lakhnow U.P.(India)

32. Hadhrat Sayyed Abul Hasan Sa'eed r.a. (d. Sha'ba'n, 1272) - Rai Bareli U.P.(India)

33. Hadhrat Mawla’na Khalifa Ahemad Ali Khan r.a. left on 04.11.1904(AD) Kaimganj, Distt. Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh)

34. Hadhrat Mawla’na Shaah Fazl Ahemad Khan r.a. (1857-1907 A D) Qusba- Raipur Distt. Farrukhabad (Uttar Pradesh)

35. Hadhrat Mawla’na Abdul Ghani Khan r,a,(1867-1952 AD) Qusba- Bhogaon, Distt. Mainpuri (Uttar Pradesh)

36. Samarthguru Mahatma Ramchandra (Laalaaji) Ji Maharaj (1873-1931 AD) r.a. Fatehgarh (Uttar Pradesh) India

37. Samarthguru Mahatma Raghubar Dayal (Chachchaji) Ji Maharaj (1875-1947 AD) r.a. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh India

38. Samarthguru Mahatma Jagmohan Narain Ji Saaheb (1901-1944 AD) r.a. Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

39. Samarthguru Mahatma Akhilesh Kumar Ji (1941-1974 AD) r.a. Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh,India

40. Samarthguru Mahatma Dinesh Kumar Saxena, ‘daamat barquatahu’ born on October 28,1944, the present Dean of the seat.

The address of my site has been changed to http://laalaajinilayam.googlepages.com/home



Affectionately Yours,
Dinesh Kumar Saxena
"Laalaaji Nilayam"
45, Mahatma Shri Ram Chandra Marg,
Talaiya Lane, FATEHGARH,
District- FARRUKHABAD,
(U.P) 209 601 INDIA



The other NaqshMuMRa "Golden Chain"

Dr Chandra Gupta's Golden Chain (cached from NaqshMuMRa Nexus)

(Blog author's note: In this "chain" Lalaji is #36 and Dinesh Kumar Saxena is #39)

The genealogy of the Naqshbandi Sufis is imbibed in the ‘Shijra Sharif’ compiled in the form of a poem by the great Master Hajrat Maulana Fazl Ahmad Khan Sahab on 20 Aug 1887. The first 33 stanza were composed by him. The great Master Hajrat Maulana Fazl Ahmad Khan used to ask people to recite some of the couplets, according to their needs.

‘Shijra Sharif’

Ya Ilahi apni ajmat aur ata ke waste,
Nure Iman de Sri Guru Bhagwan* ke waste-1

O Almighty in the name of Your Greatness and You being the Giver,
I pray You for the firm faith in the name of (my Master my God)*-1

(*Originally Prophet Muhammad, but substituted with ‘my Master my God’ by Dr. Chandra Gupta. This symbolically indicates that for the disciple, everything is a manifestation of his Master.)

Dil mera ho nure wahdat se munnawar va wahid,
Hajrate Abu Bakr zebe atkiya ke waste-2

Kindly fill my heart with the light of ‘Unity’,
For the sake of Hajrat Abu Bakr, who is a treasure of virtues-2

Ya Ilahi nafse kafir se mujhe iblis se,
Le bacha Salman murshid basafa ke waste-3

O Almighty save me from falling a pray to my wicked mind,
For the sake of the holy Master Hajrat Salman Farsi-3

Ya Ilahi ishq se apne mujhe kar sar buland,
Hajrate Qasim Imame beriya ke waste –4

O Almighty kindly fill my heart with Your love,
For the sake of guileless Hajrat Imam Qasim Bin Muhammad- 4

Ya Ilahi ishq ki aatish se ho sina kabab,
Jafar Sadiq imame peshwa ke waste -5

O Almighty reduce my heart to ashes with the fire of Your love,
For the sake of Hajrat Jafar Sadiq , who shows us the path-5

Ya Ilahi juj tere bhulu mein sab duniya va deen,
Bayazide peshwa marde Khuda ke waste –6

O Almighty kindly fulfill my desire to forget everything else expect ‘You’,
For the sake of the great spiritual guide Hajrat Bayazid Bistami- 6

Ya Ilahi fazl se de daulate fakro fana,
Bul Hassa Khwaja hamare basafa ke waste-7

O Almighty bless us to be saints and to merge our identity with ‘You’,
For the sake of pious Hajrat Abul Hassan Kharqani-7

Ya Ilahi ta abad kayam rahe yah silsila,
Khwaja Abul Qasim nurul huda ke waste -8

O Almighty kindly continue this Master-disciple relationship unendingly, For the sake of the truthful Hajrat Khwaja Abul Qasim Gurgani-8

Ya Ilahi jab mein tera naam loon tab ho hujur,
Abu Ali maqbul dargahe Khuda ke waste -9

O Almighty accept me in your Presence when I remember ‘You,
For the sake of your dear devotee Hajrat Shaikh Abu Ali Farmadi Tusi-9

Ya Ilahi kar hijabe tan se mujhko pak saaf,
Khwaja Yusuf qutbe aalam bakhuda ke waste-10

O Almighty remove the sheaths from my physical, subtle and casual bodies, For the sake of the crown of saints Hajrat Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani-10

Ya Ilahi ijjate duniya va deen ho ata,
Abde Khaliq Ghujdawani bahaya ke waste-11

O Almighty kindly bestow upon us the dignity in both the worlds,
For the sake of the most modest Khwaja Abdul Khaliq Ghujdawani-11

Ya Ilahi kar ata imaan ki jiske baad kufr,
Ho na Hajrat Khwaja Arif basafa ke waste-12

O Almighty give us firm faith so as not to indulge in wrongdoing,
For the sake of the divine soul Hajrat Khwaja Arif Riwakari-12

Door kar jismi jalalat aur ruhani meri,
Khwajae Mahmood murshid bazia ke waste-13

O Almighty remove our bodily ailments and the spiritual shortcomings,
For the sake of Khwaja Muhammad Anjir Fagnawi, full of divine light-13

Ya Ilahi door kar duniya va deen ke dard dookh,
Hajrate Khwaja Ajijan Badshah ke waste- 14

O Almighty remove our pains and afflictions in both the worlds,
For the sake of the Kingly Saint Hajrat Khwaja Ajijan- 14

Ya Ilahi Sharah par jab tak jiyun sabit rahoon,
Hajrate Khwaja Muhammad baata ke waste-15

O Almighty bless us to live in accordance with the dictates of Scriptures,
For the sake of Muhammad Baba Samasi, blessed with divine gifts-15

Ya Ilahi hifje Imaan waqte murdin kijiye,
Hajrate Mire Kulale parsa ke waste- 16

O Almighty bless me to stand firm on my faith and love for You
For the sake of the great ascetic Hajrat Amir Kulal- 16

Ya Ilahi mujhse aamale shania ko chuda,
Shah Baha’uddin aqmal basafa ke waste-17

O Almighty make me shun the wrongdoing,
For the sake of fully accomplished Saint Shah Naqshband Baha’uddin-17

Ya Ilahi mujhpe hove nure wahdat aashkar,
Shah Alla’uddin murshid rahanuma ke waste- 18

O Almighty bestow upon me the light of firm belief in ‘You’ alone,
For the sake of great guide Hajrat Shah Alla’uddin Attar- 18

Ya Ilahi de aman min kulli daain aur bala,
Hajrate Yaqub Charkhi purjiya ke waste- 19

O Almighty save me from all ailments and difficulties,
For the sake of extra ordinarily brilliant Hajrat Yaqub Charkhi- 19

Ya Ilahi pul** pe aur mahshar men ho piron ka saath,
Khwajae Ahrar ras rasuul atkiya ke waste-20

O Almighty Kindly fulfill my desire of accompanying the Great Masters**
For the sake of the firm believer Shaikh Ubaydullah Al-Ahrar-20

(**after death on Serat Ka Pul –which is believed to be the bridge to be crossed by one after death according to the Islamic belief. In Hindu traditions it is believed to be the ‘Vaitarani’ river)

Ya Ilahi zuhdo taqwa aur muhabbat apni de,
Hajrate Khwaja Muhammad parsa ke waste- 21

O Almighty bless me to be an ascetic full of love for You,
For the sake of great ascetic Hajrat Khwaja Muhammad Zahid- 21

Ya Ilahi saare isyan aur nisyan muaaf kar,
Shah Darvishe Muhammad murtaza ke waste- 22

O Almighty kindly forgive me for all my misdeeds and sins,
For the sake of beloved of all Maulana Shah Darvish Muhammad- 22

Ya Ilahi dost mere hoven hardam shaadman,
Khwaja Amkanaki Muhammad badshah ke waste- 23

O Almighty bless me that all my friends remain always happy,
For the sake of the great Master Khwaja Amkanaki Muhammad- 23

Ya Ilahi tu ho baqi aur sabko jaaun bhool,
Khwaja Abdul Baqi murshid rahnuma ke waste- 24

Let it be ‘You’ alone remaining for me and no one else,
For the sake of Hajrat Baqi Billah, the great guide of spirituality- 24

Ya Ilahi ya karib kurb kar apna ata,
Gausul aajam Shaikh Ahmad peshwa ke waste- 25

O Almighty Kindly bestow upon me the feeling of Your Nearness,
For the sake of the great Master and spiritual leader Hajrat Shaikh Ahmad- 25

Ya Ilahi hubbe pirane tariqat mujhko de,
Hajrate Masum raasul atkiya ke wastel- 26

O Almighty bless me with the love of the great Masters of this Way,
For the sake of the great ascetic Hajrat Khwaja Muhammad Masum- 26

Ya Ilahi shirko kufro masiyat se door rakh,
Shaikh Saifuddin murshid rahnuma ke waste- 27

O Almighty keep us away from distraction, disbelief and sins,
For the sake of the great guide Hajrat Shaikh Saifuddin- 27

Ya Ilahi gair ka muhtaj mat kar mere rab,
Sayyede Nure Muhammad muktada ke waste- 28

O Almighty do not make me to depend on anyone else except ‘You’,
For the sake of the great Master and guide Sayyed Nur Muhammad- 28

Ya Ilahi gaib se roji de e roji rasan,
Shamshe deen Mahboob Mirza ke waste- 29

O Giver of livelihood to everyone, bless me also with the same,
For the sake of Hajrat Shamsuddin Mahboob Mirza Zanzana- 29

Ya Ilahi de mujhe taufiq aamale hasan,
Hajrate Khwaja Naimullah Shah ke waste- 30

O Almighty give me the strength to stick to the right path,
For the sake of Hajrat Khwaja Naimullah Shah- 30

Ya Ilahi apni rahmat se tu de dil ki murad,
Shah Muradulla maqbule Khuda ke waste-31

O Almighty bestow Your grace to fulfill the real desire of my heart,
For the sake of Your dear Hajrat Shah Muradulla-31

Ya Ilahi shaad rakh apni muhabbat men mujhe,
Qutbe aalam Bul Hassan nurulhuda ke waste-32

O Almighty bless me that I always remain happy in Your love,
For the sake of the crown of saints full of divine light Hajrat Abul Hassan-32

Ya Ilahi raham kar majrooh aasi par sada,
Maulvi Ahmad Ali Khan rahnuma ke waste- 33

O Almighty bestow Your grace on this incapacitated sinner,
For the sake of the great guide Hajrat Maulvi Ahmad Ali Khan- 33

Ya Ilahi shaad ho daren me Abdul Gani,
Fazl Ahmad Khan murshide beriya ke waste-34

O Almighty bestow all happiness on Maulana Abdul Gani in the heavens,
For the sake of the spiritual guide Hajrat Shah Fazl Ahmad Khan-34

Ya Ilahi fazl se de mujhko Fazle Ahmadi,
Ram Fazli aur Raghubar baata ke waste-35

O Almighty grace me with the true love for Hajrat Shah Fazl Ahmad Khan,
For the sake of Mahatma Ram Chandra and Mahatma Raghubar Dayal-35

Hoon fanafil Shaikh mein bar sadke Raghubar Dayal,
Ya Ilahi Ram Chandra ji rahnuma ke waste-36

I pray for merger with my Master, in the name of Mahatma Raghubar Dayal,
For the sake of the great spiritual guide Mahatma Ram Chandra-36

Ya Illahi Kamilul Akhlak Kar Mujhko Ata,
Sant Jagmohan Narayan Rahnuma ke waste-37

O Almighty bless me with the perfection of conduct,
For the sake of Sant Jagmohan Narayanji Sahab-37

Pir se ulfat ho mujhko hoon fanafil Shaikh mein,
Ya Ilah Mahatma Radha Mohan Lalji Sahab ke waste-38

O Almighty bless me with true love and merger with my Master,
For the sake of Mahtma Radha Mohan Lal ji Sahab (name of one’s Master)-38

Ya Illahi Al-Haq Tawakkul, Mujhme Howe Aashkar,
Pir Kamil Ramchandra-Nikhat-Dinaysh Ji ke waste-39

O Almighty bestow upon me the complete faith in the Truth, through Mahatma Shri Dinaysh Ji, the fragrance of Mahatma Shri Ramchandra ji Maharaj.-39