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Mohammad Baba As-Samasi

Islamic Scholars, Jurists & Sufi Teachers

Mohammad Baba as-Samasi was a Sufi of the Naqshbandi order, born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan about three miles from Bukhara, Uzbekistan. He memorized the Quran and the hadith and became an expert in jurisprudence before studying speculative theology, logic, philosophy and history. He followed Sheikh Ali Ramitani, who chose him as his successor before his death and instructed his other disciples to follow him.

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from 1195 1
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He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, three miles (4.8 km) from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.

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    Born 1195 (1195)
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    Mohammad Baba as-Samasi was a Sufi of the Naqshbandi order.
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    He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, three miles (4.8 km) from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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    He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, three miles (4.8 km) from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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    He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, three miles (4.8 km) from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
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    was a Sufi of the Naqshbandi order.
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