Bāyazīd Basṭāmī,, commonly known as the Sultān-ul-Ārifīn was a Persian Sufi who became famous for his bold articulation of fanāʾ–the Sufi notion of self-annhilation.
Cover from a lacquer mirror case with multiple scenes, attributed to Mohammad Esmail Esfahani; the top scene depicts Bayazid Bastami and disciples. Created in Qajar Iran in the second half of the 19th century
Tomb of Bayazid Bastami in Bastam near Shahroud.
Bayazid Bastami's shrine in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Interior of Bayazid's Mosque
The Naqshbandi order is a major Sufi order within Sunni Islam, named after its 14th-century founder, Baha' al-Din Naqshband. Practitioners, known as Naqshbandis, trace their spiritual lineage directly
Bayazid Bastami
…how influential his image remains in posterity is the fact that he is named in the lineage (silsila) of one of the largest Sufi brotherhoods today, the Naqshbandi order. The name Bastami means "from Bastam". Bayazid's grandfather, Sorūshān, was a Zoroastrian who converted to Islam. His grandfather had three sons…
Shrine of the order's founder Baha' al-Din Naqshband in Uzbekistan
Mosque and tomb of Ahmad Sirhindi in Punjab, India, a prominent guide of the Naqshbandi Sufi order venerated as Imam Rabbani and Mujaddid Alf-Thani
Shrine of Sayyid Mir Jan Naqshbandi in Lahore, Pakistan
Shrine of Moinuddin Hadi Naqshband in Srinagar, Kashmir