Silsila is an Arabic word meaning chain, link, connection often used in various senses of lineage. In particular, it may be translated as "spiritual genealogy" where one Sufi Master transfers his khilafat to his khalîfa, or spiritual descendant. In Urdu, silsila means saga.
A silsilah tablet in Yu Baba Gongbei in Linxia City
The Qadiriyya or the Qadiri order is a Sufi mystic order (tariqa) named after Abdul Qadir Gilani, who was a Hanbali scholar from Gilan, Iran. The order relies strongly upon adherence to the fundamentals of Sunni Islamic law.
The Qadiriyya Zawiya (Sufi lodge) in Tozeur, Tunisia
Mahmud´s grave, buried next to his descendants Mir Jan and Mahmud II
Grave of Shaykh Muhyiddin Ansari in Istanbul, Turkey