Question:
aslamalaykum shaykh hisham
could you tell me how many generations are between mawlana and prophet muhammed sallallah alay wasalam in their lineage ?
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam
There are 38, beginning with Sayyidina Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (r) to Grandshaykh `Abdullah al-Fa’iz ad-Daghestani (q).
For details of Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim al-Haqqani’s illustrious lineage, see The Golden Chain at the Naqshbandi website.
Taher Siddiqui