Mohammad Baba As-Samasi

{{Short description|Uzbek Sufi (1195–1257)}}

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| name = Mohammad Baba As-Samasi

| birth_date = {{birth year|1195}}

| birth_place = Uzbekistan

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Mohammad Baba as-Samasi (Urdu: محمد بابا السماسی ) was a Sufi of the Naqshbandi order. He was born in Sammas, a village on the outskirts of Ramitan, {{convert|3|mile|spell=in}} from Bukhara, Uzbekistan. He memorized the Qur'an and the Hadith (Muhammad's peace and blessings be upon him words), and become an expert in Jurisprudence, then studied Speculative Theology, Logic, Philosophy (‘ilm al-Kalam) and History. He followed Shaykh Ali Ramitani. Shaykh 'Ali Ramitani quddisa sirruhu chose him as his successor before his death and ordered all his disciples to follow him.{{Cite web |title=Muhammad Baba as-Samasi | The Naqshbandi Haqqani Sufi Order of America: Sufism and Spirituality |url=https://naqshbandi.org/the-golden-chain/the-chain/muhammad-baba-as-samasi/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116044129/https://naqshbandi.org/the-golden-chain/the-chain/muhammad-baba-as-samasi/ |archive-date=2019-01-16}}{{Cite web |title=15. Khwaja Muhammad Baba as-Samasi |url=https://sufispirit.com.au/feature/15-khwaja-muhammad-baba-as-samasi/ |access-date=2023-11-17 |website=Sufi Spirit |language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|url=https://sufilive.com/Khawaja-Muhammad-Baba-as-Samasi-q--7002.html|title=Khawaja Muhammad Baba as-Samasi (q) / Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani - Audio Book|website=sufilive.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ziaetaiba.com/en/scholar/hazrat-khawaja-muhammad-baba-samasi-bukhara|title=Hazrat Khawaja Muhammad Baba Samasi Bukhara|website=www.ziaetaiba.com}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=64U41q5MgLYC&q=baba+samasi&pg=PA189|title=Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition|first=Muhammad Hisham|last=Kabbani|date=June 8, 2003|publisher=ISCA|isbn=9781930409101|via=Google Books}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wa3MDwAAQBAJ&q=baba+samasi&pg=PT136|title=The Winds Of Grace: Poetry, Stories and Teachings of Sufi Mystics and Saints|date=January 1, 2020|publisher=SCB Distributors|isbn=9781942493600|via=Google Books}}