Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa

Abu Nasr Parsa
The Green Mosque which contains the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa
Venerated in	Naqshbandi Sufi Order
Major shrine	Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Green Mosque, Balkh, Afghanistan
Influences	Muhammad Parsa (father)
Influenced	Later Naqshbandi mystics

Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa was a 15th century Sufi mystic of the Naqshbandi Sufi order.[1] He died in 1461 at Balkh, where his tomb now stands in the complex of the Green Mosque. He was the son[2] of Muhammad Parsa, the disciple and successor to Baha' al-Din Naqshband in the Naqshbandi spiritual chain.[3] He left behind a legacy of descendants whom were also religious teachers.[4]

References

1. Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M. I.; Nejad, Translated by Saleh (16 October 2015), "Abū Naṣr Pārsā", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 13 November 2023
2. McChesney, R. D. (2002). "Architecture and Narrative: The Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine. Part 2: Representing the Complex in Word and Image, 1696-1998". Muqarnas. 19: 78–108. doi:10.2307/1523316. ISSN 0732-2992.
3. Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M. I.; Nejad, Translated by Saleh (16 October 2015), "Abū Naṣr Pārsā", Encyclopaedia Islamica, Brill, retrieved 13 November 2023
4. McChesney, R. D. (2002). "Architecture and Narrative: The Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine. Part 2: Representing the Complex in Word and Image, 1696-1998". Muqarnas. 19: 78–108. doi:10.2307/1523316. ISSN 0732-2992.

Sources

• Naushahi, Arif; Waley, M.I. (2015). "Abū Naṣr Pārsā". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.