Thanks Sandeep, thats what I thought - Guru Nanak Dev might not have actually visited Kaba.
Ramana, Nakshbandis are a Sufi order as you said. There are so many Sufi orders, but prominant are these 4:
<b>1) Qadariya</b> (started in 11th century in Baghdad - 'Abd al-Qadir al-Djilani (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Djilan)
<b>2) Suhrawardia</b> (started in 12th century in Baghdad too by Diya al-din Abu 'n-Najib as-Surawardi (1097-1168))
<b>3) Chishtiya</b> (ascribed to Muin al-Din Chishti (c.1142-1236) of Sijistan. It however gained prominence once it reached India, through the famous Chishti saint 'Chirag-i-chisht' (=lamp of Chisht order) Auliya Nizam-al-Din (~1325) of Delhi. (Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station of Delhi is named after him, and Amir Khusro was his famous follower). Ajmer shrine is also of Chishti Order. This sufi-order has to its credit a lot of mass-conversion of Hindus to Islam, especially in Panjab, Rajasthan and Bangal.
[In the passing, it would be interesting to note, that Dera Sacha Sauda is said to have close ties with Chisht order and Ajmer]
<b>4) Naqshbandia</b> (started in 14th century by Baha al-din Naqshband (~1389), in central Asia/Soviet side). This became popular in those regions, and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Northern-Afghanistan etc. With Mughals it reached India.
All are Sunnis. In order of the size of the following globally, it would be Qadaria, Naqshbandia, Chishtia, Suharawardia. In south Asia however, Chishtis are most dominant.
Ramana, Nakshbandis are a Sufi order as you said. There are so many Sufi orders, but prominant are these 4:
<b>1) Qadariya</b> (started in 11th century in Baghdad - 'Abd al-Qadir al-Djilani (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Djilan)
<b>2) Suhrawardia</b> (started in 12th century in Baghdad too by Diya al-din Abu 'n-Najib as-Surawardi (1097-1168))
<b>3) Chishtiya</b> (ascribed to Muin al-Din Chishti (c.1142-1236) of Sijistan. It however gained prominence once it reached India, through the famous Chishti saint 'Chirag-i-chisht' (=lamp of Chisht order) Auliya Nizam-al-Din (~1325) of Delhi. (Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station of Delhi is named after him, and Amir Khusro was his famous follower). Ajmer shrine is also of Chishti Order. This sufi-order has to its credit a lot of mass-conversion of Hindus to Islam, especially in Panjab, Rajasthan and Bangal.
[In the passing, it would be interesting to note, that Dera Sacha Sauda is said to have close ties with Chisht order and Ajmer]
<b>4) Naqshbandia</b> (started in 14th century by Baha al-din Naqshband (~1389), in central Asia/Soviet side). This became popular in those regions, and Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Northern-Afghanistan etc. With Mughals it reached India.
All are Sunnis. In order of the size of the following globally, it would be Qadaria, Naqshbandia, Chishtia, Suharawardia. In south Asia however, Chishtis are most dominant.