Sheikh Najmeddin Kubra was a 13th century famous Persian Sufi from Khwarezmia and was the founder of the Kubrawiya Sufi order.

Among his twelve students one can mention Najmeddin Razi, Majdeddin Baghdadi, Sa'deddin Hamawi, and Sayfeddin Bakhezri.

He is the founder of the famous Ilkhanid and Timurid era Kibruyeh Sufi order.

He wrote the books:

• مرصاد العباد
• منازل السائرين ومقامات الطائرين
• فوائح الجمال و فواتح الجلال
• رساله الخائف الهائم من لومه اللائم

It is written that when two of his students were drowned by Muhammad II of Khwarezm in the river Jaxartes, he cast a curse (nefrin) on the Khwarazmid shah. Not long after, Genghis Khan annihilated the Khwarezmid Empire in 1220CE.

He was murdered in 1221CE, and is said to be buried in Khwarazm.

See also

• List of Iranian scientists and scholars

1221 deaths | Medieval philosophers | Muslim philosophers | Sufis | Kubrawiya order