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Naqshbandi (Naqshbandiyya) is one of four major Sufi orders (tariqa) of Islam. Formed in 1380, the order is considered by some to be a "sober" order which believes in silent dhikr (remembrance of God) and suhbat (an intimate relationship between student and master).

The order began with Hazrat Abu Bakr r.a.  a constant companion of  Prophet Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.w. and father-in-law, whereas most other turuq (Chishtia, Suhrawardiyya and Qadiriyyah) trace their lineage from the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w.w.  through Hazrat Ali r.a.  ibn Abu Talib.

The word Naqshbandi نقشبندی is Persian, taken from the name of the founder of the order, Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari r.a.  Some have said that the translation means "related to the image-maker," some also consider it to mean "Pattern Maker" rather than "image maker," and interpret "Naqshbandi" to mean "Reformer of Patterns", and others consider it to mean "Way of the Chain" or "Golden Chain."