Silsila

A silsilah tablet in Yu Baba Gongbei in Linxia City

Silsila (Arabic: سِلْسِلَة) is an Arabic word meaning chain, link, connection often used in various senses of lineage. In particular, it may be translated as "spiritual genealogy" where one Sufi Master transfers his khilafat to his khalîfa, or spiritual descendant.[citation needed] In Urdu, silsila means saga.[1]

  1. ^ Salimuddin, S.M. Oxford Urdu-English Dictionary. Oxford University Press.