, the Murshid acts as a bridge between the disciple (Mureed) and the Divine, planting the seeds of (remembrance) in the heart to help it bloom. As Mawlana Rumi
Famous chains include the Naqshbandi Gold Chain (linking through Abu Bakr al-Siddiq) and the Qadiri Chain (linking through Ali ibn Abi Talib). This continuity provides a guarantee of orthodoxy. The Murshid is not innovating; he is remembering. He is transmitting what he received. Murshid