Atlas
About this atlas
The atlas holds the chains of transmission from the Prophet as the standard references and the classical sources record them: the Sufi orders, the chains of Qurʾān recitation, the teachers of the schools of law and ḥadīth, and the lines of the Prophet's family, with the places they spread and the living houses and teachers who carry them today. Every link shows its sources; where they differ, both readings are shown, and we do not rule on any community's claims. Ibn ʿArabī's own life, teachers and readers are on their own page.
عبد الكبير الكتاني
ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānī
Fez
Father of Muḥammad; introduced him to Sufism (Wikipedia)
Sources for this person
The chain up to the Prophet
No chain up to the Prophet is recorded for this person in the sources read.
How to read the marks
- Two sources: a solid rule. Two independent references give the same link.
- One source: a lighter rule, so labelled.
- The community's own account: a dotted rule. The order tells it; we have not yet read it against a reference source.
- A gap in the rule: the sources omit names between the two. The label says which.
- The sources differ: tap the ≠ to read each reading with its source.
- A ring: a spiritual link, without a meeting (uwaysī).
Who received from ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānī
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānīمحمد بن عبد الكبير الكتاني1909
one sourcein Kattāniyya
family descent · ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānī to Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānī · One source
Wikipedia: his father ʿAbd al-Kabīr introduced him to Sufism and guided his reading.
Wikipedia, Muhammad al-Kattani (tertiary)Checked against
- Wikipedia, Muhammad al-Kattani, early life · agreesFather taught him Sufism and texts.
- Eickelman, entry · silentNo mention of the father.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “ʿAbd al-Kabīr al-Kattānī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/abd-al-kabir-kattani (data of 31 October 2026).