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Chains of transmission from the Prophet, read as the sources give them.
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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 القادر الجيلاني

ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī

Died 561/1166 · born 470/1077 · Gilan, Baghdad

Eponym; Ḥanbalī teacher in Baghdad from 521/1127

Sources for this person

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The chain up to the Prophet

Dates are given where the sources give them. Years are CE; the Hijri year is in each name's detail.

Route 1 of 3, the best-sourced: Qādiriyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.

Sources differ on 4 links of this route.

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsīأبو الفرج الطرسوسي
  4. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsī to Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

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    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L200471 · silentDhahabī's al-Hakkārī entry mentions no Ṭarṭūsī and no khirqa.
    Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
  5. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
    Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119
  6. two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ

    gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

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    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.

    Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.

    • Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
    ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166
Other routes (2)

Route 2 of 3: Qādiriyya

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsīأبو الفرج الطرسوسي
  4. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsī to Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L200471 · silentDhahabī's al-Hakkārī entry mentions no Ṭarṭūsī and no khirqa.
    Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
  5. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
    Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119
  6. two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ

    gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.

    Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.

    • Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
    ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166

Route 3 of 3: Qādiriyya

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsīأبو الفرج الطرسوسي
  4. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Faraj al-Ṭarsūsī to Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L200471 · silentDhahabī's al-Hakkārī entry mentions no Ṭarṭūsī and no khirqa.
    Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārīأبو الحسن الهكاري
  5. the community's own accountin Qādiriyya

    gave the khirqa · Abū l-Ḥasan al-Hakkārī to Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī · The community's own account

    Same TDV chain.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2520-2610 · silentTrimingham's biography of ʿAbd al-Qādir (pp. 41-43; l.2520-2610) names no Sufi teacher before al-Mukharrimī and Ḥammād al-Dabbās and says he initiated no one.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L205621 · silentDhahabī's al-Mukharrimī entry (al-Mubārak b. ʿAlī, d. 513/1119) names no al-Hakkārī as his shaykh.
    Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimīأبو سعد المبارك المخرمي1119
  6. two sourcesin Qādiriyyasources differ

    gave the khirqa · Abū Saʿd al-Mubārak al-Muḥarrimī to ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: after his long seclusion Muḥarrimī dressed him with the shaykh's khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Abdülkādir-i Geylânî'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2548-2553 · agreesʿAbd al-Qādir received the khirqa of first investiture from al-Mukharrimī, 'by order of al-Khadir'.
    • al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), 0748Dhahabi.SiyarAclamNubala.Shamela0010906-ara1.mARkdown#L214953 · agreesDhahabī: he studied fiqh under al-Mukharrimī (Samʿānī adds service of Ḥammād al-Dabbās); fiqh teacher, khirqa not mentioned.

    Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.

    • Trimingham (p. 42): no sign of Sufi training before he attended Ḥammād al-Dabbās's school; al-Wasiṭī (Tiryāq) says he never propagated a khirqa himself.See checks
    ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānīعبد القادر الجيلاني1166
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-Qādir al-Jīlānī

7 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.

How to cite

Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/abd-al-qadir-jilani (data of 31 October 2026).