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.
علي الهادي
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)
Died 254/868 · Samarra
Tenth Imam (Twelver); buried at Samarra
Sources for this person
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: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Mūsā al-Kāẓimموسى الكاظم799
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
successor of · Mūsā al-Kāẓim to ʿAlī al-Riḍā · Two independent sources
Eighth Imam (d. 203/818).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L109575-109579, L109615, L109679 · agreesʿAlī al-Riḍā b. Mūsā al-Kāẓim; born 148; died Ramaḍān 203 at Ṭūs.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23436-23455 · agreesSon of Mūsā al-Kāẓim; died 203 at Ṭūs (202 also given).
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3721-3724 · agreesal-Riḍā's descent continues through his son al-Jawād.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV İsnâaşeriyye: after al-Kāẓim's death, the groups who accepted that he had truly died became known as the Qaṭʿiyya.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Mūsā al-Kāẓimموسى الكاظم799
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
successor of · Mūsā al-Kāẓim to ʿAlī al-Riḍā · Two independent sources
Eighth Imam (d. 203/818).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L109575-109579, L109615, L109679 · agreesʿAlī al-Riḍā b. Mūsā al-Kāẓim; born 148; died Ramaḍān 203 at Ṭūs.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23436-23455 · agreesSon of Mūsā al-Kāẓim; died 203 at Ṭūs (202 also given).
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3721-3724 · agreesal-Riḍā's descent continues through his son al-Jawād.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV İsnâaşeriyye: after al-Kāẓim's death, the groups who accepted that he had truly died became known as the Qaṭʿiyya.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868
Route 3 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Mūsā al-Kāẓimموسى الكاظم799
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
successor of · Mūsā al-Kāẓim to ʿAlī al-Riḍā · Two independent sources
Eighth Imam (d. 203/818).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L109575-109579, L109615, L109679 · agreesʿAlī al-Riḍā b. Mūsā al-Kāẓim; born 148; died Ramaḍān 203 at Ṭūs.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23436-23455 · agreesSon of Mūsā al-Kāẓim; died 203 at Ṭūs (202 also given).
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3721-3724 · agreesal-Riḍā's descent continues through his son al-Jawād.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV İsnâaşeriyye: after al-Kāẓim's death, the groups who accepted that he had truly died became known as the Qaṭʿiyya.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868
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 ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarīالحسن العسكري874
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) to al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī · Two independent sources
Eleventh Imam (d. 260/874).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3729-3731 · agreesal-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī is al-Hādī's son.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L10461-10470 · agreesBorn 231 or 232; died 8 Rabīʿ I 260 at Samarra, buried by his father.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L145669 · agreesDeath of al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī dated 260.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/ali-hadi (data of 31 October 2026).