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 الرامتيني
ʿAlī Rāmītanī
Died 721/1321
Khwājagān master
Sources for this person
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (2 entries)
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: Naqshbandiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
Sources differ on 9 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānīعبد الخالق الغجدواني1179
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānī to ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī · Two independent sources
TDV Hâcegân: according to Naqshbandī tradition Ghujduwānī left four khalifas, and Ārif-i Rīwgarī carried on the line.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3922 · agreesʿArif Riwgarī follows al-Ghujdawānī in the succession; Trimingham d. 657/1259.
ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarīعارف الريوغريtwo sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī to Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī · Two independent sources
Next in the Khwājagān sequence (d. 685/1286) (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3924 · agreesAnjīr Faghnawī follows Riwgarī; his death given 643/1245 or 670/1272, not the atlas 685/1286.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham gives Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī's death as 643/1245 or 670/1272, not 685/1286.See checks
Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawīمحمود أنجير فغنوي1286two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī to ʿAlī Rāmītanī · Two independent sources
Next in the sequence; linked to Kubrawī ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla Simnānī and credited with reintroducing vocal dhikr (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3925 · agreesʿAzīzān ʿAlī al-Rāmitanī follows Anjīr Faghnawī (d. 705/1306 or 721/1321).
ʿAlī Rāmītanīعلي الرامتيني1321
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 8 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānīعبد الخالق الغجدواني1179
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānī to ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī · Two independent sources
TDV Hâcegân: according to Naqshbandī tradition Ghujduwānī left four khalifas, and Ārif-i Rīwgarī carried on the line.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3922 · agreesʿArif Riwgarī follows al-Ghujdawānī in the succession; Trimingham d. 657/1259.
ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarīعارف الريوغريtwo sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī to Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī · Two independent sources
Next in the Khwājagān sequence (d. 685/1286) (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3924 · agreesAnjīr Faghnawī follows Riwgarī; his death given 643/1245 or 670/1272, not the atlas 685/1286.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham gives Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī's death as 643/1245 or 670/1272, not 685/1286.See checks
Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawīمحمود أنجير فغنوي1286two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī to ʿAlī Rāmītanī · Two independent sources
Next in the sequence; linked to Kubrawī ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla Simnānī and credited with reintroducing vocal dhikr (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3925 · agreesʿAzīzān ʿAlī al-Rāmitanī follows Anjīr Faghnawī (d. 705/1306 or 721/1321).
ʿAlī Rāmītanīعلي الرامتيني1321
Route 3 of 3: Naqshbandiyya
Sources differ on 7 links of this route.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānīعبد الخالق الغجدواني1179
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · ʿAbd al-Khāliq al-Ghujduwānī to ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī · Two independent sources
TDV Hâcegân: according to Naqshbandī tradition Ghujduwānī left four khalifas, and Ārif-i Rīwgarī carried on the line.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3922 · agreesʿArif Riwgarī follows al-Ghujdawānī in the succession; Trimingham d. 657/1259.
ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarīعارف الريوغريtwo sourcesin Naqshbandiyyasources differ
initiation · ʿĀrif al-Rīwgarī to Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī · Two independent sources
Next in the Khwājagān sequence (d. 685/1286) (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3924 · agreesAnjīr Faghnawī follows Riwgarī; his death given 643/1245 or 670/1272, not the atlas 685/1286.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Trimingham gives Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī's death as 643/1245 or 670/1272, not 685/1286.See checks
Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawīمحمود أنجير فغنوي1286two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · Maḥmūd Anjīr Faghnawī to ʿAlī Rāmītanī · Two independent sources
Next in the sequence; linked to Kubrawī ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla Simnānī and credited with reintroducing vocal dhikr (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3925 · agreesʿAzīzān ʿAlī al-Rāmitanī follows Anjīr Faghnawī (d. 705/1306 or 721/1321).
ʿAlī Rāmītanīعلي الرامتيني1321
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 Rāmītanī
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Muḥammad Bābā Sammāsīمحمد بابا السماسي1333
two sourcesin Naqshbandiyya
initiation · ʿAlī Rāmītanī to Muḥammad Bābā Sammāsī · Two independent sources
Next in the sequence (TDV Hâcegân, which notes that the sources say little about these figures' lives, Amīr Kulāl excepted).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Hâcegân'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L3917-3926 · agreesMuḥammad Bābā al-Sammāsī follows al-Rāmitanī (d. 740/1340 or 755/1354).
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “ʿAlī Rāmītanī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/ali-ramitani (data of 31 October 2026).