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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.

بهاء الدين زكريا الملتاني

Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī

Died 661/1262 or 666/1267 (approximate) · born 565, 566 or 578 (1169-1183) · Multan

Spread the order in India; khānqāh in Multan

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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: Suhrawardiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
  4. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Aḥmad al-Ghazālī to Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Abū l-Najīb went to Isfahan, became Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's murīd and practised asceticism under him.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'

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    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2063-2077, chart L1745 · agreesCalls Aḥmad al-Ghazālī Abū l-Najīb's true guide.
    Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardīأبو النجيب السهروردي1168
  5. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyyasources differ

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī to Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: his nephew, trained by him; the order is traced through both Shihāb al-Dīn and Abū l-Najīb. The Shihāb al-Dīn entry does not name who gave him the khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'

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

    Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234
  6. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Bahāʾ al-Dīn completed his sulūk in seventeen days at Shihāb al-Dīn's khānqāh in Baghdad and received ijāza. The entry does not use the word khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Bahâeddin Zekeriyyâ (Hamid Algar)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'

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    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L4022-4026 · agreesBahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā (1182-1268) a disciple of Shihāb al-Dīn, worked in Multan.
    Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānīبهاء الدين زكريا الملتاني1262
Other routes (2)

Route 2 of 3: Suhrawardiyya

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
  4. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Aḥmad al-Ghazālī to Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Abū l-Najīb went to Isfahan, became Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's murīd and practised asceticism under him.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'

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    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2063-2077, chart L1745 · agreesCalls Aḥmad al-Ghazālī Abū l-Najīb's true guide.
    Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardīأبو النجيب السهروردي1168
  5. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyyasources differ

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī to Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: his nephew, trained by him; the order is traced through both Shihāb al-Dīn and Abū l-Najīb. The Shihāb al-Dīn entry does not name who gave him the khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'

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

    Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234
  6. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Bahāʾ al-Dīn completed his sulūk in seventeen days at Shihāb al-Dīn's khānqāh in Baghdad and received ijāza. The entry does not use the word khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Bahâeddin Zekeriyyâ (Hamid Algar)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'

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    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L4022-4026 · agreesBahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā (1182-1268) a disciple of Shihāb al-Dīn, worked in Multan.
    Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānīبهاء الدين زكريا الملتاني1262

Route 3 of 3: Suhrawardiyya

  1. The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
  3. Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
  4. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Aḥmad al-Ghazālī to Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Abū l-Najīb went to Isfahan, became Aḥmad al-Ghazālī's murīd and practised asceticism under him.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'

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    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2063-2077, chart L1745 · agreesCalls Aḥmad al-Ghazālī Abū l-Najīb's true guide.
    Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardīأبو النجيب السهروردي1168
  5. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyyasources differ

    companionship (ṣuḥba) · Abū l-Najīb al-Suhrawardī to Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī · Two independent sources

    TDV: his nephew, trained by him; the order is traced through both Shihāb al-Dīn and Abū l-Najīb. The Shihāb al-Dīn entry does not name who gave him the khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Ebü'n-Necîb (Reşat Öngören)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'

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    Checked against

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

    Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234
  6. two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya

    gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī · Two independent sources

    TDV: Bahāʾ al-Dīn completed his sulūk in seventeen days at Shihāb al-Dīn's khānqāh in Baghdad and received ijāza. The entry does not use the word khirqa.

    TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Bahâeddin Zekeriyyâ (Hamid Algar)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'

    Suggest a correction

    Checked against

    • Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L4022-4026 · agreesBahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā (1182-1268) a disciple of Shihāb al-Dīn, worked in Multan.
    Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānīبهاء الدين زكريا الملتاني1262
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 Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī

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

How to cite

Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Bahāʾ al-Dīn Zakariyyā al-Multānī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/baha-al-din-zakariyya (data of 31 October 2026).