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.
نجيب الدين علي بن بزغش الشيرازي
Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī
Shiraz
Disciple of Shihāb al-Dīn; founder of the Buzghushiyya (Najībiyya)
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: Suhrawardiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
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)'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 السهروردي1168two 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)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2084-2090 · agreesShihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar was Abū l-Najīb's nephew, trained in his ribat, d. 632/1234.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'ʿAWĀREF AL-MAʿĀREF' (William C. Chittick), Vol. III, Fasc. 2, pp. 114-115 · agreesShehāb al-Dīn ʿUmar's paternal uncle and spiritual guide was Abu'l-Najīb ʿAbd al-Qāhir Sohravardī (d. 563/1168), founder of the order.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Some sources attribute the order to Abū l-Najīb himself; on that reading Ebheriyye and Kübreviyye would be Suhrawardī branches.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'
Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya
gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī · Two independent sources
TDV: Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī was his khalīfa and founder of the Buzghushiyya.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L14110-14130 (App. C) · agreesNajīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush (d. 678/1279) a disciple in Shihāb al-Dīn's chart.
Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzīنجيب الدين علي بن بزغش الشيرازي
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Suhrawardiyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
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)'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 السهروردي1168two 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)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2084-2090 · agreesShihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar was Abū l-Najīb's nephew, trained in his ribat, d. 632/1234.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'ʿAWĀREF AL-MAʿĀREF' (William C. Chittick), Vol. III, Fasc. 2, pp. 114-115 · agreesShehāb al-Dīn ʿUmar's paternal uncle and spiritual guide was Abu'l-Najīb ʿAbd al-Qāhir Sohravardī (d. 563/1168), founder of the order.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Some sources attribute the order to Abū l-Najīb himself; on that reading Ebheriyye and Kübreviyye would be Suhrawardī branches.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'
Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya
gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī · Two independent sources
TDV: Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī was his khalīfa and founder of the Buzghushiyya.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L14110-14130 (App. C) · agreesNajīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush (d. 678/1279) a disciple in Shihāb al-Dīn's chart.
Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzīنجيب الدين علي بن بزغش الشيرازي
Route 3 of 3: Suhrawardiyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Aḥmad al-Ghazālīأحمد الغزالي1126
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)'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 السهروردي1168two 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)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L2084-2090 · agreesShihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar was Abū l-Najīb's nephew, trained in his ribat, d. 632/1234.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica, 'ʿAWĀREF AL-MAʿĀREF' (William C. Chittick), Vol. III, Fasc. 2, pp. 114-115 · agreesShehāb al-Dīn ʿUmar's paternal uncle and spiritual guide was Abu'l-Najīb ʿAbd al-Qāhir Sohravardī (d. 563/1168), founder of the order.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Some sources attribute the order to Abū l-Najīb himself; on that reading Ebheriyye and Kübreviyye would be Suhrawardī branches.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'
Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardīشهاب الدين عمر السهروردي1234two sourcesin Suhrawardiyya
gave the khirqa · Shihāb al-Dīn ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī to Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī · Two independent sources
TDV: Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī was his khalīfa and founder of the Buzghushiyya.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdî, Şehâbeddin (Hasan Kâmil Yılmaz)'TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, 'Sühreverdiyye (Reşat Öngören)'Checked against
- Trimingham, Sufi Orders in Islam (1971), trimingham_sufi-orders-in-islam_1971.txt#L14110-14130 (App. C) · agreesNajīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush (d. 678/1279) a disciple in Shihāb al-Dīn's chart.
Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzīنجيب الدين علي بن بزغش الشيرازي
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 Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī
No one is recorded below this person in the sources read.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Najīb al-Dīn ʿAlī b. Buzghush al-Shīrāzī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/buzghush-shirazi (data of 31 October 2026).