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.
حفص بن سليمان
Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī
Died 180 AH (TDV: other dates between 180 and 190 recorded) · born 90 AH · Kufa
Rāwī of ʿĀṣim; his riwāya is the reading most recited today
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: Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib · Two independent sources
Ibn al-Jazarī: the Companion read the Qurʾān to the Messenger of God (the isnād ends here in each chain).
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3917-3922Checked against
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L148 · agreesListed among the first ṭabaqa, those who read to the Messenger of God.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī took from ʿAlī, among others, from the Prophet.
ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālibعلي بن أبي طالب661two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī · Two independent sources
al-Sulamī and Zirr also read to ʿUthmān and ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib; TDV gives Ḥafṣ's chain as ʿĀṣim, al-Sulamī, ʿAlī, the Prophet.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3922-3924TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Hafs b. SüleymanChecked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L11550 · agrees (not independent)Entry: ʿarḍ from ʿAlī.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L457 · agreesEntry: read to ʿAlī.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī from ʿAlī.
Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamīأبو عبد الرحمن السلمي692two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī to ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī · Two independent sources
ʿĀṣim read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3919-3921Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L9799 · agrees (not independent)Entry: read to Zirr b. Ḥubaysh and Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1018 · agreesEntry: read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī and Zirr.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī.
ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfīعاصم بن أبي النجودc. 745two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī to Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī · Two independent sources
Ḥafṣ and Abū Bakr (Shuʿba) read to ʿĀṣim; Ibn al-Jazarī counts 128 paths from ʿĀṣim. TDV: Ḥafṣ grew up in ʿĀṣim's household and read the Qurʾān to him many times.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3917-3919TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Hafs b. SüleymanChecked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L7047 · agrees (not independent)Entry: took ʿarḍ and talqīn from ʿĀṣim; his stepson.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1862 · agreesEntry: read to ʿĀṣim.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L237-L253 · agreesIsnād of Ḥafṣ: reads to ʿĀṣim.
Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadīحفص بن سليمانc. 796
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · The Prophet Muhammad to Ubayy b. Kaʿb · Two independent sources
Ibn al-Jazarī: the Companion read the Qurʾān to the Messenger of God (the isnād ends here in each chain).
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2836-2840Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L789 · agrees (not independent)Entry: he read the Qurʾān to the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L193 · agreesEntry: he read the Qurʾān to the Prophet.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L136-L140 · agreesRijāl of Nāfiʿ: chain ends Ubayy, then the Prophet.
Ubayy b. Kaʿbأبي بن كعب654two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · Ubayy b. Kaʿb to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī · Two independent sources
al-Sulamī also read to Ubayy b. Kaʿb and Zayd b. Thābit.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3924-3926Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L11550 · agrees (not independent)Entry: ʿarḍ from Ubayy.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L457 · agreesEntry (via al-Dānī): ʿarḍ from Ubayy.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī from Ubayy.
Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamīأبو عبد الرحمن السلمي692two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī to ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī · Two independent sources
ʿĀṣim read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3919-3921Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L9799 · agrees (not independent)Entry: read to Zirr b. Ḥubaysh and Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1018 · agreesEntry: read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī and Zirr.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī.
ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfīعاصم بن أبي النجودc. 745two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī to Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī · Two independent sources
Ḥafṣ and Abū Bakr (Shuʿba) read to ʿĀṣim; Ibn al-Jazarī counts 128 paths from ʿĀṣim. TDV: Ḥafṣ grew up in ʿĀṣim's household and read the Qurʾān to him many times.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3917-3919TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Hafs b. SüleymanChecked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L7047 · agrees (not independent)Entry: took ʿarḍ and talqīn from ʿĀṣim; his stepson.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1862 · agreesEntry: read to ʿĀṣim.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L237-L253 · agreesIsnād of Ḥafṣ: reads to ʿĀṣim.
Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadīحفص بن سليمانc. 796
Route 3 of 3: Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · The Prophet Muhammad to Zayd b. Thābit · Two independent sources
Ibn al-Jazarī: the Companion read the Qurʾān to the Messenger of God (the isnād ends here in each chain).
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2836-2840Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L8309 · agrees (not independent)Entry: he read the Qurʾān to the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L272 · agreesListed among the first ṭabaqa, those who read to the Messenger of God.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L141-L144 · agreesRijāl of Ibn Kathīr: Ibn ʿAbbās from Ubayy and Zayd, from the Prophet.
Zayd b. Thābitزيد بن ثابت665two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · Zayd b. Thābit to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī · Two independent sources
al-Sulamī also read to Ubayy and Zayd b. Thābit; Ibn Masʿūd, ʿUthmān, ʿAlī, Ubayy and Zayd read to the Prophet.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3924-3926Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L11550 · agrees (not independent)Entry: ʿarḍ from Zayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L457 · agreesEntry (via al-Dānī): ʿarḍ from Zayd.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī from Zayd.
Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamīأبو عبد الرحمن السلمي692two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī to ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī · Two independent sources
ʿĀṣim read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3919-3921Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L9799 · agrees (not independent)Entry: read to Zirr b. Ḥubaysh and Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1018 · agreesEntry: read to Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān al-Sulamī and Zirr.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L156-L159 · agreesRijāl of ʿĀṣim: al-Sulamī.
ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfīعاصم بن أبي النجودc. 745two sourcesin Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings
read the Qurʾān to · ʿĀṣim b. Abī l-Najūd al-Kūfī to Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī · Two independent sources
Ḥafṣ and Abū Bakr (Shuʿba) read to ʿĀṣim; Ibn al-Jazarī counts 128 paths from ʿĀṣim. TDV: Ḥafṣ grew up in ʿĀṣim's household and read the Qurʾān to him many times.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 3917-3919TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Hafs b. SüleymanChecked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L7047 · agrees (not independent)Entry: took ʿarḍ and talqīn from ʿĀṣim; his stepson.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L1862 · agreesEntry: read to ʿĀṣim.
- al-Dānī, al-Taysīr fī l-qirāʾāt al-sabʿ, 0444AbuCamrDani.TaysirFiQiraatSabc.Shamela0005527-ara1#L237-L253 · agreesIsnād of Ḥafṣ: reads to ʿĀṣim.
Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadīحفص بن سليمانc. 796
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 Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī
No one is recorded below this person in the sources read.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Ḥafṣ b. Sulaymān al-Asadī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/hafs (data of 31 October 2026).