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.
الحسن بن علي
al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī
Died 49/669 (50 or 51 also reported; Ibn Khallikān prefers 50) · Medina
Named by the order as the first qutb and the link through whom the Shādhilī chain runs
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 4, the best-sourced: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
child of · The Prophet Muhammad to Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ · Two independent sources
Fāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Ehl-i Beyt article treats the Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn as the five of the 'people of the cloak' in the Shiʿi usage.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L36511-36513, L36569 · agreesFāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Prophet's line continues only through her.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9942-9943 · agreesNames Fāṭima, daughter of the Messenger, as al-Ḥasan's mother.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV reports a Sunni position that limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Prophet's wives, and another that includes his descendants and the Banū Hāshim.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
- TDV reports the Shiʿi usage naming the five (Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, Ḥasan, Ḥusayn).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾفاطمة الزهراء632two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
child of · Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ to al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Al-Ḥasan is the son of ʿAlī and Fāṭima; TDV says his descendants are called sharīf and al-Ḥusayn's sayyid (usage the article states).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9942-9943 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī; mother Fāṭima, daughter of the Messenger.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L48962-48964 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī, called the Prophet's sibṭ; born Shaʿbān 3 AH.
al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlīالحسن بن علي669
Other routes (3)
Route 2 of 4: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
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 The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
child of · ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib to al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Son of ʿAlī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L48962-48964 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9941-9942 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib.
al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlīالحسن بن علي669
Route 3 of 4: Shādhiliyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
the community's own accountin Shādhiliyya
companionship (ṣuḥba) · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib · The community's own account
Listed in the order's own silsila as relayed by Wikipedia from shazuli.com; the order's own page was not read.
Wikipedia, Shadhili (relays the chain from shazuli.com 'Spiritual Genealogy'; tertiary)Not yet checked against a further reference.
ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālibعلي بن أبي طالب661the community's own accountin Shādhiliyya
initiation · ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib to al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī · The community's own account
Listed in the order's own silsila as relayed by Wikipedia from shazuli.com; the order's own page was not read.
Wikipedia, Shadhili (relays the chain from shazuli.com 'Spiritual Genealogy'; tertiary)Not yet checked against a further reference.
al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlīالحسن بن علي669
Route 4 of 4: Shādhiliyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesthis step is recorded in The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines, not in Shādhiliyyasources differ
child of · The Prophet Muhammad to Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ · Two independent sources
Fāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Ehl-i Beyt article treats the Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, al-Ḥasan and al-Ḥusayn as the five of the 'people of the cloak' in the Shiʿi usage.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L36511-36513, L36569 · agreesFāṭima is the Prophet's daughter; the Prophet's line continues only through her.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9942-9943 · agreesNames Fāṭima, daughter of the Messenger, as al-Ḥasan's mother.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV reports a Sunni position that limits the Ahl al-Bayt to the Prophet's wives, and another that includes his descendants and the Banū Hāshim.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
- TDV reports the Shiʿi usage naming the five (Prophet, ʿAlī, Fāṭima, Ḥasan, Ḥusayn).TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i Beyt
Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾفاطمة الزهراء632two sourcesthis step is recorded in The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines, not in Shādhiliyya
child of · Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ to al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī · Two independent sources
Al-Ḥasan is the son of ʿAlī and Fāṭima; TDV says his descendants are called sharīf and al-Ḥusayn's sayyid (usage the article states).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, Ehl-i BeytChecked against
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9942-9943 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī; mother Fāṭima, daughter of the Messenger.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L48962-48964 · agreesal-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī, called the Prophet's sibṭ; born Shaʿbān 3 AH.
al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlīالحسن بن علي669
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 al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī
4 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Ḥasan (al-Maḥḍ)عبد الله بن الحسن762
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: al-Ḥasan b. al-Ḥasan (al-Muthannā)
child of · al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī to ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Ḥasan (al-Maḥḍ) · Two independent sources
TDV: Ḥasan → ʿAbd Allāh b. al-Ḥasan. Ibn ʿInaba shows ʿAbd Allāh al-Maḥḍ as a son of al-Ḥasan b. al-Ḥasan (al-Muthannā), so a grandson of al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, HasenîlerChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L1659-1662 · differsʿAbd Allāh al-Maḥḍ is a son of al-Ḥasan b. al-Ḥasan (al-Muthannā), so a grandson of al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī.
- Morimoto (ed.), Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies (Routledge 2012), ch.4 (Bernheimer), p.82 · agreesʿAbdallāh is given as son of al-Ḥasan b. al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī: two generations below ʿAlī's son al-Ḥasan; confirms the omitted al-Muthannā.
one sourcein The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linesomits: al-Ḥasan al-Muthannā, ʿAbd Allāh al-Maḥḍ and Mūsā al-Jawn (Ibn ʿInaba)sources differ
child of · al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī to Ḥasanī Sharifs of Mecca (Hāshimī house) · One source
TDV: the Mecca emirs descend from al-Ḥasan; the royal houses of Ḥijāz, Syria, Iraq and Jordan are from them. The generations are not given in TDV Hâşimîler as read.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, HâşimîlerChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L2447-2490, L2551-2556 · agreesThe Hāshimī emirs of Mecca are Ḥasanid descendants of Mūsā al-Jawn; Qatāda b. Idrīs, also Ḥasanid, took Mecca in 597 per al-Baghdādī.
- Morimoto (ed.), Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies (Routledge 2012), ch.5 (Scarcia Amoretti), p.114 · agreesMūsā al-Jawn, brother of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya (4th gen.), is the ancestor of later amīrs of Makka (Ismāʿīl b. Yūsuf al-Ukhaydir line, 9th-10th gen.).
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- Scarcia Amoretti's map notes place the Meccan amīrs among descendants of Mūsā al-Jawn (son of ʿAbdallāh al-Maḥḍ), i.e. through the Ḥasanid line, naming no Qatāda or Ḥashimī houses.Morimoto (ed.), Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies (Routledge 2012)
- al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlīالحسين بن علي680
the community's own accountin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī to al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī · The community's own account
Third Imam in the Twelver list (d. 61/680).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L49607-49609, L50418 · silental-Ḥusayn's entry does not state succession to al-Ḥasan's office; confirms his death on ʿĀshūrāʾ 61.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L9941-9960 · silental-Ḥasan's entry gives no designation of al-Ḥusayn.
- Jābir b. ʿAbd Allāh (as named in the order's chain)جابر بن عبد الله
the community's own accountin Shādhiliyya
initiation · al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī to Jābir b. ʿAbd Allāh (as named in the order's chain) · The community's own account
Listed in the order's own silsila as relayed by Wikipedia from shazuli.com; the order's own page was not read.
Wikipedia, Shadhili (relays the chain from shazuli.com 'Spiritual Genealogy'; tertiary)Not yet checked against a further reference.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/hasan (data of 31 October 2026).