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.
جابر بن زيد أبو الشعثاء
Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ
Basra, Oman
Basran jurist; 'intellectual father' of the Ibāḍiyya (TDV)
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: Schools of law and ḥadīth. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
companionship (ṣuḥba) · The Prophet Muhammad to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās · Two independent sources
Companion of the Prophet; named in Siyar as teacher of Jābir b. Zayd (the Prophet link itself not read).
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63513)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L96347 · agreesIbn ʿAbbās’s entry opens his sources with the Prophet.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, Shamela0010906 #L50696 · agreesSiyar: Ibn ʿAbbās kept the Prophet’s company for about thirty months and narrated from him.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbāsعبد الله بن عباس687two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās to Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ · Two independent sources
Siyar: Jābir b. Zayd was among Ibn ʿAbbās's leading pupils; Ibn ʿAbbās is reported to have said 'you ask me while Jābir b. Zayd is among you'.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63517)al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63522)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L24249, 96347 · agreesJābir’s entry lists Ibn ʿAbbās among his sources; Ibn ʿAbbās’s entry lists Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ Jābir b. Zayd among those narrating from him.
Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾجابر بن زيد أبو الشعثاء
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Schools of law and ḥadīth
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
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 sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · Ubayy b. Kaʿb to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās · Two independent sources
Ibn ʿAbbās read to Ubayy b. Kaʿb and to Zayd b. Thābit.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2834-2837Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L11895 · agrees (not independent)Entry: presented the whole Qurʾān to Ubayy and Zayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L371 · agreesEntry: read to Ubayy.
- 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.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbāsعبد الله بن عباس687two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās to Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ · Two independent sources
Siyar: Jābir b. Zayd was among Ibn ʿAbbās's leading pupils; Ibn ʿAbbās is reported to have said 'you ask me while Jābir b. Zayd is among you'.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63517)al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63522)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L24249, 96347 · agreesJābir’s entry lists Ibn ʿAbbās among his sources; Ibn ʿAbbās’s entry lists Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ Jābir b. Zayd among those narrating from him.
Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾجابر بن زيد أبو الشعثاء
Route 3 of 3: Schools of law and ḥadīth
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
two sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
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 sourcesthis step is recorded in Qirāʾāt: the ten canonical readings, not in Schools of law and ḥadīth
read the Qurʾān to · Zayd b. Thābit to ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās · Two independent sources
Ibn ʿAbbās read to Ubayy b. Kaʿb and to Zayd b. Thābit.
Ibn al-Jazarī, al-Nashr fī l-qirāʾāt al-ʿashr, OpenITI 0833IbnJazari.Nashr.Shamela0022642-ara1, lines 2834-2837Checked against
- Ibn al-Jazarī, Ghāyat al-nihāya (same author as al-Nashr; not independent), 0833IbnJazari.GhayatNihaya.Shamela0012040-ara1.completed#L11895 · agrees (not independent)Entry: presented to Ubayy and Zayd.
- al-Dhahabī, Maʿrifat al-qurrāʾ al-kibār, 0748Dhahabi.MacrifaQurraKibar.Shamela0008349-ara2#L371 · silentEntry does not state this link.
- 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.
ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbāsعبد الله بن عباس687two sourcesin Schools of law and ḥadīth
studied with · ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbbās to Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ · Two independent sources
Siyar: Jābir b. Zayd was among Ibn ʿAbbās's leading pupils; Ibn ʿAbbās is reported to have said 'you ask me while Jābir b. Zayd is among you'.
al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63517)al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ, entry Jābir b. Zayd (OpenITI Shamela0010906, line 63522)Checked against
- al-Mizzī, Tahdhīb al-kamāl, Shamela0003722 #L24249, 96347 · agreesJābir’s entry lists Ibn ʿAbbās among his sources; Ibn ʿAbbās’s entry lists Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ Jābir b. Zayd among those narrating from him.
Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾجابر بن زيد أبو الشعثاء
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 Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ
No one is recorded below this person in the sources read.
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Jābir b. Zayd Abū l-Shaʿthāʾ”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/jabir-b-zayd (data of 31 October 2026).