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.
جواد نوربخش
Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)
Died 2008-10-10 · born 1926-10-12 · Tehran, London
Pole of the Niʿmatullāhī-Khāniqāhī order 1953-2008; moved leadership abroad after 1979, to England 1983
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: Niʿmatullāhiyya. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāhرحمت علیشاه1861
one sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh to Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh · One source
Iranica summary: Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh was the third claimant after Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, Ne'matollāhiya, as summarised in search results (full text not read; 403)Checked against
- Iranica in summary, Ne'matollāhiya · agreesThird claimant; strongest main-line claim per Iranica summary.
Munawwar ʿAlī Shāhمنور علیشاهone sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyyaomits: Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh, Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh (names from excerpt only)
successor of · Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn · One source
Universal Compendium excerpt: the Munawwar line ran through Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh and Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh (1922-1953).
Universal Compendium, Ni'matullahi table (search excerpt; lineage list)Checked against
- Universal Compendium (excerpt), table · agreesLists Wafā, Ṣādiq, Munis in sequence.
Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsataynمونس علیشاه ذوالریاستین1953two sourcesin Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn to Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II) · Two independent sources
In 1953 Javad Nurbakhsh succeeded his master Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn.
the community's own account: nimatullahi.org, Masters of the Path (order's own account)Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi (tertiary)Checked against
- nimatullahi.org Masters, page · agreesSucceeded his master Munes ʿAli Shah in 1953.
- Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi, Javad Nurbakhsh · agreesPir in 1953 after the death of Munis Ali Shah.
Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)جواد نوربخش2008
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: Niʿmatullāhiyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāhرحمت علیشاه1861
one sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh to Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh · One source
Iranica summary: Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh was the third claimant after Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, Ne'matollāhiya, as summarised in search results (full text not read; 403)Checked against
- Iranica in summary, Ne'matollāhiya · agreesThird claimant; strongest main-line claim per Iranica summary.
Munawwar ʿAlī Shāhمنور علیشاهone sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyyaomits: Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh, Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh (names from excerpt only)
successor of · Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn · One source
Universal Compendium excerpt: the Munawwar line ran through Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh and Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh (1922-1953).
Universal Compendium, Ni'matullahi table (search excerpt; lineage list)Checked against
- Universal Compendium (excerpt), table · agreesLists Wafā, Ṣādiq, Munis in sequence.
Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsataynمونس علیشاه ذوالریاستین1953two sourcesin Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn to Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II) · Two independent sources
In 1953 Javad Nurbakhsh succeeded his master Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn.
the community's own account: nimatullahi.org, Masters of the Path (order's own account)Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi (tertiary)Checked against
- nimatullahi.org Masters, page · agreesSucceeded his master Munes ʿAli Shah in 1953.
- Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi, Javad Nurbakhsh · agreesPir in 1953 after the death of Munis Ali Shah.
Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)جواد نوربخش2008
Route 3 of 3: Niʿmatullāhiyya
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāhرحمت علیشاه1861
one sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh to Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh · One source
Iranica summary: Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh was the third claimant after Raḥmat ʿAlī Shāh.
Encyclopaedia Iranica, Ne'matollāhiya, as summarised in search results (full text not read; 403)Checked against
- Iranica in summary, Ne'matollāhiya · agreesThird claimant; strongest main-line claim per Iranica summary.
Munawwar ʿAlī Shāhمنور علیشاهone sourcein Niʿmatullāhiyyaomits: Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh, Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh (names from excerpt only)
successor of · Munawwar ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn · One source
Universal Compendium excerpt: the Munawwar line ran through Wafāʾ ʿAlī Shāh and Ṣādiq ʿAlī Shāh to Munis ʿAlī Shāh (1922-1953).
Universal Compendium, Ni'matullahi table (search excerpt; lineage list)Checked against
- Universal Compendium (excerpt), table · agreesLists Wafā, Ṣādiq, Munis in sequence.
Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsataynمونس علیشاه ذوالریاستین1953two sourcesin Niʿmatullāhiyya
successor of · Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn to Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II) · Two independent sources
In 1953 Javad Nurbakhsh succeeded his master Munis ʿAlī Shāh Dhū l-Riyāsatayn.
the community's own account: nimatullahi.org, Masters of the Path (order's own account)Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi (tertiary)Checked against
- nimatullahi.org Masters, page · agreesSucceeded his master Munes ʿAli Shah in 1953.
- Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi, Javad Nurbakhsh · agreesPir in 1953 after the death of Munis Ali Shah.
Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)جواد نوربخش2008
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 Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
two sourcesin Niʿmatullāhiyyasources differ
successor of · Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II) to Alireza Nurbakhsh (Riḍā ʿAlī Shāh) · Two independent sources
On 10 Oct 2008 Alireza Nurbakhsh took leadership, by the order's account on his father's written request; Wikipedia calls him sole spiritual and material heir.
the community's own account: nimatullahi.org, Masters of the Path (order's own account)Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi (tertiary)Checked against
- nimatullahi.org Masters, page · agreesAssumed leadership 10 Oct 2008 per his father's wishes.
- Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi, succession · agreesSon became sole spiritual and material heir after Oct 2008.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- No rival claimant to the Nurbakhsh line's headship was found in the sources read; claimants outside it were not searched.Wikipedia, Ni'matullahi (tertiary)
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “Javad Nurbakhsh (Nūr ʿAlī Shāh II)”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/javad-nurbakhsh (data of 31 October 2026).